How much is a Farthing?
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So, your probably wondering why the top prize on this game is only £1000, when the top prize on the television is $1,000,000.
Perhap's it doesn't seem like much, but during Shakepeare's time £1000 was a very good sum of money.
Although not entirely accurate, £1 had the buying power of about $400 US dollars. 1 Penny had the equivelant buying power of about $1.50The average annual income of someone of the working class ranged from £2-5 (10-20p per week) - thus winning £1000 on Deal or No Deal would have been a very nice prize!
