"old penny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old pence [plural], old pennies [plural]
Etymology: Retronym for penny to avoid confusion with the new penny. Head templates: {{en-noun|old pence|+}} old penny (plural old pence or old pennies)
  1. The pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d
    Sense id: en-old_penny-en-noun-amVoyPs9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Coins Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 35 15 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 50 35 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 34 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 33 12 Disambiguation of Coins: 53 21 26
  2. The pre-decimalisation Irish penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of an Irish pound. Symbol: d
    Sense id: en-old_penny-en-noun-1biTxkfp
  3. A coin worth one old penny. Related terms: new penny, old money
    Sense id: en-old_penny-en-noun-CltdauVg

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "old pennies",
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    }
  ],
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        "A coin worth one old penny."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "28 29 43",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 29 43",
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        }
      ]
    }
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    "Pages with entries",
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}

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