A crown is not a name for a poundBefore decimalisation we had a coin called half a crown which was worth what is now 12.5 pence.
Another term for a pound was a 'nicker' although it's not commonly used now.
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Another term for a pound was a 'nicker' although it's not commonly used now.
So...A crown would have been equivalent to 2 bits or a quarter, and a shilling equivalent to a nickel. When did you decimalize? (sounds violent)
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ahsee i think we've got different dates
yours is the date that the new currency came in, i'm thinking about when the old currency was no longer legal.
the (new) half penny was the last to go and i didn't think that went til the early 80s
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yours is the date that the new currency came in, i'm thinking about when the old currency was no longer legal.
the (new) half penny was the last to go and i didn't think that went til the early 80s
But the new half pennywas a decimal coin.
It was the old sixpence (tanner)that stayed in circulation till 1980, but we still went decimal in 1971 ;)
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It was the old sixpence (tanner)that stayed in circulation till 1980, but we still went decimal in 1971 ;)
aye that's truelike i say, it depends when you count from, all i knew was that my sisters were aware of two currencies and they weren't born til 75
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1971Try this for pre decimal explanations
www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/economic/currency.htm
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www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/economic/currency.htm
