Eugene Sheffer Old British Coin Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from June 10 2024
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Updated Jun 10, 2024
Old British Coin Eugene Sheffer Crossword Clue Answer
Let’s find the answers to Old British Coin Eugene Sheffer for the June 10, 2024 edition of Eugene Sheffer crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 6 letters. Start with G and end with A, and the possible solutions are GYTTJA, GALENA, GUINEA.
Here is the right answer to the crossword clue Old British Coin featured in the Eugene Sheffer puzzle. The correct answer to this clue is GUINEA.
"Guinea" is the correct answer for the crossword clue "Old British Coin" in the Eugene Sheffer puzzle. The guinea was a British gold coin minted between 1663 and 1814. Initially worth one pound (or 20 shillings), its value fluctuated with the price of gold, eventually becoming fixed at 21 shillings in 1717.
The coin was named after the Guinea region in West Africa, from where much of the gold used to make the coins was sourced. The guinea was primarily used by the wealthy and in transactions involving luxury goods and services, leaving a lasting legacy in British history and currency terminology, even after it was replaced by the pound sterling.