Answer: The other set MUST ALSO be 1 pound+50p+20p+10p+5p. You didn't say the second set MUST be different from the first. :) There is no other way. If you break any of those 5 coins down into smaller denominations, there will always require more than 5 coins. There are four ways to make 1.85 pound with 6 coins: 1. (Three 50p)+20p+10p+5p 2. 1 pound+(four 20p)+5p 3. 1 pound+50p+(three 10p)+5p 4. 1 pound+50p+20p+(three 5p) but as you see, any way you break one of those 5 coins in 1 pound+50p+20p+10p+5p down, there will always be more than 5 coins. Therefore, the other set MUST ALSO be 1 pound+50p+20p+10p+5p. Edwin