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[Mr Skrunts]

Was having a nosy around the bank of England site to find out what the dates are to return the old fivers was, and stumbled onto the statement:-

Defacing Banknotes
Under the Currency & Banknotes Act 1928 it is illegal to deface our banknotes (by printing, writing or impressing upon them words, letters or figures, etc.), although the question of whether or not to prosecute in individual cases is up to the police and the courts.

The people I have seen write on the notes the most are shop keepers and bank tellers, will the new bank notes stop this happening or will they start using sharpies now.

[Mister Rog]

Maybe we can predict a surge in the sale of permanent felt tip pens ?

[STEMO]

Put them in the washing machine, it will come off. 

No jokes about money laundering, thank you 

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Suppose it's the same as them hand-cranked machines that crush a penny and make a squidged oval-shaped thing with 'North Smelkington Potato Museum' or whatever it may be - it's technically illegal to deface an image of the Queen, but no-one seems to care/mind at The Bank of England.

[Mister Rog]

There have been reports of a number of serious concerns regarding the new notes.

People have been accepting them from cash machines and suffering sudden life threatening conditions. To avoid this, please send them all immediately to me 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

[Diamond Black Geezer]

Well, I worked in an antique shop for a while, so I'm perhaps more familiar with pre-decimal currency than most! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Well, I worked in an antique shop for a while, so I'm perhaps more familiar with pre-decimal currency than most! 

STMO received his first wage packet in groats.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

Yep. Just about. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

Yep. Just about. 

Taken out of circulation in 1970.

[Mister Rog]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

Yep. Used to be the price of a pint and had to pretend to be 18

[RobG]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

Plus the "tanner", "florin", "threepenny bit", "10 bob note".

Suppose you can remember the farthing & groat

[STEMO]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

When I were a lad, legal tender consisted of: halfpenny,  a penny (1d), threepenny bit (3d) tanner (6d) silver shilling (1s or 12d) florin (2s) half a crown (2s 6d) 10 bob note (10s) and pound note.
My grandad gave me a jar of farthings (quarter of 1d) he'd saved up. I took them to the bank and got about a quid, I think. That's 240d (pennies in a £) X 4 = 920 coins.

[Ever Ready]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

I'm that old I remember the crown never mind the half crown.

Anyone remember the Guinea? apart from his Lordship obviously

[STEMO]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

I'm that old I remember the crown never mind the half crown.

Anyone remember the Guinea? apart from his Lordship obviously

When I started work for GPO telephones in 1969, my wage was 7 guineas per week. I picked up £6 18s 6d after deductions.

[henryd]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d

I'm that old I remember the crown never mind the half crown.

Anyone remember the Guinea? apart from his Lordship obviously

I believe its still used in livestock auctions,used to be 21 shillings I think

[Ever Ready]

Solicitors and the like used to charge in guineas

21 bob in a guinea indeed

[Mister Rog]

I look forward to the day when somebody asks "does anyone remember the inch, foot, yard, mile, ounce, pound, gallon, pint

I'll probably be gone by then of course, but I fail to see why we cling on to such absurd measurements

(Rog now runs and hides from the flak from the coffin dodgers) 

[Ever Ready]

Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure

[STEMO]

I gave her the full 20cm......

[Mister Rog]

Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure

Ok, OK, we can keep Imperial Measurements, but only for the purpose of administering corporal punishment 

[STEMO]

Give him a cm and he'll take a metre.

[Ever Ready]

I gave her the full 20cm......

Surely you mean the full 20mm

[Mister Rog]

I gave her the full 20cm......

Sorry, don't believe you.

[Ever Ready]

Flogging a scoundrel to within a millimetre of his wretched life just doesn't have the same ring to it. An inch sounds better and is ease to measure

Ok, OK, we can keep Imperial Measurements, but only for the purpose of administering corporal punishment 

Phew!!  that's a relief

[STEMO]

I keep my bicycle in our back 91.44cm.

[STEMO]

I gave her the full 20cm......

Surely you mean the full 20mm

Could be....haven't checked for a while. 

[Bigron]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.

[Ever Ready]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

I concur with my learned colleague

[STEMO]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.

Ours were just common brown.

[Mister Rog]

Five shillings used to be known colloquially as a dollar, from the times when there were four US dollars to the GB pound.
Also, I remember being fearful of "breaking into" a ten bob note, because once I had, it disappeared rapidly - anyone concur?

Ron.

A salmon pinky colour if memory serves.

Ours were just common brown.

No, I think Optis were brown as he used to wipe his arse with them instead of Izal or the Daily Mirror

[RobG]

[Sir Tigger KC]

It's great when all you old boys start reminiscing! 

Makes me feel really young! 

[amazonian]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d
When I were a lad, legal tender consisted of: halfpenny,  a penny (1d), threepenny bit (3d) tanner (6d) silver shilling (1s or 12d) florin (2s) half a crown (2s 6d) 10 bob note (10s) and pound note.
My grandad gave me a jar of farthings (quarter of 1d) he'd saved up. I took them to the bank and got about a quid, I think. That's 240d (pennies in a £) X 4 = 920 coins.

There was also a crown(5s) and a five pound note the size of a womans handkerchief.

I have several of each them in my ditty box.

Happy days.   

[STEMO]

Any old bastards on here remember the old half crown? 2/6d
When I were a lad, legal tender consisted of: halfpenny,  a penny (1d), threepenny bit (3d) tanner (6d) silver shilling (1s or 12d) florin (2s) half a crown (2s 6d) 10 bob note (10s) and pound note.
My grandad gave me a jar of farthings (quarter of 1d) he'd saved up. I took them to the bank and got about a quid, I think. That's 240d (pennies in a £) X 4 = 920 coins.

There was also a crown(5s) and a five pound note the size of a womans handkerchief.

I have several of each them in my ditty box.

Happy days.   

Crowns weren't used as currency, even though they were legal tender, more of a commemorative coin. As for the big fiver, none of the small shops by us would change one if you were fortunate enough to own one.