A Conversation for Old English Money
Ummm
Captain Kebab Started conversation Jan 15, 2001
Add fourpence and tuppence ha'penny and sevenpence three farthings. How much change do you have from half-a crown?
Is it one and thruppence three farthing, sir? I used to be able to do that with confidence - now it's really difficult - although farthings went long before decimalisation. Many people hated decimalisation at the time (not me, I was a schoolkid) but by heck, it's all much easier now.
Was a fourpenny coin a groat?
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Bez (arguaby the finest figure of a man ever found wearing Bez's underwear) <underpants> Posted Jul 17, 2002
Four pence was a groat, no idea when that was in use though.
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