off topic-uk money?

[Martyn White]

>I grew up with that system:
>
>2 Farthings = 1 HalfPenny (a "Ha'penny")
>3 Pennies   = 1 Thrupenny (A "Thrupenny Bit")
>6 Pennies   = 1 HalfShilling (a "Tanner" or "Half a Bob")
>4 Farthings = 1 Penny
>12 Pennies  = 1 Shilling (a "Bob")
>2 Shillings = 1 Florin
>2.5 Shillings = 1 Half Crown
>5 Shillings = 1 Crown
>
>FoFP
        Lest we forget

3 pennies = threpenny bit (bronze 12 -sided)
4 pennies = groat (rare)
6 pennies = a tanner (common)

        Eeeh, I remember when you could get a pint of mild and ten
woodbine for a tanner and still have change for a bag of fish and
chips and the bus and the new Hawkwind 78 release  :-)

Martyn