Showing Shillings & Pence Pre-Decimal (1966) Coins & Banknote 👍

Some of you may, or may not know, that, prior to the introduction of dollars and cents, February 14, 1966, Australian coin of the realm was pounds, shillings and pence, of which I show in this video. I hope you enjoy. Thank you. 🙂

[@stephenking8934]

Nice to view your coin and note collection John Jogs my memory of the early years. All the best

[@JohnHampton]

Thank you, Stephen. I've been asked to do another video showing our decimal currency; and I will in the not to distant future. Cheers, and later, mate. 🙂

[@VioletannaVlogs]

This was super interesting John😊 the Mathew flinders note is super cool! I remember seeing a penny my grandma had when I was kid and just not understanding who the guy on the back was😄 was only used to seeing the queen lol

[@JohnHampton]

Thank you, Anna. You can be forgiven for not knowing or understanding who the guy was on the obverse of the coin because of your age. You are a decimal currency lass whereas I grew up with pound, shillings and pence, and never the twain shall meet. 😛😆 Adieu. 🙂👍

[@carlaschurman4508]

That was interesting. 👍👏 Thanks, Kiddo. ✔💗 ($30 pack!?! OUCH) almost 9 MONTHS 🚭🙆‍♀️

[@JohnHampton]

Thank you, Carla. You are most welcome. 9 months!? Way to go and congratulations on a stellar effort. I'm as proud of you as much as you should be proud of yourself. Au revoir, mademoiselle. 🙂👍💐👏💕👌🖖

[@fralinsandfriends]

Thank you John for the Happy Birthday announcement. No thanks saying I'm 95 and thanks for correcting that. Funny guy. To clear that up, I'm 63 and happy to be.😀👋

[@JohnHampton]

You are most welcome, my friend. Ha ha. 95! Only joking; but you knew that all along. 😆😛 Thank you. I take pride in being a funny guy, even a smart Alec at times. 63!? Why, you don't look a day older than 62. LOL - 😆😹🙀

[@fralinsandfriends]

Yup, funny guy. 😬

[@JohnHampton]

😛😆😊👏

[@megz_85]

I remember the coins in the Xmas pudding

[@JohnHampton]

Me too. Sometimes a coin would be revealed cutting the pudding, and my siblings and I would chorus, 'Can I have that piece, Mum.' Three kids, one piece of pudding, gee... 😟😡

[@megz_85]

@@JohnHampton haha 10 kids one pudding here lol but I always seemed to get one

[@JohnHampton]

10 kids!? Holy smoke; there must have been one hell of a commotion at the dining table when the Christmas pudding was sliced. 10 pair of very keen eyes riveted on that pudding looking for just a hint of a silver coin. Ah, the memories. 🙂👍

[@megz_85]

@@JohnHampton no I honestly think I was the only one who wanted a coin the rest just wanted the pud custard lol

[@JohnHampton]

Really!? 🙀 Strewth; what was wrong with your siblings? LOL - 😛👍

[@lisawells-baker3208]

Hello john, Lisa here from across the Tasman...in New Zealand love ya videos, petrol, 91 here in nz is $2-40....smokes $24.50 the start price for a cheap packet of 20's...

[@JohnHampton]

Hello, Lisa, from across the Tasman. Thank you so much. Pleases me immensely knowing you love my videos. And thank you for the comparison of prices. Very much appreciated. Take care, and adieu. 🙂👍👌👏

[@redrobin99]

I love coins,too. The few times I've traveled out of the country,I would get plenty of a foreign coins for the young son of a friend. How he loved these. Liked the silver coin in the xmas pudding tradition. Wish we had the metric system for consistencies sake.

[@JohnHampton]

I had a real interest in coins when I was younger but not so much now. The traditional Christmas pudding loaded with silver coins was exactly that when I was kid - traditional. Remember mum making them, too. Ah, the memories. Oh yes, the metric measuring system is so much easier than imperial. Just as long as you're not the type who tries to convert metric to imperial, as someone I know, but will remain anonymous - does. 😛🙂👍

[@megz_85]

Wow petrol is very expensive. We run out car on gas which I think is 90 cents a litre. Loved seeing the old money!

