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Don't forget the guinea: equal to a pound and a shilling, or 21 shillings, for the purposes of bidding for a racehorse.

Also the British Sovereign with a nominal value of a pound an an actual value of about £320 judging by ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524...

I see the scams are out in force selling "gold (plated) sovereign".

Not really a scam if they tell you it's plated. Now if they sell it as a real one that's bad.

Because a Sov is actual currency you don't pay VAT and CGT doesn't apply.

Cool.