Old British Money

A shilling and nine pence.

It depends what you mean by a Joey. Before 1855 it was a slang term for a groat, which was worth four old pence. However, just before decimalisation it was the term some used for a three penny piece.

Old money was pounds, shillings and pence, LSD. There used to be twelve old pennies to a shilling. There were twenty shillings to a pound. That meant that come decimalisation a shilling was worth five new pence.

A Bob is an old term for a shilling, a tanner six old pence.

In old money it would be one shilling plus six pence plus three or for pence.

So, one shilling and nine or ten pence which would probably work out at nine new pence today.

I was a primary school when decimalisation took place and the terms bob and tanner were familiar, but I have never heard Joey in that context until today.

Not sure about any of that stuff...

...but somewhere in my old memorabilia stash I know I have a Passion Penny. I gotta see if I can find it. I don't imagine they have any special value...there were many still around when I was in the UK.

Not heard of any of those. My dad used to put shillings before a certain date to one side because they had silver in them.

Wow...you've never heard of a Passion Penny?

I thought just about everyone over in the UK heard about them. The penny kinda looked as though the woman (I think represented Queen Victoria) was using the shaft of what she was holding to bugger herself.






People quickly saw the problem...and it quickly got changed to:

It’s Britannia, the mythological personification of Britain. She currently adorns the fifty pence piece.

Ahhh,,,you are right.

I used to know that at one time. Now...not so much unless reminded.

Thanks.

Also, you don't remember buggery as well as you might.