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Earnings[edit]

I see Shergar earned his owners nearly $700,000. As this was 25 years ago, is there any merit in perhaps also giving the equivalent figure in 'today's money?'

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£100 notes[edit]

The page currently states: "Many of the demands were physically impossible: the ransom demand included £100 notes, which did not exist."

However, this is not strictly correct. While the Bank of England does not and did not at the time issue Sterling £100 notes, all four note issuing banks in Northern Ireland did (and two still do). Similarly, there was a £100 note of the Irish Pound in circulation at the time. The kidnappers may well have made "impossible" demands, but asking for £100 notes would not have been one of them. I am therefore deleting the text. Nick Cooper (talk) 14:14, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I’ve put it back in. NI notes are not legal tender, and the currency would have been extremely difficult (probably impossible) to obtain in quantity. We go with the source here. - SchroCat (talk) 14:27, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Missing the point, somewhat. Legal tender has a very limited and specific meaning. Bank-issued notes are legal currency, and £100 notes certainly existed at the time (and indeed continue to), so we can't say they "did not exist." We can't slavishly to sources that are demonstrably factually incorrect. Nick Cooper (talk) 22:28, 12 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies for the delay in getting back to you: I was travelling and have only just got home and back to the sources. One of those cited—Baerlein—states "£100 sterling notes". I've clarified within the text based on this source. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 08:28, 15 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring[edit]

Jalapeño, can you stop edit warring and DISCUSS here please. - SchroCat (talk) 10:02, 9 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]