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Found under a big old tree :)
 
mineallmine said:
Blocker said:
good find. What we used to call a "zac" and it would but the best double ice cream in a cone.
Haven't heard that. Why Zac?
Actually I don't know.
Threepence was a "traybit."
Sixpence was a "zac"
1 Shilling was a "bob"
2 Shillings was "2 bob" and although we knew a 2 shilling coin was a Florin it was hardly ever used
10 Shillings (which was a note) was "10 bob"
1 Pound was a "quid"
the 5 shilling coins were not in use but 5 shillings worth of something was sometimes described as a "crown".
 

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