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Originally Posted by baddog
When I was a kid the pound was worth $7 I think (I seem to recall it being $14, but my memory is fading on that topic).
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Sheesh... your memory is foul baddog.
When you were a kid the Pound was worth around $2 ish - not $7 or $14.
GBP was worth $4 in the 40's and the UK Govt devalued the Pound in the late 40's/early 50's which brought it in line with being worth $2 ish.