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Tuppence, Tanner or Mite English currency

Iggyrulz		Posted : Monday, 14 September 2015 11:11:05 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 21/12/2013(UTC) Posts: 438 Location: Dunedin Thanks: 501 times Was thanked: 327 time(s) in 196 post(s)		Hi Guys and Girls just stumbled on the following and thought it could be of interest. Florin: A coin worth 2 shillings Crown: A coin worth 5 shillings Half-crown: A coin worth 2.5 shillings Tuppence: A coin worth 2 pence Thrupence: A coin worth 3 pence Groat: A coin worth 4 pence Tanner: A coin worth 6 pence Ha'penny: A coin worth 1/2 of a penny Farthing: A coin worth 1/4 of a penny Mite: A coin worth 1/8 of a penny I always thouht the half crown was worth a lot more but in reality it didn't have much more buying power that a florin. Still an awesome coin to find and quite elusive at times. A bit more semi useless info....... Farthing-1/4 of penny 960 to the pound Half penny-name says it all 480/pound Penny-240 to the pound because originally 240 weighed a pound 3 pence-80/pound 6 pence-40/pound Shilling-20/pound Florin-10/pound Half crown-8 to the pound (2 x shilling plus 1x 6 pence)or if you like 30 pennies Crown-4 to the pound Half Sovereign-10 shillings or half a pound Full Sovereign-1 pound Half guinea-10 shillings 6 pence Guinea-1 pound 1 shilling Was trying to find out the value of a half crown in today's money back in the late 1800's but prices ranged from about 9 pounds through to several hundred thousand pounds..... Mmm anyone know? Iggy Edited by user Tuesday, 15 September 2015 9:31:22 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Typo and added a bit

Mudwiggle		Posted : Wednesday, 16 September 2015 1:00:02 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 22/10/2013(UTC) Posts: 742 Thanks: 182 times Was thanked: 683 time(s) in 317 post(s)		Originally Posted by: Iggyrulz Was trying to find out the value of a half crown in today's money back in the late 1800's but prices ranged from about 9 pounds through to several hundred thousand pounds..... Mmm anyone know? Iggy Tried this? Then and Now calculator EDIT: Just weighed up a mintish 1951 penny (9.038g) x 240 = 4.78lb (That's what I call inflation ha ha) That 240 to the pound was the old silver pennies apparently. Adding to the trivia - the term "Pennyweight" comes from the cartwheel pennies, which were 1oz of finest Welsh copper, and were used for weights and measures by traders. I seem to remember there was something special about the length if you lined them up too, but can't access Grooble from the work machine (!) Edited by user Wednesday, 16 September 2015 1:13:54 PM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified

creamer		Posted : Friday, 18 September 2015 9:52:51 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 19/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 2,022 Location: Bay of Islands Thanks: 2289 times Was thanked: 525 time(s) in 391 post(s)		Pennyweight. That must be why some odd sized pennys turn up i think some with odd numbers on them too, as they are used as novel scale weights. .
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