How much is 150 pounds in Peaky Blinders?

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Arthur Shelby is the eldest son of Arthur and Mrs Shelby, older brother of Thomas, John, Ada and Finn Shelby, as well as being the father of Billy Shelby. He was married to Linda Shelby, and is a tough member of the Peaky Blinders.
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family meeting, John Shelby reveals that the company is very successful: making €150 pounds a day (Equivalent of £6,000 today) on average.
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What is the value of money in Peaky Blinders?

But fan PeakyBroker estimates that Tommy has at least 15 factories in his ownership at the height of his powers. He estimates that each factory would be worth around £60,000, meaning a total value of £900,000 in 1920 money. That works out at roughly £40million in today's money.
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What currency was used in Peaky Blinders?

The guinea (/ˈɡɪniː/; commonly abbreviated gn., or gns. in plural) was a coin, minted in Great Britain between 1663 and 1814, that contained approximately one-quarter of an ounce of gold.
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What do the Peaky Blinders sell?

Small Heath, Birmingham, 1919. Thomas Shelby (Cillian Murphy, Inception) and his family run the most feared and powerful local gang, the Peaky Blinders. Named for their practice of sewing razor blades into the peaks of their caps, they make money from illegal betting, protection and the black market.
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What does Tommy Shelby smoke?

Treatment. Thomas Shelby and Danny Whizz-Bang's method for easing stress and symptoms involves the smoking of brown opium with a clay pipe. In the first episode, Thomas is seen lighting the opium and putting it to flame, then drawing from it.
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Is Thomas Shelby real?

Was Thomas Shelby a real person? Nope! While some of the characters in Peaky Blinders are based on real historical figures (including politician Winston Churchill, trade unionist Jessie Eden, rival gang leader Billy Kimber and fascist leader Oswald Mosley) Cillian Murphy's character Tommy Shelby did not actually exist.
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How much was 200 pounds 1919?

For comparison, in the UK £200.00 in 1919 would be equivalent to £11,003.42 in 2022, an absolute change of £10,803.42 and a cumulative change of 5,401.71%.
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What would 2 shillings be worth today?

The 2 Shilling coin was more commonly known as a florin, and is generally regarded as the first pre-decimal coin to be issued in the mid-nineteenth century. With a value of one-tenth of a pound sterling, it is the exact equivalent to the current ten pence coin.
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Is a quid a pound?

Quid is a slang expression for the British pound sterling, or the British pound (GBP), which is the currency of the United Kingdom (U.K.). A quid equals 100 pence, and is believed to come from the Latin phrase “quid pro quo,” which translates into "something for something."
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How much is a shilling worth?

A pound was worth twenty shillings and each shilling was worth a dozen pennies. Today, a shilling from Churchill's England has the purchasing equivalent of 5 pence in the decimal currency system.
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Why is a guinea 21 shillings?

The guinea was so called because it was originally made from African gold. Its value fluctuated between 20 and 30 shillings because of changes in the value of gold. It was declared to be worth 21 shillings in 1717.
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How many UK shillings make a pound?

Shilling (s) – 20 shillings = 1 pound.
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What was 1 pound worth 1919?

Inflation in 1919 and its effect on pound value

£1 in 1918 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1.10 in 1919. The pound had an average inflation rate of 10.05% per year between 1918 and 1919, producing a cumulative price increase of 10.05%.
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How much was 20 pounds worth in the 1920s?

£20 in 1920 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £849.72 in 2017, an increase of £829.72 over 97 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 3.94% per year between 1920 and 2017, producing a cumulative price increase of 4,148.62%.
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How much is a pound worth in 1917?

£0.31 in 1917 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £20.99 in 2018, an increase of £20.68 over 101 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 4.26% per year between 1917 and 2018, producing a cumulative price increase of 6,672.53%.
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What was a pound worth in 1770?

£1 in 1770 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £173.37 in 2017, an increase of £172.37 over 247 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 2.11% per year between 1770 and 2017, producing a cumulative price increase of 17,237.10%.
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How much is a British shilling?

The shilling (1/- or 1s.) was a coin worth one twentieth of a pound sterling, or twelve pence.
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What was a pound worth in 1912?

Inflation in 1912 and its effect on pound value

£1 in 1911 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1.03 in 1912. The pound had an average inflation rate of 3.13% per year between 1911 and 1912, producing a cumulative price increase of 3.13%.
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What will a pound be worth in 20 years?

£1,000 in 2020 is equivalent in purchasing power to about £1,780.74 in 2040, an increase of £780.74 over 20 years. The pound had an average inflation rate of 2.93% per year between 2020 and 2040, producing a cumulative price increase of 78.07%.
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What did Ruby say Peaky Blinders?

Lizzie told Tommy their daughter, Ruby, had a fever dream and was repeating several Romani words - 'Tickna mora o'beng'.
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Do the Peaky Blinders still exist?

Peaky Blinders, now a hit television programme, may be a fictional story of the Birmingham underworld but it is based on the very real existence of a gang by the same name based in the Midlands in the late nineteenth century.
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How old is Arthur Shelby meant to be?

Arthur Shelby Jr (Paul Anderson) is Tommy's older brother and in season five is 42-years-old.
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