Fifty years ago, the UK converted to a decimal currency, and one and two new pence coins became the modern way to pay. Now, there is another debate, over the need to keep notes and coins when we ...

The sparkling new coins included the halfpenny on the right "Every man who looks at his ten fingers saw an argument of its use, and an evidence of its practicability." The above statement was made by ...

Monday marks 50 years since Britain said goodbye to centuries of monetary tradition as shillings, florins and crowns were replaced by the decimal currency system. On February 14, 1971, there were 12 ...