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1. There are 100 new pence in a pound. How many "old" pence were there in a pound?
2. How many pence were in a shilling?
3. How many shillings in a pound?
4. How many shillings in a guinea?
5. What was a "tanner?"
6. What was a "bob?"
7. What was a "florin?"
8. The farthing was the smallest denomination of British coinage regularly issued. What was a farthing worth?
9. How many shillings made up a crown?
10. A tough one. In the 12th century, Richard the Lionhearted was ransomed for the payment of 150,000 marks. What was the value of the mark?
11. What was a "groat?"
12. What was a "bawbee?"
13. What was the value of a sovereign?
14. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, what was the approximate value of a British pound in U.S. dollars?
15. What happened to British silver coins in 1920?
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