This is kind of like in the States where gas is 2.459 a gallon - makes it sound less expensive. On May 28, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Anne Slater wrote: > Using "guinea" is a way of increasing the price of something for the > purpose > of getting more money and so that the buyer can brag a little. A > guinea is a > pound plus a shilling. i don;t know if and don't that one could > write a > check in guineas instead of in pounds and pence > > Here's what Wikipedia (NOT the best source of information, in > general) says > From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia > > The *guinea* is an obsolete coin that was minted in the Kingdom of > England<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England>between 1663 > and 1813. > [1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_%28British_coin%29#cite_note-Roberts-0 > >It > was the first English machine-struck gold > coin <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_coin>, originally worth one > English Pound > sterling <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling>,[1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_%28British_coin%29#cite_note-Roberts-0 > >equal > to twenty > shillings <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shilling>; but rises in the > price of > gold caused the value of the guinea to increase, at times as high as > thirty > shillings. > > The name came from Guinea <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea> in > West > Africa, where much of the gold used to make the coins originated. > Although > no longer circulated, the term *guinea* survives in some circles, > notably horse > racing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_racing> > [1]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_%28British_coin%29#cite_note-Roberts-0 > >, > and in the sale of rams <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Domestic_sheep>, *to > mean an amount of one > pound<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_%28currency%29>and one > shilling (one pound and five > pence <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny> in > decimalised<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ > Decimalisation#UK_and_Ireland>currency, > equivalent to 21 shillings > *). It also formed the basis for the Arabic term for the Egyptian > pound (* > gineh*, جنيه). > Anne the retired librarian > Philadelphia, PA > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM, <KJEMEM@aol.com> wrote: > >> >> So, could someone write a check for guineas? Or put it on a credit >> card? >> Write it into a purchasing agreement of whatever kind is used? -- >> or is >> it >> just used for press releases to impress somebody? >> >> >> >> >> In a message dated 5/28/2009 8:52:42 A.M. Central Daylight Time, >> norman@nwtulloch.vispa.com writes: >> >> Still used for racehorses too, Karen: >> >> >> >> **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the >> ‘Seinfeld’ >> diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. >> (http://www.whereitsat.com/?ncid=emlwenew00000004) >> _______________________________________ >> Orcadia Group Photo Album >> http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _______________________________________ > Orcadia Group Photo Album > http://tinyurl.com/28bx9x > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ORCADIA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message Evelyn, Emma, Robbie & Spencer Sweet Pea Digory waiting at the Bridge (12/8/89 - 11/8/96) Help support Corgi Aid -- http://www.corgiaid.org/ Raise money for CorgiAid with www.goodsearch.com 'The will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.'