RR7106B BRITAIN GOES DECIMAL

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Title	:	RR7106B BRITAIN GOES DECIMAL
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The British Royal Mint ceased minting the halfpenny coin in 1982 It was phased out two years later
Comment from : @luisreyes1963

In an alternate timeline on 1-1-71 Britain would it would be the same the only difference is with dollars and cents
Comment from : @michaelquinones-lx6ks

BIG mistake of UK
Comment from : @friendly1999ph

I am of the generation that spent their infancy during decimalisation (born eight months before the change-over) so was never affected by it We 'decimal era babies' are now around the early fifties mark!
Comment from : @angelacooper2661

Something very strange here - my coins are all ROUND not OVAL Wonder if mine are worth more?
Comment from : @keithnaylor1981

the old shilling and florin coins were the same size as the new 5 and 10 p coins, I remember using them in the 80s
Comment from : @louiseoliver3453

How long did it take to switch all the machines round? 🤔 It must have been a very big task
Comment from : @annoldham3018

Now coinage has so little value that rather than try to understand the conversion I would just round either way in favor of the other party and call it evenbrbrAnd remember D Day? Decimal Day should not be what D Day means
Comment from : @hewhohasnoidentity4377

It’s been 50 years past from that day
Comment from : @hyunjinki1995

Something that's hardly mentioned is that so many countries also had pounds, shillings and pence (£sd) The last country to ditch £sd was Nigeria who decimalised their currency in 1973
Comment from : @tdonovan4735

Pounds, Shillings and Pence - I would prefer the old system There was something special about it, with the coins having their own special names Farthing, threepenny bit, a tanner, a bob, two bob bit, half crown I like them
Comment from : @johnking5174

After the Brexit success the British should go back to the next thing on the list and reintroduce the old “great” system 240 pence or 20 shillings to the pound After all, why live a simple life when a hard one is much more fun, just like during the war 😂🤦‍♂️🤯
Comment from : @bokhans

Was the half pence EVER worth anything? Really?
Comment from : @Nannerchan

I suppose the old LSD meant the average Briton was a bit quicker on number conversions though?
Comment from : @illerac84

This gave the British public's collective brain a workout If you can't cope even when the papers print conversion tables every single day for a couple of years you're fucked anyway - I'm surprised you can tie your shoes I was seven when this happened It was fun
Comment from : @tonybates7870

1:48 - "When you want to pay a decimal price like this, 47½p STOP!"
Comment from : @mariostar13

The wise ones who went to the banks, to change them
Comment from : @GoodVideos4

Important men in suits, menial workers in tabbards…Ladies, know your place
Comment from : @jibjab351

wil no-deal brexit put an end to dis experiment?
Comment from : @scarletruby7978

So if I have this right old money coins were just smaller denominations like 1 old penny would be like a quarter of the value of a new penny, so buying a chocolate bar for 20 new pence would involve a large number of old pennies to make up the equivalent value New money must have felt somewhat lighter on the purse The new half penny was taken out of circulation in 1984 as its purchasing power was so weak which means if old money had still been in use they also would have been taken out of circulation anyway as their purchasing power was much less
Comment from : @Jade-jg8hc