Ok, I'm sure an English pound = an American dollar but what does a bob equal?
1 bob = 12d = 5p = 1 shilling = 4 thruppeny bits = 48 farthings = 1gn - 1L = half a florin = 3 groats = 2 tanners
btw 1 English pound equals about $1.56 (today at least) :-D