ext_357511 ([identity profile] arvicitox.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] dgray_man2008-03-29 06:27 pm
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I'm smart, you guys! Hurr hurr. :D

So, I was thinking about something just now. I was just reading chapter 99, where Jasdebi are talking to Allen about the debts that Cross left them. Jasdero says that their debts add up to 100 guineas. I wasn't sure what kind of currency this was, so I went to look it up, and I found out that guineas were no longer minted beginning in 1816. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineas#Nineteenth_century) So, I was wondering, if the series takes place in the 19th century, do you think that the reasonable timespan that the series takes place in is between 1800 and 1816?

Sorry for the rant, lol. xD

[identity profile] blueshimmer.livejournal.com 2008-03-31 10:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I should point out too that the term "guineas" is still used today in Britain (but not as commonly) even though the currency itself is called the "pound sterling" -- I've seen British people in IRC chats mention it.