English Coin Valuations

English coin valuation is often confusing to anyone outside of the United Kingdom. Essentially, the coins can be described as pounds, shillings and pence. A pound, or quid is worth 1 Crown, or 5 shillings. A half Crown is 2 shillings and 6 Pence. The English coinage system is the last representation of the Roman denarii, as its coinage is 6 Pence is noted as 6d, where the letter d represents .
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