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	A brief description of British pre-decimal coinage
		The most common coins were farthing, halfpenny, penny, threepence, sixpence (also known as a 'tanner'), shilling, two shillings (also known as a florin), half a crown (two shillings and sixpence).
		We do not do the same with shillings and pence thus five pounds and five shillings and sixpence will be written 5L.
		There were also sovereigns (a gold coin worth one pound while Britain was tied to the gold standard), silver threepences and crowns (five shillings)
	www.jhenry.demon.co.uk /abrief.htm

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	www.find-coin-values.info /coins/britishgoldsixpencecoins (750 words)

	Irish and Scottish
		References are to Spink's book on Irish and Scottish coins.
		British buyers should note that while the British and
	members.aol.com /rgrant1245/IrishScottish.html (750 words)

	British coin Quarter Guinea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The new coin had to be proportionate in size to the other gold denominations, and this resulted in a coin which weighed 2.1 grams and was 16 millimetres in diameter.
		Sir Isaac Newton, the Master of the Mint, wrote a minute dated 21 September 1717 in which he blamed the overvaluation of the Guinea at twenty one shillings and sixpence for this, and this resulted in a Proclamation of 20 December reducing the value of the guinea to twenty one shillings.
		Despite the unpopularity of the 1718 quarter guinea it was considered necessary to produce this coin again, to the same size and weight as before, to fill the gap between the low denomination silver coins and the larger gold coins.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_coin_Quarter_Guinea (550 words)

	Victorian coinage
		It was called a florin (a term first used for the coin produced in the 13th century in the Italian city of Florence) and it was minted for nearly 120 years until 1968 when, in preparation for decimalisation, a coin of the same size became the new ten pence piece.
		The shilling was also a silver coin as were the sixpence and the threepence (usually pronounced and sometimes spelt 'thruppence').
		A smaller 10p piece was issued in 1992 and the old florin sized coin finally disappeared on 30 June 1993.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (2714 words)

	Victorian coinage
		It was called a florin (a term first used for the coin produced in the 13th century in the Italian city of Florence) and it was minted for nearly 120 years until 1968 when, in preparation for decimalisation, a coin of the same size became the new ten pence piece.
		The ancient plural of 'pence' was retained (the two have always run in parallel, the plural for the coins usually being 'pennies' and for an amount being generally 'pence').
		A smaller 10p piece was issued in 1992 and the old florin sized coin finally disappeared on 30 June 1993.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (2714 words)

	dchp british coins
		Just in case anyone abroad is confused by British coins, we now use 100 new pence to the pound sterling, since about 1961, and coins are (or were) of half, 1,2,5,10,20,25,50 pence, 1,2,5,pounds, and notes (bills) of 1,5,10,20,50 pounds.
		Besides these 'standard' coins in the hand, at certain times we were also inflicted with 'Pieces of Eight', and even Dollars, worth approximately 4 shillings and ninepence to 5 shillings and sixpence, depending on the year.
		Whatever their origin, coins of 3 cents would be worth about 1 and a half farthings, and possible only at the employer's shop, so perhaps they are rightly consigned to 'charity'.
	www.geocities.com /david.s.church/famhist/infotools/britishcoins.html (579 words)

	1912 British £SD Coin Sets
		Not all values of coins are issued every year, it depends on demand, but in 1912, all eight of the normal circulating denominations were issued, namely halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence, silver threepence, halfpenny and farthing.
		Proof or specimen coin sets were only issued on special occasions such as coronations and jubilees.
		It was not until 1970 that they started to issue coin sets every year for sale to collectors.
	www.24carat.co.uk /1912coinsets.html (579 words)

	Articles - Jamaican dollar
		Coins in use were thus the farthing, ha'penny, penny, penny ha'penny, threepence, sixpence, shilling, florin (2 shillings), half crown (2/6), and crown (5/-).
		In 1839 an act was passed by Parliament declaring that as of December 31, 1840, only British coinage would be legal tender in Jamaica, demonitizing all of the Spanish coins, with the exception of the gold doubloon which was valued at 3/4/- (three pounds four shillings).
		The $2 bill was dropped in 1989 as were the 20 cent and 50 cent coins (the 50 cent coin had replaced the 50 cent bill in 1974).
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Jamaican_dollar (539 words)

	Encyclopedia: British coinage
		In 1920, the silver content of all British coins was reduced from 92.5% to 50%, with a portion of the remainder consisting of manganese, which caused the coins to tarnish to a very dark colour after they had been in circulation for a significant period.
		The weight of this coin was instituted by Charlemagne, and the purity of 92.5% silver (sterling silver) was instituted by Henry II in 1158 with the "Tealby Penny"â“ a hammered coin.
		The first pound coin was introduced in 1983 to replace the Bank of England Â£1 banknote which was discontinued in 1984 (although the Scottish banks continued producing them for some time afterwards.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/British-coinage (5410 words)

	English Measurements
		For example, the old sixpence coin was now 2 1/2 (new) pence; to avoid confusion, the new pence were abbreviated "p" (for "pence").
		As old coins wore out, new coins were minted in the same shape but imprinted with the decimal value.
		A guinea is one pound and a shilling.
	www.beagle-ears.com /lars/personal/funny/measure.htm (1457 words)

	Victorian coinage
		The ancient plural of 'pence' was retained (the two have always run in parallel, the plural for the coins usually being 'pennies' and for an amount being generally 'pence').
		The shilling was also a silver coin as were the sixpence and the threepence (usually pronounced and sometimes spelt 'thruppence').
		The ten pence and five pence coins (equivalent to the two shilling and one shilling pieces) were phased in from 1968 and the new fifty pence piece was first issued in October 1969 to replace the ten shilling note which ceased to be legal tender on 22 November 1970.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (2714 words)

	British coin collecting, and all collectors accessories.
		Ready Now - British Coins for sale section updated with new coins (from Newsletter 11).
		Farthings, Half Pennies, Pennies, Threepences, Sixpences, Shillings, Florins, Half Crowns, Crowns.
		Farthing, Half Penny, Penny, Threepence, Sixpence, Shilling, Florin, Half Crown, Crown, Sovereign....
	www.predecimal.com (578 words)

	Common Names of British Coin Denominations by Chard
		Actually, I have already covered many of these points in our other coin FAQ page British Coin Denominations However the purpose of that page was to present a complete list of denominations with first and last dates, and values.
		Five pound coins also did not enter regular circulation, and were only issued on special occasions.
		Ten shilling notes were in use from the time of the first world war, replacing the half sovereign, which had a value of ten shillings, but was never referred to as a "ten shilling coin", always "half sovereign", although the amount it represented would be expressed as "ten shillings" (or ten bob).
	www.24carat.co.uk /commoncoinnames.html (1294 words)

	Victorian coinage
		It was called a florin (a term first used for the coin produced in the 13th century in the Italian city of Florence) and it was minted for nearly 120 years until 1968 when, in preparation for decimalisation, a coin of the same size became the new ten pence piece.
		For most people the penny was still the central coin of their currency and was used in words like 'penn'orth' meaning a penny-worth of something as in 'I'll take a penn'orth of tobacco' and also as in 'it's a good penn'orth, sir' meaning it is good value for your penny.
		A smaller 10p piece was issued in 1992 and the old florin sized coin finally disappeared on 30 June 1993.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (1294 words)

	Victorian coinage
		The ancient plural of 'pence' was retained (the two have always run in parallel, the plural for the coins usually being 'pennies' and for an amount being generally 'pence').
		The shilling was also a silver coin as were the sixpence and the threepence (usually pronounced and sometimes spelt 'thruppence').
		The ten pence and five pence coins (equivalent to the two shilling and one shilling pieces) were phased in from 1968 and the new fifty pence piece was first issued in October 1969 to replace the ten shilling note which ceased to be legal tender on 22 November 1970.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (2714 words)

	British Coin Set
		Nine coins used in the British Empire in the 18th century.
		Includes information sheet which describes each coin, the English monetary structure and gives an idea of the cost of living in the 18th century.
		These reproductions are cast from lead-free pewter and come in a small leather pouch.
	www.jastown.com /coins/co-514.htm (2714 words)

	Celtic wedding traditions
		An Irish coin, or for Scots and Welsh an old British sixpence or penny can be worn in the shoe.
		"Something old, Something new, Something borrowed, Something blue, Silver sixpence in her shoe" (or "a penny in her shoe") is fairly well known.
		For people of Celtic heritage who live in new lands this is an opportunity to include something sentimental that relates to their heritage.
	www.celtarts.com /WEDDING/traditions.htm (2714 words)

	Footnotes; Mackay, Charles, Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds: Library of Economics and Liberty
		There were two or three boys near to the house who were going, and they asked me. I took sixpence from the money I used to lay up weekly for clothes.
		The vault is composed of two aisles, that on the south being much narrower than the other,—it was here she was deposited.
		Two books in England enjoy an extraordinary popularity, and have run through upwards of fifty editions in as many years in London alone, besides being reprinted in Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dublin.
	www.econlib.org /library/Mackay/macExNotes.html (5006 words)

	Articles: Money matters
		Such names for smaller sums of British money have obviously fallen out of use since the decimalisation of the currency in 1971, which rendered most of the old coins obsolete, and have not yet been replaced with new ones.
		bobstick, origin unknown); for the half-crown coin (that is, two shillings and sixpence) there were
		Maggie in the eighties, of the then new gold-coloured one-pound coin, because, it was said, “it’s brassy, two-faced and thinks it’s a sovereign” (the then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, had a noticeable tendency to mimic some of the more regal characteristics of Her Majesty).
	www.worldwidewords.org /articles/money.htm (1514 words)

