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submitted 6 months ago by cm0002@suppo.fi to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] LwL@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

The error mightve been in when the currency conversion was done, the first googlr result claims that in 1843 one pound would get you around 5 usd.

Thanks for actually doing the math, I've seen this float around for a while and it always felt off.