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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 88524, member: 283&quot;]Aidan,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I was talking in `present day&#039; terms and in relation to the irony of the 20p having met the same kind of initial resistance as the 4 /-. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I had been talking in terms of `all time successful&#039; it would have to be a coin that hadn&#039;t been mentioned by either of us until now....the humble penny. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In present day terms there are a number of factors which have helped create the popularity of the 20p / 1/5th of a pound coin, not the least of which is machine purchased services / utilities. Maybe a few years from now when the coin devalues a bit more its popularity will wain, but for now it is one of the UK&#039;s most successful coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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