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   IIRC the sets
don't match the "natural" breakdown of the coins' values
 (1p/2p/5p, 10p/20p/50p, L1/L2/L5) but the system is still very elegant.  It
 should be a lesson to the US Mint on how to avoid making mistakes.  The L1
 coin also makes a really nice "plnk" sound on a counter and has a motto on
 the edge. 
   
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Think I'll change my vacation plans from Great Britain to Mexico. At least I can count
their money... and speak the language. ;-)
Steve Robertson - <steverob(a)hotoffice.com>