Pre-decimal

[poliphilo]

At the back of the Penguin Kipps there's a note explaining the pre-decimal British currency- sixpences, florins, guineas.  My first thought was, "surely everybody knows about that"- and then I did some calculations and realised you'd have to be pushing 50 to have ever worked with the old money. It's things like this that make me realise how venerable I am.

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[steepholm.livejournal.com]

One of my vivid primary-school memories is of getting stuck on a sum involving pre-decimal currency, and the teacher telling me not to bother because it was being replaced anyway in a few weeks.