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To: mylife
£sd , Pounds, Schillings, Pence.


16 posted on 05/06/2021 11:03:19 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Diana Moon Glampers for Secretary of Education! )
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

At some point farthings ceased to be valid currency—after a certain date the government would no longer honor them as money. I saw a cartoon of a Scotsman with a huge bag over his shoulder, obviously filled with farthings, rushing to cash them in before the deadline.


88 posted on 05/06/2021 1:52:16 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

There was the Half Pence, 1/2 of a Pence.
And don’t forget the Farthing, 1/4 of a Pence.
Damn how did they keep it all straight?


92 posted on 05/06/2021 2:26:36 PM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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