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  2. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    Prior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/-) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally "L" was used instead of the pound sign, £). There were therefore 240 pence in a pound. For example, 2 pounds 14 shillings and 5 pence could have been written as £2 14s 5d or £2/14/5

  3. Fractional currency - Wikipedia

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    Postage (or postal) currency was the first of five issues of US Post Office fractional paper money printed in 5-cent, 10-cent, 25-cent, and 50-cent denominations and issued from August 21, 1862, through May 27, 1863. [16] Spinner proposed using postage stamps, affixed to Treasury paper, [17] with his signature on the bottom (see illustration ...

  4. Mill (currency) - Wikipedia

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    Such a unit of a thousandth of a pound would have also been similar in value to the farthing coin (worth 1 ⁄ 960 of a pound). By the time British currency was decimalised in 1971, the farthing had been demonetised eleven years prior, in part due to having its value eroded by inflation; thus, the mil was no longer necessary.

  5. Your $2 bill might be worth thousands. Here’s how to check

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    Bills with red, brown and blue seals from 1862 through 1917 can be worth up to $1,000 or more on the U.S. Currency Auctions website, which bases the value on recent and past paper currency auctions.

  6. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    1 000: 1 000 kr bill “Lax” meaning salmon refers to the color of the old bills which had a pink/orange color like salmon meat Lakan: 1 000: 1 000 kr bill: comes from slang of the bills during the 80s when the banknotes used to be very long and therefore were called “lakan” meaning bed sheet skjorta: 10 000: 10 000 kr: used in Östermalm ...

  7. How Much Potato Salad Per Guest Do You Really Need for ... - AOL

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    4 people – 2 cups 6 people – 3 cups 12 people – 6 cups ... 4 people – 1 pound 6 people – 2 pounds 12 people – 3 pounds 20 people – 5 pounds. Happy grilling! More Potato Salad Recipes:

  8. Coins of the United States dollar - Wikipedia

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    Trime (Three-cent silver): 3¢, 1851–1873; Half dime: 5¢, 1792–1873; Twenty-cent piece: 20¢, 1875–1878; Silver dollar: $1.00, 1878–1904, 1921-28, 1934-1935; Gold dollar: $1.00, 1849–1889 (some early commemoratives were minted in this denomination) Quarter eagle: $2.50, 1792–1929 (some early commemoratives were minted in this ...

  9. Large denominations of United States currency - Wikipedia

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    [nb 1] Beginning in July 1969, the Federal Reserve began removing high-denomination currency from circulation and destroying any large bills returned by banks. [ 11 ] As of May 30, 2009 [update] , only 336 $10,000 bills were known to exist, along with 342 $5,000 bills, 165,372 $1,000 bills and fewer than 75,000 $500 bills (of over 900,000 printed).