LSD

[TonyM]

Not the mind altering drug but the currency I grew up with in the UK before being decimalised in 1971. It went like this;

There were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. So that made

12 x 20 = 240 pence in a pound.

Libra meant pound, solidus meant shilling and denarius meant penny which were latin terms hence LSD. Moving to a decimal system meant a much simpler arithmetic going from three column calculations to a two column that you would be familiar with in the US I'm sure.

 

[Paulm]

Not the mind altering drug but the currency I grew up with in the UK before being decimalised in 1971. It went like this;

There were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. So that made

12 x 20 = 240 pence in a pound.

Libra meant pound, solidus meant shilling and denarius meant penny which were latin terms hence LSD. Moving to a decimal system meant a much simpler arithmetic going from three column calculations to a two column that you would be familiar with in the US I'm sure.

so,...does 240 pence, or any combination to make a pound weigh 16 ounces.....and if not, then just ...... WHY.......LMAO

 

[Debi]

Not the mind altering drug but the currency I grew up with in the UK before being decimalised in 1971. It went like this;

There were 12 pence in a shilling and 20 shillings in a pound. So that made

12 x 20 = 240 pence in a pound.

Libra meant pound, solidus meant shilling and denarius meant penny which were latin terms hence LSD. Moving to a decimal system meant a much simpler arithmetic going from three column calculations to a two column that you would be familiar with in the US I'm sure.

You're doing math....bring me a calculator!

 

[TonyM]

so,...does 240 pence, or any combination to make a pound weigh 16 ounces.....and if not, then just ...... WHY.......LMAO

Nothing to do with weight apparently, you could divide a pound into:

• Half - 120 pence
• One third - 80 pence
• One quarter - 60 pence
• One fifth - 48 pence
• One sixth 40 pence

In the days before computers and calculators, this was useful for trading. Growing up with it just made sense.