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Spudtron98 t1_j0xhzxd wrote

Cash usually remains in circulation until it’s deemed unusable. The only reason you never see any monarchs prior to Elizabeth on coinage, which can remain in use for many decades, is because she straight up pre-dates decimalisation.

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StephenHunterUK t1_j0yog53 wrote

You were still getting Victoria-era coins in circulation until then, indeed.

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