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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1000927, member: 39&quot;]Yep, the first change (from the &quot;old&quot; penny to the new penny) was much more significant. After all, the value of the pound sterling did not change in 1971 - but since £1 was now equal to 100 (new) pence, instead of 240 &quot;old&quot; pence, one new/decimal penny was worth more than a pre-decimal penny. The <i>new</i> on all decimal coins up to the 50 pence piece emphasizes that. Ten years later however it did not make much sense any more to call them &quot;new&quot; ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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