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In [[1888]], ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'' cost [[5 (number)|5]][[shilling|s]] [[6 (number)|6]]d every [[quarter]] or a | In [[1888]], ''[[The Manchester Guardian]]'' cost [[5 (number)|5]][[shilling|s]] [[6 (number)|6]]d every [[quarter]] or a penny per issue. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)|Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm]]'') | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] used a [[2p]] piece to call [[Sir]] [[Colin Thackeray]] from a [[public call box]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] used a [[2p]] piece to call [[Sir]] [[Colin Thackeray]] from a [[public call box]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'') | ||
Revision as of 19:49, 28 June 2023
The penny was a unit of currency used in the United Kingdom.
Prior to the decimalisation of British money, there were twelve pennies in a shilling and twenty shillings in a pound, meaning that there were 240 pennies in a pound. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
History
In 1888, The Manchester Guardian cost 5s 6d every quarter or a penny per issue. (PROSE: Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm)
Sarah Jane Smith used a 2p piece to call Sir Colin Thackeray from a public call box. (TV: The Seeds of Doom)
According to Paterson in 1989, the cost of a phone call was 10p. (TV: Survival)
As a child, Amy Pond visited Barry Island where she played the 2p machines. (COMIC: Summer Wholiday)
