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old penny
noun (plural old pence referring to a sum of money, old pennies referring to more than one coin)
  1. The pre-decimalisation penny, 1/240 of an old pound. Symbol: d
  2. A coin worth one old penny.
Etymology: Retronym for penny to avoid confusion with the new penny

     
 
  

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