Ah.. Thanks for that explanation. I've always associated the term with old westerns, so I guess that's why!

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Hey Paul?,
Is the pound metric these days?.
As in 100 pence to the pound?.
Just wondering
Yes -- We changed from LSD to decimal money in 1971, with 100 "new pence" to the pound. Thus one new penny was equal to 2.4d (old pence). They've been messing about with the denominations and sizes of the coins ever since. [Linked Image]

I was 5 at the time of the change, so I'd just learned how to count money and then they changed it all!

I still have a card game called Snip-Snap, which was issued at the time to help people learn the new money. The cards depicted various combinations of coins, and you played it like the kids' game snap, saying "Snip" or "Snap" if you got either matching LSD or matching decimal coins, and "Snip-Snap" for LSD and decimal cards of equivalent value (e.g. 2/- and 10p.).


[This message has been edited by pauluk (edited 06-28-2003).]