diff --git a/Conversion.cpp b/Conversion.cpp
index 3c11bb958d..6f513be9f9 100644
--- a/Conversion.cpp
+++ b/Conversion.cpp
@@ -36,4 +36,18 @@ bool u160ToHuman(uint160& buf, std::string& retStr)
 {
 	retStr=EncodeBase58(buf.begin(),buf.end());
 	return(true);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+uint160 uint256::to160() const
+{
+ uint160 m;
+ memcpy(&m, this, sizeof(uint160));
+ return m;
+}
+
+uint256 uint160::to256() const
+{
+ uint256 m;
+ memcpy(&m, this, sizeof(this));
+ return m;
+}
diff --git a/Ledger.cpp b/Ledger.cpp
index 93ab2749aa..ac6282f4b3 100644
--- a/Ledger.cpp
+++ b/Ledger.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ AccountState::pointer Ledger::getAccountState(const uint160& accountID)
 	std::cerr << "Ledger:getAccountState(" << accountID.GetHex() << ")" << std::endl;
 #endif
 	ScopedLock l(mTransactionMap->Lock());
-	SHAMapItem::pointer item=mAccountStateMap->peekItem(uint160to256(accountID));
+	SHAMapItem::pointer item=mAccountStateMap->peekItem(accountID.to256());
 	if(!item)
 	{
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ AccountState::pointer Ledger::getAccountState(const uint160& accountID)
 uint64 Ledger::getBalance(const uint160& accountID)
 {
 	ScopedLock l(mTransactionMap->Lock());
-	SHAMapItem::pointer item=mAccountStateMap->peekItem(uint160to256(accountID));
+	SHAMapItem::pointer item=mAccountStateMap->peekItem(accountID.to256());
 	if(!item) return 0;
 	return AccountState(item->getData()).getBalance();
 }
diff --git a/SHAMap.cpp b/SHAMap.cpp
index cc59e9cf36..6773e81318 100644
--- a/SHAMap.cpp
+++ b/SHAMap.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ SHAMapItem::SHAMapItem(const uint256& tag, const std::vector<unsigned char>& dat
 { ; }
 
 SHAMapItem::SHAMapItem(const uint160& tag, const std::vector<unsigned char>& data)
-	: mTag(uint160to256(tag)), mData(data)
+	: mTag(tag.to256()), mData(data)
 { ; }
 
 SHAMapItem::pointer SHAMap::peekFirstItem()
diff --git a/SHAMap.h b/SHAMap.h
index 54ad7ced28..86264c2179 100644
--- a/SHAMap.h
+++ b/SHAMap.h
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ public:
 	SHAMapItem::pointer peekNextItem(const uint256&);
 	SHAMapItem::pointer peekPrevItem(const uint256&);
 
-	SHAMapItem::pointer peekPrevItem(const uint160& u) { return peekPrevItem(uint160to256(u)); }
-	SHAMapItem::pointer peekNextItem(const uint160& u) { return peekNextItem(uint160to256(u)); }
+	SHAMapItem::pointer peekPrevItem(const uint160& u) { return peekPrevItem(u.to256()); }
+	SHAMapItem::pointer peekNextItem(const uint160& u) { return peekNextItem(u.to256()); }
 
 	// comparison/sync functions
 	void getMissingNodes(std::vector<SHAMapNode>& nodeHashes, int max);
diff --git a/uint256.h b/uint256.h
index 6b15b1642c..0f79ff8557 100644
--- a/uint256.h
+++ b/uint256.h
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ public:
 		else
 			*this = 0;
 	}
+	
+	uint256 to256() const;
 };
 
 inline bool operator==(const uint160& a, uint64 b)						   { return (base_uint160)a == b; }
@@ -582,6 +584,8 @@ public:
 		else
 			*this = 0;
 	}
+	
+	uint160 to160() const;
 };
 
 
@@ -634,27 +638,6 @@ inline const uint256 operator|(const uint256& a, const uint256& b)	  { return (b
 inline const uint256 operator+(const uint256& a, const uint256& b)	  { return (base_uint256)a +  (base_uint256)b; }
 inline const uint256 operator-(const uint256& a, const uint256& b)	  { return (base_uint256)a -  (base_uint256)b; }
 
-static uint256 uint160to256(const uint160& u)
-{
- uint256 m;
- memcpy(&m, &u, sizeof(u));
- return m;
-}
-
-static uint160 uint256to160(const uint256& u)
-{
- uint160 m;
- memcpy(&m, &u, sizeof(m));
- return m;
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
 
 inline int Testuint256AdHoc(std::vector<std::string> vArg)
 {