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Re:Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds by acangiano on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @05:44PM (#3512081)
For those who are curious:

£31.80 in 1872 corresponds to about £227,995.08 in 2009.[1] Which is about £242,587.00 in December 2011, or €125.29.[2] As of today, €125.29 is about $162.15.[3]

1. http://www.cracantu.it/servizi/on_line/vari/valorelira.php

2. http://rivaluta.istat.it/Rivaluta/

3. http://www.x-rates.com/calculator.html

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Re:Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds by mariuolo on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @06:19PM (#3512194)
Not to be pedantic, but the proper currency symbol for Lira is (or was) ₤.
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Re:Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds by acangiano on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @06:24PM (#3512208)
You are being pedantic. :) Both are acceptable: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lira
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Re:Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds by kaizendc on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @06:20PM (#3512197)
Very eloquent refund request.

A far cry from what would be commonplace in today's world. :)

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Re:Giuseppe Verdi on Refunds by mdonahoe on Wednesday January 25, 2012 @06:29PM (#3512223)
This comment sucked. I want my money back. Zero stars.
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