According to what I can find, a "sovereign" is a coin equal to an english pound; there are 20 shillings in a pound.
A guinea was a pound and a shilling
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm
According to what I can find, a "sovereign" is a coin equal to an english pound; there are 20 shillings in a pound.
A guinea was a pound and a shilling
http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/moneyold.htm