Show ED English lish Coin Coins The English coin known a as a guinea Issued d from 1663 1603 to 1813 was Intended to pass for 2 20 shillings but owing to the Inferiority of the silver coin It tt was vas never neTer worth less than 21 and from 1717 on bad a fixed value alue of 21 shillings shillings equal equal In American money mones to about 5 11 This coin Coln coin was so called because It was first struck out of the theold sold cold old mined In tn Guinea The term bob bobi i is EngH h slang for a I |