[@JohnHampton]

Petrol here in Coffs is dearer than most other towns and cities in N.S.W., and it's all to do with a so-called demarcation line between Grafton and us; the result of which (according to the suppliers), is an extra 20 or 30 cents a litre. Go figure, eh? Thank you. Old money that actually had real value by today's currency standard. 🙂👍

[@fralinsandfriends]

I enjoyed seeing those. Coin collecting is a big deal here if you're into it. There was talk of phasing out the penny, but it hasn't happened yet. I wonder what your currency looks like today and what the values are. Maybe another time.

[@JohnHampton]

Thank you. I was into it decades ago then I simply lost interest. The one and two cent coins were phased out 20 years ago, as were the one and two dollar notes, replaced with coins. Now there's talk of phasing out the five dollar note and replacing it with a coin. I'll record and upload a video showing our decimal currency in the not to distant future. Cheers. 🙂👍

[@fralinsandfriends]

That sounds great. I'd love to see how your new currency work. 😀👋

[@JohnHampton]

Consider it done. 🙂👍

[@silvertears100]

I have a few old coins and I have an old one pundits note loved our old money we still have ponds and pence no shillings and more and now decimal took some getting used too but we did

[@JohnHampton]

The old currency was real money, and today's is just play money by comparison. You have the euro as well, yes? Took Aussies a while to get used to decimal currency, as it did with the metric system. However, Gail always tries to convert metric measurements to the old imperial, regardless how many times I have tried to convince her how much easier metric measurements are. Oh well, that's a woman for you. Ciao. 🙄😆👍

[@glindawilson4195]

Hey friend, interesting. Do you mean a carton of cig. are $30 or I pkg. is $30. The stores here keep theirs in a closed counter. Enjoyed that info. Have a good day. Glinda

[@JohnHampton]

Hey, Glinda. A single pack of 30 cigarettes is $30. Some are a tad cheaper while packs of 50 are close to $50. Works out about one dollar per cigarette. You're welcome. You have a good day, too. Adieu. 🙂👍

[@glindawilson4195]

@@JohnHampton wow!!

[@JohnHampton]

🙀🙄👍👌

[@glennmartin5857]

Good show today , ping , ping , ping , whack , whack , whack , love it !! Hahaha hahaha hahaha hahaha

[@JohnHampton]

Thank you, Glenn. Ping-ping-ping-whop-whop-whop-how ya goin' mate? Whenever I think of that I still laugh my head off. Ha ha 😆😹😛😆😹😛

[@redrobin99]

Why would you like to own the banned weapons,John? To complete a collection perhaps. Just curious.

[@JohnHampton]

No, no; you have misunderstood. If those sort of weapons were legal here in OZ I would like to own a few of them. But they are not and more than likely never will be, and that's fine with me.

[@willythewave]

$30 for a pack for cigarettes which is the most absurd highest price I`ve ever heard of, $1.85 for a liter of gas ($7 a gallon U.S) and strict gun control. No offense intended but I`m glad I don`t live there. I love you Mr. Hampton. :)

[@JohnHampton]

No offence taken. Still, there has been not one school child murdered at school by a psycho brandishing a handgun or fully-automatic assault rifle, or both, here in OZ, in the entire history of our country. No offense intended, but I'm glad I don't live in the U.S.

[@carlaschurman4508]

@@JohnHampton You're right. 😢

[@redrobin99]

Not to get into a frenzy,but gun control has certainly worked in Australia and wish we had it here.

[@JohnHampton]

I'm not anti-gun in any shape or form, but I do consider the ease of acquiring handguns, automatic and semi-automatic rifles, and military type assault weapons, so on and so, is way too easy in the U.S. I would like very much to be able to buy some of the above mentioned, but I'm glad I can't, as oxymoronic as that may seem. 👍

[@willythewave]

