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NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17879 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 06:39 am The United Kingdom changed to Decimal Currency on Monday February 15, 1971. That date the decimal halfpenny, penny and twopenny coins were released into circulation: Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man introduced their own decimal coins too. The British colonies (now Crown dependencies) of Gibraltar, St Helena and the Falkland Islands also adopted decimal currency on the same date, but did not issue their own coins at the time: they were supplied with British coins from The Royal Mint. Popular singer Max Bygraves sang a song called 'Decimalisation', which was used as a jingle by the BBC for its public information broadcasts, rather like the Australian 'Dollar Bill' song... ncZihiuztvg My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff

mcshilling Pillar of the Community Canada 9149 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 09:34 am Nice piece of history thanks for posting. Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24878 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 11:38 am Thanks for the information, NumisRob! Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
daltonista Pillar of the Community United States 1057 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 6:17 pm Cute song, Rob... "The halfcrown too is gone for good, A coin that foreigners never understood!" Somehow I think Mungo Jerry would have done a better job with this material, or even Lonnie Donegon! "If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough." --- Mario Andretti Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73579 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 11:44 pm Never knew about this. Thank you for posting. Good information. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Vector Ze Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 02/15/2026 11:57 pm Today, the USA is criticized for continuing to use imperial units of mass, length, and volume. But, our coinage has been 'decimal' from the beginning in 1792, with the dollar as the base unit divided into 100 cents. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17879 Posts	Posted 02/16/2026 04:17 am Quote: Somehow I think Mungo Jerry would have done a better job with this material, or even Lonnie Donegon! I agree. I think they chose Max Bygraves as he appealed to the older generation who were more likely to have concerns about the changeover, so if he was seen as supporting it, it might persuade them that decimal currency was a good thing. He was a kind of British Perry Como and used to present evening variety shows on TV. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187448 Posts	Posted 02/16/2026 10:36 am Excellent! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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