One Penny GBP in 1918 had the purchasing power of about £0.14 GBP today.
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A cup of tea 5 miles behind the lines on the Western Front from a Church of England kitchen, but the Salvation Army gave it away free right on the front line........
One Penny GBP in 1937 had the purchasing power of about £0.17 GBP today.
most likely late 30's to the 40's mom said five cents u could buy bread tobacco suger & still have change .
One Penny GBP in 1700 had the purchasing power of about £0.50 GBP today.
A nickel cigar, a ticket to the theater (nickelodeon), a ride on the trolley, a nickel Coke, a glass of beer, a piece of pie, a magazine, coin operated pianos, and many other coin-operated machines of which the nickel was king, followed a close second by the penny. The nickel even went far in penny arcades. And like today, there was always the nickel slot machines.
There are many countries that still use the penny as legal tender, and each country will have a different exchange rate. So without knowing the country, it's impossible to answer.
A penny could buy you a great many things in the year 1928. A penny could buy a child a piece of candy for example.
In the 1800's you could buy a loaf of bread for a penny. A penny could also buy a small amount of tobacco in the 1800's.
Probably anything that you could buy now for a dollar.
you could but 2 penny sweets
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The One Penny Black cost one penny. Anyone could go to the post office and buy a stamp.
There are a number of things that you could buy with a penny in 1863. Some of them included groceries, books, pens, toys and so much more.
One Penny GBP in 1937 had the purchasing power of about £0.17 GBP today.
1918 penny south africa
1918 Lincoln with no mintmark, average value is 10 to 50 cents.
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You pay a penny.....