For the record/future conversions: just take the last part of your question (“27 pounds in u.s. Dollars”) and insert that into Google (instead of Fluther): http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=27+pounds+in+u.s.+Dollars&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
I’m not sure which converter Google uses underneath (other than that interweb thingy), but it works for me. And apparently, the pound has gone down a bit over the last few hours: 27 pounds = 52.76 USD now.