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| d | Penny. Comes from Latin "dinarius" or close to that |
| s | Shilling |
| £ | Pound. Don't know where it comes from |
Just because certain coins were not be produced any longer does not mean that the coins were unavailable. The government contemplated producing copper halfpennies and farthings in 1574, but these coins probably never passed beyond the pattern stage. A farthing was probably made by cutting a penny into four pieces.
As a shortcut, the only coins that you really need to know are the penny, shilling, and pound. Also note that the plural of penny is "pence", and not "pennies".
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