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Pounds, Shillings, and Pence Explained - Created with Gemini
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Ah, the "LSD" system (£sd). Before the UK went decimal in 1971, the currency was a quirky, base-12 and base-20 masterpiece of mental arithmetic that makes modern math look like child’s play.Here is the breakdown of how it worked: