Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars

[flying_ford_anglia]

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From: flying_ford_anglia
Subject: Re: Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars
Reply To: [Yahoo! #4083] Re: Exchange rate, Galleons to Dollars
Date: 7/12/00 5:32 pm  (ET)

Can I try it in English money...?

1 knut = 2p
1 sickle = 29 knuts = 58p
1 galleon = 17 sickles = '9.86
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So, the wand is about '66, the Triwizard prize is just short of '10,000
and Dobby's Hogwart's salary is '9.86 a week (but Dumbledore wanted to
give him '98.60). The newspaper in Book 1 is 10p, and silver unicorn
horns are '200 or so.

Sounds about right to me. The omnioculars are typical of large-scale
sporting events, where the punters are expected to pay '3 for a bottle
of pop, and '5 for a programme.

I wonder of they have notes, or just coins? I wouldn't fancy clanking
round dark alleys with 1,000 gold Galleons in my pocket. Fudge drops a
bag of a thousand Galleons on Harry's bedside table at the end of GoF,
which would undoubtedly smash it to firewood.

Oh well...

Neil