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A '''guinea''' was a form of [[British]] currency. Despite being a nominal prisoner, [[Polly Wright|Polly]] stole twenty guineas from [[British Army]] [[Lieutenant]] [[Algernon Ffinch]] in [[1746]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') [[Edward Hardiman]] once made a wager for one hundred guineas that he was not able to cover, much to [[Jack Harkness]]' displeasure. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Best Friends (short story)|Best Friends]]'') In [[1893]], [[Jenny Flint]] offered a woman named [[Abigail (The Crimson Horror|Abigail | A '''guinea''' was a form of [[British]] currency. Despite being a nominal prisoner, [[Polly Wright|Polly]] stole twenty guineas from [[British Army]] [[Lieutenant]] [[Algernon Ffinch]] in [[1746]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') [[Edward Hardiman]] once made a wager for one hundred guineas that he was not able to cover, much to [[Jack Harkness]]' displeasure. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Best Friends (short story)|Best Friends]]'') In [[1893]], [[Jenny Flint]] offered a woman named [[Abigail (The Crimson Horror)|Abigail]] a guinea to create a diversion in the new recruits' receiving line at [[Sweetville]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Crimson Horror (TV story)|The Crimson Horror]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The exact nature of a guinea is never really discussed in the [[DWU]]. In fact, it was worth a variety of values, mostly owing to the fact that it was traditionally made of [[gold]]. It's most common value was slightly more than a [[pound sterling]]. | The exact nature of a guinea is never really discussed in the [[DWU]]. In fact, it was worth a variety of values, mostly owing to the fact that it was traditionally made of [[gold]]. It's most common value was slightly more than a [[pound sterling]]. | ||
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[[Category:Currency from the real world]] | [[Category:Currency from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 5 May 2013
A guinea was a form of British currency. Despite being a nominal prisoner, Polly stole twenty guineas from British Army Lieutenant Algernon Ffinch in 1746. (TV: The Highlanders) Edward Hardiman once made a wager for one hundred guineas that he was not able to cover, much to Jack Harkness' displeasure. (PROSE: Best Friends) In 1893, Jenny Flint offered a woman named Abigail a guinea to create a diversion in the new recruits' receiving line at Sweetville. (TV: The Crimson Horror)
Behind the scenes
The exact nature of a guinea is never really discussed in the DWU. In fact, it was worth a variety of values, mostly owing to the fact that it was traditionally made of gold. It's most common value was slightly more than a pound sterling.