​@@JohnHampton Hello John, I`m sorry for taking so long to reply. Once again I haven`t felt all that good and sometimes I don`t feel like typing. I hope your health is good or at least the best it can be for our age. I noticed in your past couple of videos your voice was somewhat hoarse or scratchy, I hope that`s getting better. I care about you my friend. Today is one of the rarer days (which is becoming more often) that I have felt like replying. I know you are not anti gun but I don`t see how you figure it`s so easy to aquire "handguns, automatic and semi-automatic rifles, and military type assault weapons" as you say. For the law abiding person it`s really not that easy at all. Granted I can buy (gun parts, ammo and magazines) through the mail, at least in my state but in order to obtain an actual firearm I have to go through a strict regime of taxation, a background check, Federal Firearms Licensing forms and fees (but not a waiting period as in some other states). Last month I waited the entire month to take a hunter education course or a law enforcement safety course (which ever I chose and had already done in the late 70`s but wasn`t on record anymore)...I sat there for 8 hours listening to bullshit that no criminal would ever endure. All to get my concealed weapon permit. AFTER THAT I have to go to the courthouse and pay another $50 for ANOTHER background check (that I paid for when I bought my gun) but I`m lucky that I live in Virginia which is a (shall issue state) meaning if I pay my fees and pass my checks they cant turn me down. Some states are (may issue states....meaning you have to give them a good reason) and some states are ( non issue, meaning no way in hell are you going to get one). That`s just for normal firearms. It gets worse. If you want a silencer, a short barreled rifle there are a whole nother set of rules, taxes and stricter rules amounting to about $250 dollars and a much longer waiting period.. If you want a machine gun then it gets really bad and the price increases to a minimum of $20,000 and a several year waiting period a much much stricter background check and the FEDS watching over your every move. This is a nutshell explanation. So would you please explain to me how you figure it`s so easy for a (LAW ABIDING CITIZEN) to obtaing these weapons so easily? I`m not seeing it brother. Now if you are a criminal or an illegal alien on the other hand, these laws and rules don`t apply to you here in the U.S. You see? This is the problem...the rules only apply to the good guy. And I have news for you man...those rules aren`t so easy...as you say. Anyway, I love you John Hampton, I enjoy your videos and totaly respect your opinions. BTW I almost forgot. That professional voice artist thats done commercials and a few of my stories told me of a publishing company you may want to look into. I know nothing about them but it surely wouldnt hurt to check. He seems to think highly of them, and I trust him. Dorrance Publishing 1-800-847-1362 www.dorrancepublishing.com/ www.dorrancepublishing.com/how-it-works/step-1/ Listed Number 1-800-695-9599 One number works, one don`t. Look on the website to see which one. I wish you nothing but happiness, good health and prosperity Mr. Hampton. :)

[@willythewave]

Did we miss something? I feel like I made a comment we haven`t covered. Yahoo has deleted a bunch of my comments lately, but My memory is failing me, it`s nearly non existent. Dammit John I know I said something else...I shake my head. I can`t remember...I`m sure I was bitching about something. :(

[@JohnHampton]

Did we miss something? Did we miss something? You're asking me? Me, for heavens sake. Me who has a mind like a sieve. Gee, George; get real, will you? Bitching? You're always bitching about something, so is it any wonder you can't remember what you were bitching about yesterday, last week, or the beginning of the year? No, of course not. Right. Now ... Crikey; I forgot what it was I was going to say. Poof; just like that. It came then went. Oy vey. Cheers. 🙀😹😛😆

[@willythewave]

@@JohnHampton LOL It`s funny that you said that. Philip (my 78 year old neighbor) and I went specifically to take the trash off the day before yesterday (which we did), but we went to the store and got distracted talking and when we got back to the house I said: "Phillip...did we take the fuckin trash off?" He said: " Yes we did, but don`t feel bad I got in the car and forgot mine and had to go back in the house and get it." LOL Cheers brother. Are we due for the old folks home yet? They`d kick me out after a day or two. LOL

[@JohnHampton]

Said what? What did I say? Was it about forgetting things? If it was then what happen to you and your friend is completely normal in my book. Completely and utterly normal. And I did enjoy the short rendition. Brought back a lot of memories of me doing the same thing. Dad and Dave, kind of thing. Dad and Dave were an Australian comedy duo going way back to radio days before TV, just in case you were wondering. Old folks home? Are you nuts. Me in an old folks home surrounded by old farts spooning porridge into their pockets without the slightest idea that they are doing so? I'd go berserk in an hour. Totally flip my lid, I would. And I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats coming to take me away - ha ha, hee-hee - to the funny farm. where life is beautiful all the time ... 😹😆😛🙀

[@willythewave]

@@JohnHampton I never heard of Dad and Dave but I can imagine what that was all about just by our subject matter. LOL