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	History of the British penny (1714-1901) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pennies were minted in 1729, 1731, 1732, 1735, 1737, 1739, 1740, 1743, 1746, 1750, 1752–1760.
		The copper penny was only minted in three years, 1825–7, although the 1827 coin is rare, and the minting of copper coins in 1825 was only authorised on 14 November of that year.
		The penny of Queen Victoria (1837–1901) is one of the most intricate denominations of British coinage, with most of the varieties emerging after the switch from copper to bronze coinage in 1860.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_British_penny_(1714-1901) (1331 words)

	History of the British penny (1901-1970) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The penny of King Edward VII (1901–1910) is of the same technical standards as the late Victorian issues.
		King George V (1910–1936) pennies were produced to the same standard until 1922, but after a three year gap in production the alloy composition was changed in 1925 to 95.5% copper, 3% tin, and 1.5% zinc, although the weight remained 9.4 grams and the diameter 31 millimetres.
		In all subsequent mintings of the penny the inscription was
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_the_British_penny_(1901-1970) (660 words)

	History of the British penny (1901-1970) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The penny of King (King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)) Edward VII (1901–1910) is of the same technical standards as the late (A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally) Victorian issues.
		A penny of King (King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)) Edward VIII (1936) does exist, dated 1937, but technically it is a pattern coin i.e.
		The series of pennies concludes with the pre- (The act of changing to a decimal system) decimalisation issues for Queen (Daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)) Elizabeth II.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/H/Hi/History_of_the_British_penny_(1901-1970).htm (712 words)

	Coins of the UK - The Penny
		The silver penny is still minted for the Maundy Ceremony where the Queen gives a number of pensioners (the number corresponding to her age) a quantity of silver coins specially minted for the purpose in a white purse.
		The Veiled Head issues from 1895 to 1901 are fairly common, with two main varieties: 1mm or 2mm spacing of the trident from the P of PENNY in 1895, and a scarce 'high-tide' version of 1897 (Picture courtesy of Martin Platt).
		For Edward VII a low-tide penny for 1902 occurs as for the halfpenny.
	www.tclayton.demon.co.uk /penny.html (2920 words)

	History of the English penny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The silver penny was introduced to England around the year 785 by King Offa of Mercia, in the English midlands.
		The penny initially weighed 20 to 22.5 grains (1.3 to 1.5 g) of pure silver.
		From the time of King Offa, the penny was the only denomination of coin minted in England for 500 years, until the attempted gold coinage issue of King Henry III, and the later issues of King Edward III.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/History-of-the-English-penny.htm (411 words)

	History of the English penny
		This article refers to the penny coin which existed from its introduction in England in the reign of Offa of Mercia in the eighth century until decimalisation of the currency in 1971.
		In the reign of Ethelred the Unready (978-1016), some 40 million pennies were paid to the Danes, while King Canute (Knut) (1016-1035) paid off his invasion army with another 20 million pennies.
		From the time of King Offa, the penny was the only denomination of coin minted in England for some five hundred years, until the attempted gold coinage issue of King Henry II, and the later issues of King Edward III.
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		Although both currencies were separate — Irish Pounds and British Pounds — they were at the time tied to each other at fixed 1–1 exchange rate.
		Under the old currency of pounds, shillings, and pence, the pound was made up of 240d (pence).
		Interestingly, the face value of Maundy money was instead maintained, effectively increasing all coins' value by a factor 2.4, as the coins continue to be legal tender.
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	Useful dates in British history
		In addition to the penny, the halfpenny and farthing were minted, and also a fourpenny piece called a 'groat' (from the French 'gross')
		The first copper pennies were produced ('cartwheels') by application of steam power to the coining press
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