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Jan 10th 2013, 5:20 pm

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I particularly liked pre-decimal coins. Shillings were easy enough to find in circulation as 5p pieces but I had a nice collection of thruppeny bits and sixpences and a few of the old big penny coins.

Half crowns.

Now there was a serious coin.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:27 pm

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Half crowns.

Now there was a serious coin.

I never did acquire one of those.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:30 pm

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Half crowns.

Now there was a serious coin.

And crowns too, minted as commemorative coins, though still legal tender long after decimalisation. If only the Bank of England had retained the crown instead of "inventing" the 20p, the UK's currency would much more closely resemble US currency.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:30 pm

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I never did acquire one of those.

Nice and weighty.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:33 pm

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Half crowns.

Now there was a serious coin.

Half crowns and white dog turds! Ah the good old days!

"You never had it so good."
Beer at 1/9d a pint.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:36 pm

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Half crowns and white dog turds! Ah the good old days!

"You never had it so good."
Beer at 1/9d a pint.

You forgot 'jumpers for goalposts'

I remember white dog turds as late as the early 90s, though.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:37 pm

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Commemorative crowns have been replaced by £5 coins.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:40 pm

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Commemorative crowns have been replaced by £5 coins.

I wonder if the £5.00 coin will go the way of the £2.00? You'll all need reinforced pockets

Jan 10th 2013, 5:41 pm

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Half crowns and white dog turds! Ah the good old days!

"You never had it so good."
Beer at 1/9d a pint.

It is funny how it was dog turds of all things, that found it so hard to adapt to the post black and white era.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:43 pm

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It is funny how it was dog turds of all things, that found it so hard to adapt to the post black and white era.

Who could forget the 'Rivers of Dog Turds' speech?

Jan 10th 2013, 5:43 pm

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I wonder if the £5.00 coin will go the way of the £2.00? You'll all need reinforced pockets

Somewhere I have one of the original (ie. not bi-metallic) £2 coins.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:45 pm

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Who could forget the 'Rivers of Dog Turds' speech?

Still referenced in The Barbie to this day.

Jan 10th 2013, 5:46 pm

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Somewhere I have one of the original (ie. not bi-metallic) £2 coins.

I had one of those that my dad gave me during Euro '96. Didn't last long though before it found its way towards buying 10 B&H

Jan 10th 2013, 5:47 pm

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And crowns too, minted as commemorative coins, though still legal tender long after decimalisation.

It should be noted that while previous designs of notes and coins may be withdrawn from circulation they can still be taken to your local (UK) bank and they should accept them.

Should they turn their nose up at it, you can also go direct to the Bank of England. Same applies when they are severely damaged.

I found an old ten pound note (I think it was the Florence Nightingale one so at least a dozen years after withdrawl) in a book when I was clearing out to emigrate. Bank took it no questions.

Of course at a certain point the collector value is more than the face value.

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/bankn...n/default.aspx

http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/bankn...exchanges.aspx

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