You know you're old when:

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th March 2011, 09:42

What are these young'uns doing in a thread for oldies? Getting an education, maybe?
Let's go the whole way....
Farthing (quarter penny) - dropped from circulation early 60's?
Ha'penny (half a penny) dropped from circulation around 1965?
Penny
Trupence (three penny coin)
Sixpence
Shilling (twelve penny coin)
Florin (2 shillings)
Half Crown - dropped from circulation before I remember
Crown (5 shillings) - also dropped during the 60s
1/2 pound note - 10 shillings
1 pound note - 20 shillings
2 pound note
5 pound
10 pound note
Note sure if there were higher denomination notes...

In 1967, we went metric, and values were simplified
Penny - 1c coin
Sixpence - 5c coin
Shilling - 10c coin
Florin - 20c coin
Crown re-introduced as 50c coin
1/2 pound - 1 dollar note
1 pound - 2 dollar note

Items that were valued at 1/2 pound or more appeared to double in price...

**Maha** · 9th March 2011, 10:02

67'...what a year, I had saved a whole preserving jar of penny's (or is that pennies?)Anyway, June/July rolled around, I was due to start school and god bless, the shop keeper still let me spend a penny, well the whole jar in fact.

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th March 2011, 10:07

Like all Imperial systems, the money made no sense. But we did understand it somehow.

Did we mention tuppence...?

**Swoop** · 9th March 2011, 10:08

I remember watching Neil Armstrong coming down the ladder... live.

Originally Posted by Daffyd

Yup, every Sunday night we used to gather at a friend's place to listen to the Goons. 8:30, I think.

9.00pm... with the cassette recorder at the ready!!!

**ellipsis** · 9th March 2011, 10:13

Originally Posted by Swoop

I remember watching Neil Armstrong coming down the ladder... live:

... pulled a sicky from school for that one...listened on my crystal radio...

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th March 2011, 10:18

My folks hired a TV so we could watch. 11'' B+W.

**ellipsis** · 9th March 2011, 10:25

...big deal when a neighbour got the first tv in our area...my mum hired one for the queens visit in '66...then it went back...

**slofox** · 9th March 2011, 10:32

Originally Posted by jafar

2/6 a gallon? that before or after Captain Cook found the place ?

After, of course - Capt Cook told me he didn't even have petrol...

**scumdog** · 9th March 2011, 10:58

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Like all Imperial systems, the money made no sense. But we did understand it somehow.

Did we mention tuppence...?

Or thruppence

Or ha'penny

Or farthing. (1/4 of a penny!)

Ah, four 'dew-drops' for a farthing...

Oh, and I got ripped off by decimal currency.

One packet of chutty-gum costs tuppence. ergo you could by 6 packets for a shilling.

BUT when decimal currency came in they charged 2-cents for a packet, ergo you only got 5 packets for a 10 cents (a shilling), dang!

Edit: Oops, I see some of that mentioned at top of page, doh!

**pete376403** · 9th March 2011, 21:45

Originally Posted by MSTRS

What are these young'uns doing in a thread for oldies? Getting an education, maybe?
Let's go the whole way....
Farthing (quarter penny) - dropped from circulation early 60's?
Ha'penny (half a penny) dropped from circulation around 1965?
Penny
Trupence (three penny coin)
Sixpence
Shilling (twelve penny coin)
Florin (2 shillings)
Half Crown - dropped from circulation before I remember
Crown (5 shillings) - also dropped during the 60s
1/2 pound note - 10 shillings
1 pound note - 20 shillings
2 pound note
5 pound
10 pound note
Note sure if there were higher denomination notes...

In 1967, we went metric, and values were simplified
Penny - 1c coin
Sixpence - 5c coin
Shilling - 10c coin
Florin - 20c coin
Crown re-introduced as 50c coin
1/2 pound - 1 dollar note
1 pound - 2 dollar note

Items that were valued at 1/2 pound or more appeared to double in price...

There were Sovereign (one pound) and half-Sovereign, but as these were gold (real gold) coins were very rarely in common use. They were British coins but legal tender here. The half-sov I had was about the size of a 5 cent piece. You quite often see sov coins made into mens signet rings (and they sell for a shitload more than 1 pound/2 dollars, too) eg http://www.trademe.co.nz/Jewellery-w...-353838200.htm

**jafar** · 10th March 2011, 03:53

Originally Posted by slofox

After, of course - Capt Cook told me he didn't even have petrol...

Captain cookie didn't need petrol, his ship did 5 miles to the galleon

**jafar** · 10th March 2011, 03:57

Originally Posted by MIXONE

Yep.GT Falcon.

Ah the GT with the 351

**Maha** · 10th March 2011, 06:35

Originally Posted by jafar

Ah the GT with the 351

My boss in the 80's had a 351 panel van as the work vehicle...mint!
He had endless trouble with it when he put an LPG tank in it...dumbarse!

**wtf?** · 11th March 2011, 05:15

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

when you rode your motocross bike on the footpath helmetless and the cop in his black and white car stopped you and told you to push it home or he would tell your parents.

(errr only heard about this of course

)

When you get done by the off duty cop in his black n white car coz you rode past his house at tea time full tit no rego no warrant no muffler no lid and get done while your dad watches coz you were both out to show him your new bike.

Shouldve crossed that fuggin creek.

**wtf?** · 11th March 2011, 05:20

best thread on kb fuggin tops lads

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