On 29/12/2011 10:53, Martin Rich wrote:

"Phil Kane" wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:03:35 +0000, "
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They haven't used pre-decimal coins here since the early '70s.

In the 10 days that I spent in London in 1967 I had almost figured out
the British monetary system including the localisms, now mostly
forgotten. Do the kids growing up there recognize that at all?

If you are familiar with these generational categories, a rough guide is
that baby boomers (born between WWII and around 1960-1964) who grew up
in the UK will have learned pe-decimal currency at primary school, while
members of generation X (born from 1960-1964 until around 1980) won't.

Martin
I know people who were born as late as 1962 who remember pre-decimal
with all clarity. I even showed that individual a half-crown, to which
he remarked that it would have been a decent amount of money for him at
a younger age.