SENSIBLE MONEY
As the suggestions of Dr. Scopes and Mr. Hinchcliffe show, the mpt to decimalise our coinage is a fascinating game with many sible solutions. These vary according to the purposes with which attempt is made. I suggest the following purposes :— (t) To obtain a new coinage covering approximately the same range values as the present ;
(2) to preserve as many of our existing useful coins as possible ;
(3) to include among those coins the equivalents of the coins most d in other English-speaking countries: the dollar, quarter, dime and
following is my solution:
Id.
ad.
6d. I shilling I florin 4 shillings I pound • I cent - - 2 cents
• to cents (dime) 25 cents (quarter) - 5o cents • too cents (British dollar) • 5 British dollars
s would get rid of the farthing and the half-crown—both a nuisance the visitor from overseas and very little use to ourselves.—Yours
177 Chatsworth Court, Pembroke Road, W. 8.
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