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Old pence is the term used in the United Kingdom to describe the pre-decimalisation unit of currency, the penny.
The abbreviation used when writing old penny amounts was d - from the Roman denarii, thus 3 old pence was written 3d. The value of an old penny was 1/240 of a pound sterling.
See also
- £sd - The pre-decimalisation British currency system
- History of the English penny
- Decimal Day
"Old pence"