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On Sat, 3 Jan 2026 08:42:02 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 03/01/2026 02:39, c186282 wrote:
>> On the flip, the USA currency system IS far more
>>    clear than traditional British - 'decimal'.
> 
> The traditional British was not 'decimal'

That's for sure. I never did figure out pence, shillings, quid, bob, 
pounds, and so forth, between the base system and the informal names. 
Somehow I wound up with a 5 pence piece that was masquerading as a US 
dime. It's not uncommon to get Canadian coins but I've not idea how that 
one got introduced.