> Correct, Wintermute.
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> > > > No, a bob is a shilling. And the pre-decimal system isn't that complicated. Certainly no more complex than any other currency of the time. there was 12 pence to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. The current (post-decimalisation) legal coins are:
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> > > A "bob" is still also used to refer to a ten pence piece, although this seems to be dying out.
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> > I've heard it used for a five pence piece, but surely 10p would be two bob?
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> > winter"unless things have changed recently..."mute

Sorry guys.
A "bob" was a shilling so a two shilling coin, or a florin, was a "two bob bit" and a ten shilling note was a "ten bob note".
2/6 was a half crown.
5/- was a crown but was allready discontinued when I was a child, this coin, also known as a dollar, was adopted in the colonies as the standard unit and a US dollar was worth approximately 5/- up until the late 1950's/early 1960's.
Gentlemans outfitters still priced suits in guineas (£1/1/-) until the late 1960's.

I personally prefer the old money, the coins were very heavy and you knew if you had any change in your pocket! The copper coins "rang" beautifully and I still keep a 1956 penny in my purse just for calling "Heads or tails?" and for showing people.

Keep the memory alive! Em