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For the second season episode of The Simpsons, see Old Money (The Simpsons).

For the episode of the Nickelodeon animated television series El Tigre, see Old Money (El Tigre).

Old money refers to families who have been wealthy for several generations, as a term distinguishing them from the nouveau riche and parvenus (see template).
Old money refers in the United Kingdom to the pre-decimal currency of pounds, shillings (or 'bob') and pence. It had abbreviation £sd. It also had guineas, crowns, sovereigns, (rare) gold sovereigns, halfpennies, and farthings. There were 240 pennies in one old pound, and 12 pennies in a shilling. See also: British coinage.
Old Money can refer, informally, to any British imperial measurement (and sometimes to Fahrenheit temperatures).

Social stratification : Social class v • d • e
Bourgeoisie	Upper class	Ruling class	Nobility	White-collar
Petite bourgeoisie	Upper middle class	Creative class	Gentry	Blue-collar
Proletariat	Middle class	Working class	Nouveau riche/Parvenu	Pink-collar
Lumpenproletariat	Lower middle class	Lower class	Old Money	Gold-collar
Peasant/Serf	Slave class	Underclass		Classlessness
Social class in the United States
Upper class	Middle class	Lower class	Income	Educational attainment

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