Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds

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For those who are curious:

£31.80 in 1872 corresponds to about £227,995.08 in 2009.[1] Which is about £242,587.00 in December 2011, or €125.29.[2] As of today, €125.29 is about $162.15.[3]

1. http://www.cracantu.it/servizi/on_line/vari/valorelira.php

2. http://rivaluta.istat.it/Rivaluta/

3. http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

Not to be pedantic, but the proper currency symbol for Lira is (or was) ₤.

You are being pedantic. :) Both are acceptable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lira

Very eloquent refund request.

A far cry from what would be commonplace in today's world. :)

This comment sucked. I want my money back. Zero stars.

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