It appears that the £ sign can be constructed in two ways:

While holding down the "alt" key, type 156 on the keypad
     or
While holding down the "alt" key, type 0163

And when discussing amounts of  money/value, simply listing them separated
by a virgule is adequate as:

10/3/6  meaning £10, 3 shillings, 6 pence
1/ /3    meaning £1, no shillings, thruppence

Mike Poston
Rockville, Maryland

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Drake" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: British symbols for currency


£ = Pound; S or s = shilling; p or d = pence (penny).  In the 19th and most
of the 20th century, we also had farthings - 1/4 of a pence. Paul



  I hope that someone on the list can tell me how to make the symbols for
   British currency; pounds, shillings, etc.  I will appreciate this
   information so very much.

  Julie


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