I checked with an exchange web site...but I got the math backwards :-{ USD = $0.62/UK pound, Brits get about $1.60 trading pounds for dollars, so that'd be a distinct advantage for tourist coming to the US from UK right now! (Never was good at Math!!) >Hey Donna, I got to thinkin' :-) since they were paid (in America) in >pounds ther would be NO exchange rate(sorry 'bout that!)...you're talkin' >'bout what it would be worth in todays' pound to dollar rate?? >As of today, Mon 21 Feb00..a US dollar is worth about $1.60/British >pound.If you are trading a British pound for a dollar, you only get $0.60 >.... > > > > > >>Hey everyone, >>I have been looking at records especially in the late 1790's where people >>still paid in pounds instead of dollars. Does anyone know about how many >>pounds is in an American dollar? I don't need the information for any >>specific purpose other than for fun to see approximately how much money >>these people were paying in that time period. >>Thanks, >>Donna