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Pre-Decimal Days


	POTD - Pre-Decimal Days I learned to type on this old typewriter, too many years ago. My Dad had bought it several decades before that! Australia's currency was pounds, shillings and pence until 1966, when we switched to dollars and cents. EF-S 60mm macro lens. Robyn Mackenzie

Colette M. Metcalf

Great image!!

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August 18, 2005

Robyn Mackenzie

Thanks, Colette!

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August 18, 2005

Patty Razonable

Excellent macro!! Congratulations on your POTD!!

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September 23, 2005

Susie Peek-Swint

Well done on POTD Robyn!

... I can remember the old coinage too...
£1 = 8 half crowns or 10 florins or 20 shillings (bobs) or 40 sixpences (tanners) or 80 threepences (joeys) or 240 pennies or 480 halfpennies or 960 farthings... once learned never forgotten eh? Thanks for the trip down memory lane ~ LOL!
regards, susie

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September 23, 2005

Robyn Mackenzie

Wow! I certainly never expected a POTD, and am absolutely thrilled to get it!!

Thanks very much, Patty and Susan. Now Susan, let's get this currency thing straight - 12 pence to the shilling, 20 shillings to the pound, 21 shillings to the sovereign. A sixpence was a zac as well as a tanner. Arithmetic was a nightmare! The only thing I miss about those coins was that you could cook them in the Christmas pudding!

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September 23, 2005

Ed Heaton

Great job Robyn, Congrats on POTD!

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September 23, 2005

Vera Jesus

Great! I Love It!

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September 23, 2005

Joy Rector

congrats on the PTOD

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September 23, 2005

Scott Pedersen

I was wondering if it was english when I seen that pound sign. Nice close up.

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September 23, 2005

Vicki Hunt

I love it! Congrats on your POTD!!!

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September 23, 2005

Susan E. Patrick Harris

hey robyn,
i love the angle.
congrats.
this would be a cool template for a card for secretaries day etc. You could paste in the boss's face where the numbers are.lol
have a great one!
s

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September 23, 2005

Debra Booth

Great shot, Robyn! Congrats on your POTD!

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September 23, 2005

Leanne M.E. Boyd

Excellent shot, Robyn! Congratulations on your POTD!

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September 23, 2005

Chris Ebben

Boy that has brought back lots of memories. A question?, could 21 shillings have been a guinea( don't know how to spell it!!) & 5 shillings a sovereign??? Liked your pictures of Melbourne, makes me want to visit again. Keep up the good work=^..^=

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September 23, 2005

Patricia H. Daley

Great POTD, Robyn, from your classmate in Macro Photography.

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September 23, 2005

Rob Timmins

Great shot! I'm going to show it to my computer students today, since most of them have probably never used an actual typewriter!

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September 23, 2005

Claudette Foote

I love it! Congrats on your POTD!!!

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September 23, 2005

Laura Clay-Ballard

love the dof. congrats!

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September 23, 2005

- Terry L. Ellis

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Congratulations, Robyn, on this wonderful POTD!

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September 23, 2005

Robyn Mackenzie

Thank you EVERYONE for your kind comments!
Chris: Of course, you're right - 21 shillings is a guinea, not a sovereign. My aged memory is playing tricks on me! I think a sovereign is a gold coin equivalent of a pound (but I could be wrong...) :o)

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September 23, 2005

Elisabeth A. Gay

I remember those days in the UK too Robyn!! Great POTD! congratulations.
PS I'll never forget that the day before decimalisation a chocolate bar cost 6d. The next day it cost 6p - the catch was 6d was half a shilling, and 6p was a bit more than a shilling!!

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September 23, 2005

Jill Flynn

Congratulations on your POTD Robyn!

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September 23, 2005

Theresa M. VanderStaay

Congrat's on POTD Robyn. Great macro.

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September 23, 2005

Kimberly C. Miner

truly a wonderful shot. congratulations!

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September 23, 2005

Mary N C. Taitt

Congratulations on your POTD, Robyn! Interesting shot. Mary :-)

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September 23, 2005

Mary Clarke

Many congratulations on POTD Robyn - great image. It takes me back a bit though!

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September 23, 2005

Ernest Aguayo

awesome macro. congrats!!

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September 23, 2005

Donna La Mattino Pagakis

Congratulations on your photo of the day win, great honor!! Neat image!!

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September 23, 2005

Kirsi Bertolini

Awesome image and great story! So nostalgic.. Congrats on your potd!!!

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September 23, 2005

Pamela A. Davis

Great Macro. Old things are great not only to photograph, but the memories. Just Great POTD

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September 23, 2005

Jenny Bosmans

Congratulations on your awesome POTD, Robyn!! I like the discussion about the currency too...I still have a small collection of the old coins.

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September 23, 2005

- LJ Corliss

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Congrats (all around!)...Great job :)

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September 23, 2005

Susie Peek-Swint

Many congrats on the finals Robyn!

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September 24, 2005

Robyn Mackenzie

Thank you all so much, for taking the time to comment! This has made my WEEK, not just my day.. :0)

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September 24, 2005

Leanne M.E. Boyd

Congratulations, Robyn!

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September 24, 2005

Leonard Pierce

Congratulations Robyn!!! Very well done and very well deserved!

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September 24, 2005

Ermanno Radice

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Robyn!!!

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September 24, 2005

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Excellent finalist, congratulations, Robyn!

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September 25, 2005

Kathleen R. Struckle

Great image!! Congrats on your finealist and POTD!!

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September 25, 2005

Meg Voyzey

I love the image you have captured. Very nice!! Congratulations!

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September 25, 2005

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I love how inspiration is everywhere you turn. The smallest things can be the most beautiful art.
Congratulations.

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September 26, 2005

Colette M. Metcalf

Congrats on your POTD, Robyn!!!

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September 26, 2005

Allen Morrell

Fantastic macro Robyn, I like the in-tight composition and the use of sepia for that added nostalgia look. Your whole gallery is a beauty to look at. I love the flower macros. Congrats on your POTD, well deserved.

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September 26, 2005

- Susan T. Evans

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Congrats Robyn, awesome work

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September 27, 2005

Patrick Campbell

Congrats on your excellent macro finalist, Robyn!

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October 08, 2005

Brian Wallace

Belated congrats! Spectacular image! I hope you have a copy hanging on your wall!

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November 30, 2005

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