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    Anybody Know British Money

    Today I ran into a British coin that says New pence with the number 10
    at the bottom. It's about the size of a American Silver dollar.Does a pence
    equal our penny in worth?
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    Well I could possibly answer that if I knew what your penny was worth.

    10p is one tenth of £1 - £1 being equal to 100 pence.

    I think $1 = about 66p or so at the moment.

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    Apparently the exchange rate today is one pounds to 1.8195 dollars.

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    Well a penny is 1/100th of a dollar. Not worh much. I found the coin
    and couldn't remember how to convert the money values.So it's about 66
    of our cents? Right?
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    Lizbud 10 pence would be close to 18 cents USD.
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    Yes, that would be right.

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    I know it! lol being from London and all



    One of them?

    Its 10 pence or 10p and 10 of them makes £1

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    Quote Originally Posted by Muddy4paws
    I know it! lol being from London and all



    One of them?

    Its 10 pence or 10p and 10 of them makes £1

    Yes that is just what it looks like.

    Thank you so much to everyone who helped me.You folks are the best
    source of information I know.

    I found the coin in a penny dish at the hardware store today.The clerk
    didn't know what it was worth. I told her I collected coins & she let me
    have it and wished me happy birthday. Pretty cool.
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    Lizbud since you said you collect coins, I did a quick search of my room to see what coins I could turn up for you in case you wanted them. I found a 2 pence and a 5 pence from my trip to London this summer, I have a 25 cent and a 5 cent from trinidad and tobago, and I also have a peso from Mexico. Alexa might have some change floating around from her trip to Lithuania as well. If you want I can send them to you, I can't imagine it would cost more than two stamps postage for me to mail them. PM me your address if you'd like them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Uabassoon
    Lizbud since you said you collect coins, I did a quick search of my room to see what coins I could turn up for you in case you wanted them. I found a 2 pence and a 5 pence from my trip to London this summer, I have a 25 cent and a 5 cent from trinidad and tobago, and I also have a peso from Mexico. Alexa might have some change floating around from her trip to Lithuania as well. If you want I can send them to you, I can't imagine it would cost more than two stamps postage for me to mail them. PM me your address if you'd like them.

    OH thanks, that would be great if you could. I'll pm my address & thanks
    so much.Most of my other collection was stolen in a break in in 2004.
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    For anyone who reads Pratchett or Gaiman, this quote about the British Monetary system from 'Good Omens' always made me laugh...

    NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS:

    One shilling = Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:

    Two Farthings = One Ha'penny. Two Ha'penny = One Penny. Three Pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpence = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Note = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.

    The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.

    Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
    Good Omens



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    LOL, I have lots of coins and notes too which I would happily send to you Lizbud, only my mum doesn't wish for me to share my address or get anyone else's from the internet. Hope that's OK NOTE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND AMERICANS:

    One shilling = Five Pee. It helps to understand the antique finances of the Witchfinder Army if you know the original British monetary system:

    Two Farthings = One Ha'penny. Two Ha'penny = One Penny. Three Pennies = A Thrupenny Bit. Two Thrupences = A Sixpence. Two Sixpence = One Shilling, or Bob. Two Bob = A Florin. One Florin and One Sixpence = Half a Crown. Four Half Crowns = Ten Bob Note. Two Ten Bob Note = One Pound (or 240 pennies). One Pound and One Shilling = One Guinea.

    The British resisted decimalized currency for a long time because they thought it was too complicated.

    Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
    Good Omens
    LMAO! That made me laugh. Nowadays, we still have little words for different things, like a 'quid' is a pound, and a 'grand' is £1000. All that was before my time, but my dad says it was a strange system. I have a collection of old coins such as shillings and ha'pennies too

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    Quote Originally Posted by lizbud
    Does a pence equal our penny in worth?
    pence is plural form of penny
    1 penny, 2 pence, 3 pence, etc..

    thanks k9krazee for the signature!

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