	Victorian coinage
		The shilling was also a silver coin as were the sixpence and the threepence (usually pronounced and sometimes spelt 'thruppence').
		The ten pence and five pence coins (equivalent to the two shilling and one shilling pieces) were phased in from 1968 and the new fifty pence piece was first issued in October 1969 to replace the ten shilling note which ceased to be legal tender on 22 November 1970.
		It was called a florin (a term first used for the coin produced in the 13th century in the Italian city of Florence) and it was minted for nearly 120 years until 1968 when, in preparation for decimalisation, a coin of the same size became the new ten pence piece.
	www.wilkiecollins.demon.co.uk /coinage/coins.htm (1514 words)

	Definition of British coinage
		In 1920, the silver content of all British coins was reduced from 92.5% to 50%, with a portion of the remainder consisting of manganese, which caused the coins to tarnish to a very dark color after they had been in circulation for a significant period.
		Pre-decimalisation shillings were used as 5ps, with many people calling the new 5p coin a shilling, since it remained 1/20 of a pound, but was now worth 5p instead of 12d (the pre-decimalisation sixpence was rated at 2�p but was demonetised in 1980).
		The old British system of money, which evolved from mediaeval times, used a selection of coins known as
	www.wordiq.com /definition/British_coinage (1514 words)

	Common Names of British Coin Denominations by Chard
		Five pound coins also did not enter regular circulation, and were only issued on special occasions.
		With the issue of 1990 for the Queen Mother's 90th birthday, it had been very quietly decided to make a five pound coin of the same size and format as the old crown, and that it would continue to be known as a crown.
		This was sensible enough, because many world coins are known as "crown sized coins" or simply "crowns", although to the American mind they will probably be termed "dollar sized coins".
	www.24carat.co.uk /commoncoinnames.html (1514 words)

	THE LUCKY WEDDING SIXPENCE NECKLACE
		The sixpence was abolished as a British coin denomination more
		This authentic, British sixpence comes to you mounted in an elegant heart of roses created by the American Historic Society.
		The old custom was for the bride's father to hide the sixpence in his daughter's left shoe on her wedding day but with the modern brides and open bridal shoes that is not always possible.
	jbtingle.com /sixpence/charmik.html (477 words)

	Koala Coins - British Coin Florin
		British coin Broad English coin Noble English coin Florin or Double Leopard British coin Double...
		The table at right shows the British coins in common use until the introduction of the two shilling Florin in 1849.
		The eight pre-decimal coin types, halfcrown florin, shilling, sixpence, threepence, halfpenny and...
	www.koala.gr /coins/6/british-coin-florin.php (378 words)

	LUCKY WEDDING SIXPENCE IN LONG STEM RED ROSE KEEPER
		As the Sixpence has not been minted for over thirty-five years, the tradition has been changed to include other coins, but the BRITISH SIXPENCE is the original and authentic coin to be used.
		The old Victorian Tradition says that the Sixpence MUST be placed in the bride's left shoe for the wedding.
		The rose opens up and there is a soft, white slotted pillow that holds the sixpence.
	jbtingle.com /sixpence/roseik.html (509 words)

	British coin Quarter Guinea
		The new coin had to be proportionate in size to the other gold denominations, and this resulted in a coin which weighed 2.1 grams and was 16 millimetres in diameter.
		Despite the unpopularity of the 1718 quarter guinea it was considered necessary to produce this coin again, to the same size and weight as before, to fill the gap between the low denomination silver coins and the larger gold coins.
		Sir Isaac Newton, the Master of the Mint, wrote a minute dated 21 September 1717 in which he blamed the overvaluation of the Guinea at twenty one shillings and sixpence for this, and this resulted in a Proclamation of 20 December reducing the value of the guinea to twenty one shillings.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/br/British_coin_Quarter_Guinea.html (517 words)

	dchp british coins
		Besides these 'standard' coins in the hand, at certain times we were also inflicted with 'Pieces of Eight', and even Dollars, worth approximately 4 shillings and ninepence to 5 shillings and sixpence, depending on the year.
		Just in case anyone abroad is confused by British coins, we now use 100 new pence to the pound sterling, since about 1961, and coins are (or were) of half, 1,2,5,10,20,25,50 pence, 1,2,5,pounds, and notes (bills) of 1,5,10,20,50 pounds.
		Whatever their origin, coins of 3 cents would be worth about 1 and a half farthings, and possible only at the employer's shop, so perhaps they are rightly consigned to 'charity'.
	www.geocities.com /david.s.church/famhist/infotools/britishcoins.html (579 words)

	British Gold Sixpence Coins by Coin Collecting Center .com
		...no British gold sovereigns or other British gold coins issued in 1944, we have a list of.....coin types, halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence, silver and brass threepences.....other...
		Sovereigns and half sovereigns.....issued, namely halfcrown, florin, shilling, sixpence, silver threepence, halfpenny...
		Today gold Sovereigns are minted as proof coins for...
	www.coin-collecting-center.com /british-gold-sixpence-coins.html (579 words)

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