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RIP old money....this day in 1971....death of £.S.D where 12d=1 shilling and 20 shillings=£1....a land of half-crowns [12.5p in modern money] or florin or 2 bob [10p]...the tanner...or 2.5p and the many sided 3d bit [not a lot]....and there was a 10 bob note [bob=shilling]....which was brown in colour and when you had one of them you were in the money.....going to the flicks [or cinema] was 1/9d....1 and 9d [ about 8p].....d=denari and dates from Roman times
39 years ago.....i was 15!......thought i would this moment with you.