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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 (£S5,583 thousand)
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Random number tables
"A Million Random Digits with 100,000 Normal Deviates" by Michael D. Rich for £62 (£S9,249) from waterstones -
UK Black-and-White Television Licenses
1 Year black-and-white television license, 2011 for £49 (£S7,310) from bbc
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1 Influencing legislation
Fee requested by Lord Truscott to amend government legislation. for £72 thousand (£S10,740 thousand) from wikipedia -
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1 Thumb
Criminal injuries compensation for loss of thumb, 1996. for £15 thousand (£S2,238 thousand) from source -
1 Nissan Micra
Car for £7,820 (£S1,167 thousand) -
800 Lemon Tart
Duchy Originals organic classic lemon tart for £3.99 (£S595.20)