One Guinea = 21 Shillings. One Crown = 5 Shillings. >Could someone please explain the fine points of the old British money >system? I understand the basic Pounds, Shillings, Pence, but do not >understand Guineas and Crowns. I thought I did until I read John Law >talking about changing the number of shillings in a Crown. > > > ------------------------------------------- Robert Leeson - Senior Lecturer - Economics Department [log in to unmask] Murdoch University, Western Australia Ph : (09) 360 2197/2127, Fax : (09) 310 7725