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Old 06-17-2008, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate the Great View Post
I suppose I could look this up, but I may as well impose on the forum again. The U.S. hasn't been on the gold standard for awhile, but is the U.K. still on some form of "silver standard?" If not, why is it still called "pounds sterling?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sterling#Name

That's why.


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