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Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« on: 25 June 2010, 22:39:20 »
Following on from this thread.

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1277391784/all

On Monday 15 February 1971

Common name       Amount       New £p       
Halfpenny               1[ch8260]2d.       5[ch8260]24p
Penny               1d.               5[ch8260]12p [ch8776] 0.417p       
Threepence       3d.               1+1[ch8260]4p       
Sixpence               6d.               2+1[ch8260]2p       
Shilling               1/-               5p       
Florin               2/-               10p       20¢
Half crown       2/6               12+1[ch8260]2p       
Crown               5/-               25p       50¢
Half sovereign        10/-       50p       
Sovereign                £1               £1

What did it cost me?

Wellat the start of 1971 choclate white mice cost me 1/2d each and weighed it at ? maybe 1oz. 1/2 oz not sure

So in weight per £

£1             = 20/- (Shillinga)
1 Shilling   = 12d

so 12d x 20/- =240

the 240d (pennies) x 2 (halfpenny) = 480 1 oz white mice.         

so in the start of 1971 my £1 bought me 480 white mice

480 ounces of chocolate.

Decimal curreny came out.

100 pennies
200 halfpennys

later in life the halfpanny was scrapped as it has no value and is actually worth more than it's own weight as scrap.


You do the sums on the white mice - I think we got conned.  :-/                  
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Re: Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« Reply #1 on: 25 June 2010, 22:40:55 »
This New Pence marlarky will never catch on ;D
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« Reply #2 on: 25 June 2010, 22:43:23 »
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This New Pence marlarky will never catch on ;D

That Euro stuff never really did.
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Re: Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« Reply #3 on: 25 June 2010, 22:53:04 »
I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)
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Re: Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« Reply #4 on: 25 June 2010, 22:58:29 »
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I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)

Nope .. 240d .... 20 shillings, 12 pence to a shilling ...   :)

which is why 1 p = 2.4d ...  :)
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« Reply #5 on: 25 June 2010, 23:04:48 »
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I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)

Nope .. 240d .... 20 shillings, 12 pence to a shilling ...   :)

which is why 1 p = 2.4d ...  :)

What do you mean nope? there were 240 d to a £1.00.....yes we had shillings, but we also had threepence and sixpence and half crowns and two shillings and halfpennys and you will remember farthings.. :D :D
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Re: Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« Reply #6 on: 25 June 2010, 23:05:28 »
I remember that chocolate bar called "bar 6" because it was 6d, as soon as the decimal came in it went to 6p......damn im showing my age :o
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« Reply #7 on: 25 June 2010, 23:06:45 »
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I remember that chocolate bar called "bar 6" because it was 6d, as soon as the decimal came in it went to 6p......damn im showing my age :o

My point exactly............ :y
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« Reply #8 on: 25 June 2010, 23:07:14 »
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I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)

Nope .. 240d .... 20 shillings, 12 pence to a shilling ...   :)

which is why 1 p = 2.4d ...  :)

What do you mean nope? there were 240 d to a £1.00.....yes we had shillings, but we also had threepence and sixpence and half crowns and two shillings and halfpennys and you will remember farthings.. :D :D

re-read your own post .. you said 140d ....   ;D ;D ;D ;D  only a tad out ...  ;) ;) ;) ;)
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« Reply #9 on: 25 June 2010, 23:10:54 »
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I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)

Nope .. 240d .... 20 shillings, 12 pence to a shilling ...   :)

which is why 1 p = 2.4d ...  :)

What do you mean nope? there were 240 d to a £1.00.....yes we had shillings, but we also had threepence and sixpence and half crowns and two shillings and halfpennys and you will remember farthings.. :D :D
I bet you can remember the groat Vamps ;D
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I said that from the start, you have £1.00 which was worth 140d, that is pennies, devalued to 100 pence, that is pennies, and this happened overnight...only advantage is that it made sums easier...... ::)

Nope .. 240d .... 20 shillings, 12 pence to a shilling ...   :)

which is why 1 p = 2.4d ...  :)

What do you mean nope? there were 240 d to a £1.00.....yes we had shillings, but we also had threepence and sixpence and half crowns and two shillings and halfpennys and you will remember farthings.. :D :D

re-read your own post .. you said 140d ....   ;D ;D ;D ;D  only a tad out ...  ;) ;) ;) ;)

Yes, your are right, sorry.........my mistake........ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-*
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Re: Decimalisation Maybe the biggest Con Ever
« Reply #11 on: 25 June 2010, 23:12:35 »
This thread's as silly as a nine-bob note.  ;) ;D ;D
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This thread's as silly as a nine-bob note.  ;) ;D ;D

Typical cockney spiv coment.......... :D :D :D
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« Reply #13 on: 25 June 2010, 23:24:18 »
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This thread's as silly as a nine-bob note.  ;) ;D ;D

Typical cockney spiv coment.......... :D :D :D

Oi, fancy a knuckle sandwich in the boat-race?

Listen, I've got Lady Godiva in my sky rocket says England'll win on Sunday. Take the bet or you'll be floatin' down the canal wearin' a concrete overcoat.

'An no more of that spiv malarky, neither. I'm just a business man. Gettit?

 ;) ;D ;D
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This thread's as silly as a nine-bob note.  ;) ;D ;D

Typical cockney spiv coment.......... :D :D :D

Oi, fancy a knuckle sandwich in the boat-race?

Listen, I've got Lady Godiva in my sky rocket says England'll win on Sunday. Take the bet or you'll be floatin' down the canal wearin' a concrete overcoat.

'An no more of that spiv malarky, neither. I'm just a business man. Gettit?

 ;) ;D ;D

Accepted, canny lad....... :D :D :D
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