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In 1952 coins and notes had different values, for example 1p had a different value than today
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in 1952, the money system was not based on 10, multiples of 10 and fractions of 10, like£1, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 1p
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in 1952, it took 12 pence to make a shilling, 20 shillings to make £1
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in 1952, it took 12 pence to make a shilling, 10 shillings to make £1
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in 1952, it took 240 pence to make £1
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in 1952, it took 240 pence to make £1, today it takes 100 pence to make £1
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in 1952, there were five shillings to one crown and four crowns to £1
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in 1952, there were five shillings to one crown and five crown to £1
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in 1952, there were two crown coins were known as
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in 1952, four farthings made __________
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1 penny
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1 pound
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1 shilling
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in 1952, a six-pence coin was called 'sixpence'
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in 1952, a six-pence coin was called 'sixpence' and people thought it brought good luck
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in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. For example: 5s 3d
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in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. The 'd' stood for 'denarius' a Greek word
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in 1952, when prices included pence, they were called 'd'. The 'd' stood for 'denarius' a Latin word
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in 1952, when prices included shillings, they were called 's'. The 's' stood for 'solidus', a Latin word that described a solid gold coin
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The term shilling derives from the Latin word 'solidus' a solid silver coin
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if £1 was worth 20 shilling, one shilling's worth was 1/20 of £1
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if £1 was worth 20 shilling, one shilling's worth was 1/20 of £1. Its modern equivalent would be
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What does this price £2 3s 11d mean?
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£2, 3 shillings, 11 pence
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£2, 3 pence, 22 shillings
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£2.3
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In 1952, this price 3s 11d could also be written...
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In 1952, this price '3s 11d' was 1 penny short of 4 shilling
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in 1952 five crown coins made £1
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In 1952 there were 10 shilling notes
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In 1952 there were 10 shilling coins
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In 1952 there were 10 shilling notes and it took two of these notes to make £1
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A 'quid' is slang for...
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One 'Bob' was a slag f=term to describe one shilling