History of the halfpenny
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History of the halfpenny
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The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700-year history it was made from silver, but as the value of silver increased the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the process of decimalising the British currency. "Halfpenny", colloquially written ha'penny, was pronounced ; "1 ½d" was spoken as a penny ha'penny or three ha'pence. It was long considered that the first halfpenny coins were produced in the reign of King Ed
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