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  1. 27th January 2014, 11:27 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    ..2 shillings and 10 pence for a large sleeper. What would that equate to today?
    wasn't there 12 pence to the shilling, and a shilling is 10c (well in todays terms), so we are talking about less than 30c a sleeper
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    That's correct Neil - but to get a sense of the value of this we need to convert it into today's money equivalent.

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