lupestripe's lair

Buying a cheese softie today from Greggs (mature cheddar and just the right amount of spread so it oozes out slightly when you take a bite - heaven), I received a 1960 shilling as my change. I paid £1 and the softie cost 90p so the service lady clearly thought it was a 10 pence piece even though it is of different size, weight, design and metal content. On the back, it has a very youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth too as she was a mere eight years into her reign at that point.

I was delighted - in 1960 the shilling was worth 5p but today, it could be worth even more than that. A nice slice of history with a nice slice of bread and cheese :-)