how did people buy really cheap stuff in the olden days when pounds were worth much more ? Surely 1 pence would be paying too much in certain situations

Question

how did people buy really cheap stuff in the olden days when pounds were worth much more ? Surely 1 pence would be paying too much in certain situations

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Answer 1

Well you’d use half-pennies or quarter-pennies of course! Or you’d dispense with money altogether and exchange goods.