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OP didn't show work, and I don't know how they arrived at the numbers they did.
If we handle inflation before exchange:
15 shillings is £0.15.
£0.15 in 1843 is £16.64 today.
£16.64 is $22.22
$22.22/week is $1155.44/year.
If we handle exchange before inflation:
15 shillings was $0.72 in 1843
$0.72 in 1843 is $31.52 today
$31.52/week is $1639.04/year
Don’t let this get in the way of another meme meant to outrage the kids!
Isn't a shilling worth 12 pence and 1 penny would equivalent to 1 cent?
It was my understanding that a shilling was 1/100 of a pound sterling.