Value of the pound 1750 to 2011
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The value of one pound from 1750 to 2011. Essentially, one decimal penny from 1750 (eg the equivalent of £0.01) was worth the equivalent of about £1.80 in today’s money. From this wonderful House of Commons library paper. Below is the same chart in logarithmic scale.
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