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I was thinking of converting today's pounds sterling to today's Canadian dollars. You didn't have Canadian dollars before 1858 (from 1841, however, there were Canadian pounds). But, Nova Scotia didn't use Canadian currency until Confederation. The idea of converting the pounds sterling from the 19th century to today gives a sense of the purchasing power, so the conversion of today's pounds to today's dollars would give a better idea of purchasing power for Canada. To sum up, I'm thinking of (19th century £ > present-day £ > present-day CAD$) Maxim(talk) "