The match took place nine days after the Titanic sank on her maiden voyage, with the loss of more than 1,500 lives. A collection for the Titanic Disaster Fund raised £49 one shilling and tuppence, 49.6p in modern currency.
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comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 14/2/17
They raised the equivalent of 49.6p ??
comment by Keep It Greasy - Music is the BEST (U1396)
posted on 14/2/17
That's about £4k in today's terms
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 14/2/17
In modern currency it is 49.6p according to the article,
comment by Mr. Unsubscribe (U1110)
posted on 14/2/17
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comment by Baggieman (U20282)
posted on 15/2/17
You youngsters have got a clue
£49 one shilling and tuppence would be written as:
£49-1s-2d equates to close on £14,500.00 in today's money so, they're not such tight cants after all as the cant Galvs suggests. You need an old cant to teach yum lot.
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted on 15/2/17
We are responding to what is actually written in the article - which states that in today's money they raised 49.6p.
comment by Choice City (U6187)
posted on 25/5/17
Exactly, one shilling and tuppence = 60p. According to my research.
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