You could buy
You can buy one of the following:
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Enough 1p coins to cover an American football field
Cover an American football field with a single layer of UK one penny coins in hexagonal close-pack formation for £37,430 (COL$109,200 thousand)
Buy all billionaires
You can buy each US-dollar billionaire one of the following items:
Shopping list
You can buy all of the following:
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1 Housing benefit
Average (mean) weekly housing benefit claim in the UK, July 2011 for £87.18 (COL$254,400) from source -
1 UK Black-and-White Television License
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (COL$143 thousand) from bbc -
5 thousand Prescription medicine items
Cost charged by the NHS for an item of prescription medicine for £7.40 (COL$21,600) from source -
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300 Cups of instant coffee
Cost per cup of instant coffee for £0.05 (COL$134.20)