Background: By the 1950s, the farthing had pretty much lost its spending power and there were calls for its withdrawal. An average of 20 million farthings per year were produced during the reign of George VI but inflation made these coins virtually obsolete during Elizabeth’s early reign. The Royal Mint stopped producing them in 1956…
Background By the end of George V’s reign the threepence had become unpopular in England because of its small size. Although it was still popular in Scotland, the government of the day decided to introduce a more substantial thru’penny bit which would have a more convenient weight/value ratio than the silver coinage. The silver threepence…
Introduction: The ‘three-halfpence’ was the smallest silver coin ever struck by the Royal Mint for circulation. It was worth 11⁄2d (or 1⁄160 of a pound) and was produced for circulation in the British colonies, specifically for use in British Guiana, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Mauritius, Sierra Leone and the West Indies. They were a rough…
2016 Market Values Copper Penny Copper Halfpenny Copper Farthing <no image> No farthings were circulated.
These sets are similar to the coins that circulate but are struck on specially produced, highly polished flans (also known as blanks, or planchets). The Central Bank of Ireland has maintained their conservative approach to the issue of proof sets and, to date, only seven sets have been made available for collectors to purchase. The…
Most of the coins listed below were struck as ‘proofs’ – the exception being the first of the series, the €5 Special Olympics coin. This was a cupro-nickel coin and is available as BU mini-presentation folder. In addition to this, all other coins were struck in either Sterling silver or gold and are issued in…
The Irish 50 cent euro coin (€0.50) has a value of one half of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic gold. Value 0.50 euro Mass 7.80 g Diameter 24.25 mm Thickness 2.38 mm Edge Regular, fine indentations Composition Nordic gold Nordic gold is the gold-coloured copper alloy from which the middle three denominations of euro…
The 20 cent euro coin (€0.20) has a value of one fifth of a euro and are composed of an alloy called nordic gold in the Spanish flower shape. a type of coin flan shape, consisting of a smooth edge separated into equal sections by seven indents the ECB explained that the the Spanish flower…
The 10 cent euro coin (€0.10) has a value of one tenth of a euro and is composed of an alloy called Nordic gold. Value 0.10 euro Mass 4.10 g Diameter 19.75 mm Thickness 1.93 mm Edge Regular, fine indentations Composition Nordic gold Nordic gold is the gold-coloured copper alloy from which the middle three denominations of euro coins,…
The 5 cent euro coin (€0.05) has a value of one twentieth of a euro and is composed of copper-covered steel. The coin has been used since 2002 and was not redesigned in 2007 as was the case with the higher value coins. Value 0.05 euro Mass 3.92 g Diameter 21.25 mm Thickness 1.67 mm Edge Smooth Composition Copper-covered…
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