Trump's tweet citing the 'highest dollar in US history' is flat-out wrong. Here's where the British Pound - United States Dollar (GBP - USD) - Historical Prices Listed below is a table of historical exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar, at present the Pound Sterling, GBP, 0.4993, 0.5632, 0.4303, 0.4033, 0.3517, 0.3508, 0.2525, 0.2008, 0.255, 0.2008, 0.2008, 0.2008, 0.2017, 0.1558, 0.2017, 0.2017 The 2003 data was taken from Pacific Exchange Rate Service; The graph In depth view into US Dollar to British Pound Exchange Rate including historical data from 1971, charts and stats.