Movie money

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 21124

Christine wrote:

> So then a 50 pence piece isn't round? That would explain it. I have 
> never seen a pence so I just assumed that it would be round like 
> American money. 

Me too (I've been to England but didn't recall any non-round coins).  
I got the explanation from this list some time back, but I still think 
the joke would be funnier if a 50p piece were round and wizard money 
were something weird to our eyes, normal to Ron's.  Most coinage I've 
ever seen around the world is round, so a 50p piece really is weird, 
not just to wizards.  

But I guess JKR was making fun of her own mint for coming up with an 
original but not very practical shape (doesn't it wear holes in your 
pockets?).

Amy Z

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