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The Halfpenny Piece
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Elizabethofseasons | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:28 |
Dear All |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:40 |
I can remember the farthing :-( |
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michael2 | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:41 |
what about the farthing showing me age now. lol :-D :-D |
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AnninGlos | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:45 |
Yes can remember the halfpenny and the farthing. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:46 |
Surely it got withdrawn when we went decimal in 1971 ? |
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Jonesey | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:47 |
I too recall using farthings with the picture of a Wren? on the reverse. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:50 |
I can just about remember the halfpenny i think ;-) |
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Sharron | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:50 |
For a short time in the eighties there were two pound coins. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:53 |
Sharron, :-S There still is a two pound coin |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:56 |
Glitterbaby - I think Elizabeth means the decimal halfpenny :-D |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:58 |
Penny or pence ?? |
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michael2 | Report | 5 Feb 2014 22:59 |
then there was also three penny bit also the silver tanner still got about twenty silver ones. :-D :-D |
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**Stella ~by~ Starlight**★..★..★ | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:00 |
i collect old English coins, they are fascinating..i have some dating back to the 1700's. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:03 |
Pence Glitter - but I still call them pennies |
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Elizabethofseasons | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:04 |
Hello All |
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Florence61 | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:06 |
In the early 70's, we would drive or take the train to hastings or eastbourne for a day out. We would go on the pier and get 50p worth of half pennies to play on the ammusements. Boy they lasted for ages and we had so much fun. |
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GlitterBaby | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:07 |
Yes I know what Elizabeth meant but it was not what was put in the original post. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:30 |
yeah she meant the 1/2 p |
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Sharron | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:31 |
The current £2 coin came at about the turn of the century but there was a sort of proto-type in about 1986. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 5 Feb 2014 23:39 |
what mathematical geniuses we must have been........... |
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