I am so glad someone has their mind in gear - thanks Tony I always read your replies. Di "Tony Moore" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Dear John, > > Here are three web sites that might help with your quest: > Ancient British pounds(years1270-1970) to modern British Pounds (2005) > > http://measuringworth.com/calculators/ukcompare/ > > http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/currency/ > > http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/N-Money.html > > Converting modern pounds to modern dollars varies on a daily basis. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_dollar > This page talks has a section explaining what happened when the Australian > money was "fixed" relative to other countries and then when it was > "floated" > > > Happy hunting, > > Tony Moore > (Castle Hill, NSW) > > @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ > > On 12 Dec 2011 at 11:45, John Cowie wrote: > > From: "John Cowie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Comparative valuesA >> Does anybody know of a website, or formula, which gives the comparative >> values of pounds & dollars? >> >> I am trying to work out what the dollar value of the 1860s pound would >> be >> today. >> >> John Cowie >