flyer Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Nicker........Pound note Bob ......... Shilling. Tanner....... Six pence piece. Threpney bit...... Three pence piece. apenie .........Half pence. Now it's all Pee..... And the two shilling was called a ???:confused:and of course in your day would be the farthing:hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 And the two shilling was called a ???:confused:and of course in your day would be the farthing:hihi::hihi: we called it a Two-bob or a two-bob-bit, though the older generation would have called it a Florin. Saying that, I call the "new" smaller 5p's a "Tanner", as they are pretty much the same size, and the new 10p pieces I call a "Shilling" as they are, again, pretty similar in size to the old "shilling" pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Don't forget the old Ten bob note, or half a nicker... When I were a lad tha could go down town on bus, buy ten fags, get drunk come back on bus, have a fish & chip supper and still have change out o' ten bob........50p Fact.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Don't forget the old Ten bob note, or half a nicker... When I were a lad tha could go down town on bus, buy ten fags, get drunk come back on bus, have a fish & chip supper and still have change out o' ten bob........50p Fact.. Tha's bin listenin' ter that Tony Capstick bloke agee-an, an't tha? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grinder Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Tha's bin listenin' ter that Tony Capstick bloke agee-an, an't tha? How could you tell !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 we called it a Two-bob or a two-bob-bit, though the older generation would have called it a Florin. Saying that, I call the "new" smaller 5p's a "Tanner", as they are pretty much the same size, and the new 10p pieces I call a "Shilling" as they are, again, pretty similar in size to the old "shilling" pieces. I was way out of my depth when going back for a visit not a clue to what i had in my hand just hold out the change and hope i was dealing with a honest person course that is U.K so good luck with that one:hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Two,two tanners.two tanners make a bob Three make eighteen pence And four two bob Sung to the tune of Rule Britannia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 O.K don't get your knickers in a twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Two,two tanners.two tanners make a bob Three make eighteen pence And four two bob Sung to the tune of Rule Britannia. You must be a bit younger than me Mel, we used to say 3 make 1 & 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossyrooney Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 What about...lairy packet...anyone else hear of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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