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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;andyscouse, post: 984755, member: 27100&quot;]The pre-decimal coins were demonitised as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>31 Dec 1960 ... ¼d</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>31 Dec 1969 ... ½d&nbsp;&nbsp; 2/6&nbsp;&nbsp; (but proof sets containing coins dated 1970 were produced after this date!)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>31 Aug 1971 ... 1d&nbsp;&nbsp; 3d</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>30 Jun 1980 ... 6d&nbsp; (was used as 2½p until this time)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>31 Dec 1990 ... 1/- (along with &#039;large&#039; 5p)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>30 Jun 1993 ... 2/- (along with &#039;large&#039; 10p)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, the BoE has just one branch, Threadneedle Street, and they&#039;ll take notes at face value (but they&#039;re probably worth more on the resale market).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The format was £1 2/8½, £2 5/- and so on.&nbsp; &#039;d&#039; stands for denarius/denarii (latin for &#039;penny&#039;), and &#039;p&#039; for penny/pence.&nbsp; The system was also often called LSD or £SD, standing for Librae (pound), solidus/ae (shilling), denarius/ii (pence).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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