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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 (LVL30,770)

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Grams of amphetamine
A gram of amphetamine for £9.80 (LVL8.06) from drugscope
Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (LVL50.98) from waterstones

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You can buy all of the following:

1 Yearly salary of an MP
Yearly salary of an MP, 2011. for £65,740 (LVL54,050) from source
1 Person's debt
Average debt of a UK citizen for £33 thousand (LVL27,130) from source
1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (LVL12,330) from source
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100 Candle Bags - Stars (Pk 5)
Gifts for £5 (LVL4.11) from hawkin
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3 thousand Words by Stephen Fry
Cost per word of Stephen Fry's column for £3 (LVL2.47)