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Or was it the smaller 50p coin?


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Nope...

A clue: It may have made many a school child sad?
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PeteC wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:29 pm On this day in 1984 something happened to British money. Any ideas?
Hmm, lowest ever exchange rate with the dollar?
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Another clue: "The Goose is Getting Fat" :D
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^^
Just been looking into this, and...
At its peak in 1864, one pound was briefly worth $9.97.
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PeteC wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:55 pm Another clue: "The Goose is Getting Fat" :D
A giveaway!! But I'd have sworn the half penny was withdrawn before that!
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The £2 coin was much later. I'd go with the £1 coin and the ceasing of the pound note a little while later.
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^ ^ Yes, The halfpenny was withdrawn on February 1, 1984 per the BBC,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/halfpenny ... ed/zbspxbk
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Please put a penny in the old man's hat. If you haven't got a penny a ha'penny will do.......

Yes, it was the withdrawal of the half penny.
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The abolishment of the sixpence or two and a half p
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lindosfan1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:57 pm The abolishment of the sixpence or two and a half p
I think you will find that the tanner became obsolete in 1970 on decimal day :cheers:
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sateeb wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:32 pm
lindosfan1 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 4:57 pm The abolishment of the sixpence or two and a half p
I think you will find that the tanner became obsolete in 1970 on decimal day :cheers:
After research I found this
The sixpence, which was allowed to continue circulating at 2½ new pence, was eventually withdrawn at the end of June 1980.
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I stand corrected :cheers:
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Certainly remember the ha'penny, but the sixpence or 2 1/2 pence in 1980.....?

{EDIT} I do remember my father having a small paper bag full of Six Pences - purely used for a "friendly" game of "Nap" back in the day...
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pharvey wrote: ↑Mon Feb 01, 2021 7:27 pm Certainly remember the ha'penny, but the sixpence or 2 1/2 pence in 1980.....?

{EDIT} I do remember my father having a small paper bag full of Six Pences - purely used for a "friendly" game of "Nap" back in the day...
Wikipedia has it as shown below there are other sites that have the same details.
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