: So on the 14/2/71, 12 Pennies = 1 Shilling (Slang a Bob), 20 Shillings = a Pound (£1) (Slang a Quid) or 240 old pennies to the Pound. went to Decimal Only as legal tender on the 15th Feb 1971. If Guernsey interests you visit a Bygone Guernsey around 1830.

as in my book Guernsey Coinage, with Varieties and Mintage figures published in 1968 - Guernsey, C.I. to our Fifty Pence coin of today (120 Old Pence in 1966), the E.

This unique 'Ten Shilling Coin' below was equiv.

Then 5,000 went to local sales and 5,000 for the export market. so Bunc condition and equal to 120 old Pence : For interest to collectors, - 300,000 pieces were struck for general circulation in Guernsey together with only 10,000 luxury cased Proof Sets of 4 coins, a 4 and 8 Doubles, (our old Pre Deimal Halfpenny and one Penny coins) a 3 penny piece with a 10 'Shilling - Coin'.

A nice example below of the 1966 Guernsey '10 Shilling' Coin - (a 10/- ) in f.d.c.These are the accepted Universal terms of quality. It has a slower and more laborious minting process, hence low mintage figures commanding a Premium Price. The very best of all is a Proof Coin or Set, with a special mirror- like finish in a luxury box, so never to be handled. In Grades of quality or wear : we have Poor, Fine, Very Fine (v.f.), Extra Fne (e.f.) or direct from 'The Royal Mint' so Bright Ucirculated (B.u.n.c) - with no marks scuffs etc, so in F.d.c. ( 1,000 First Edition with a reprint in 1969 of 1,000 ) Also Guernsey introduced a nice attractive Square 10 Shilling Coin (below) and equiv to our 50p, with a Diamond Shape design back in 1966, (My E106) : Obv and Rev sides shown, from my book 'Guernsey Coinage' published in Jan. The 10 shilling note Slang / Ten Bob note, now a 50 pence coin. Our One Pound notes were last made im 1984 and in 1998 the notes were replaced in favour of a round One Pound coin. ( Oddity and Values ) It replaced our old monetary system of Pounds, Shillings and Pence wth 240 Pence to the Pound. It was a massive change for the older generation to cope with at this time. It is of interest to note, that we did have a quiet entry of some Decimal Coins during 1968, the 5 and 10 pence coins, along with Guernsey, C.I.

It took nearly 2yrs to complete, with two currencies (in Tandem) - being legal tender to familiarise us to our new money. : The First 50 Pence coin in I 969 was part of the first stages of a gradual change over to a Metric Monetary system for the UK. FiftyPenceVarieties.html FIFTY PENCE VARIETIES

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