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How to make the Penny

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Penny's I remember those. lol. One Prime Minister decided to discontinue use of pennys.
We still have them in the UK, though since 1971, they have been decimal pennies, with 100 pennies make £1. Prior to that, 12 pence made a shilling, and 20 shillings made £1, so 240 pence made £1.
 
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We still have them in the UK, though since 1971, they have been decimal pennies, with 100 pennies make £1. Prior to that, 12 pence made a shilling, and 20 shillings made £1, so 240 pence made £1.
There was this trick to turn a penny into a corkscrew. In the old days the penny was made of copper, but before them being discontinued, they were just plated tin. So they diminished in value also.
 
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When did vending machines stop taking pennies?
It seems to me the lowest denomination big candy and soda machines ever took was a nickel. The little gumball type machines used to take pennies though.
 
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It seems to me the lowest denomination big candy and soda machines ever took was a nickel. The little gumball type machines used to take pennies though.
A lot of self checkout machines don’t accept penny’s for some reason.
 
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What type of coin would be more useful?

A two dollar coin.

A three dollar coin.

A four dollar coin.

A five dollar coin.
None of the above. Just keep it at one, in my opinion.
 
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What type of coin would be more useful?

A two dollar coin.

A three dollar coin.

A four dollar coin.

A five dollar coin.
None of them where I am. A pound or a two pound coin could be useful though :)
 
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