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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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)

I have a few old coins I've picked up over the years- and treasure. Pride of the collection are a George III cartwheel penny- a great chunk of bronze that was the biggest coin even minted in Britain- and an 1870s silver dollar- as flipped and flaunted in innumerable westerns.