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[–] [email protected] 202 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (27 children)

Wait a minute... Does the name of the currency come from payments that were not counted but weighed? Gotta check.

ETA: Oh my gosh yes, one pound sterling (currency) was originally one pound (weight) of sterling silver. I'm probably the last person to discover this, but still that's pretty cool.

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