I think that is derived from the English Pound instead, and which at the time was 240 Pennies. Pound (currency) itself is derived directly from...
From Wikipedia: "Old English versions of the word penny are penig, pening, penning and pending; the word appears in German as Pfennig, in Dutch...
Hi Mark, I have stacks of British Pennies for sale in various grades. What are you particularly looking for now? What grades? P
What I think you are trying to decide is the balance between "Profit" and "Enjoyment". If you went for profit only, you would focus on a small...
Just an update - I have spoken with the local police and asked for more details on the coins that have been taken - particularly if there are any...
Well my calling card has me down as "Eccentric Enthusiast"! I couldn't call myself an expert, as I have no qualifications, so Eccentric suited me...
I am not sure what the tax is on Silver in the UK. As usual it is probably complicated. New Silver items would attract VAT at 20%. Old silver may...
Another reason is primitive money laundering. People sell things (whether good or bad) and earn Paypal credit. If they transfer to their banks, it...
Yes Aethelred and many of the other Saxon Kings paid "Danegelt" to the vikings in an effort to control their pillaging. Gradually the vikings...
I agree. I hope to find out more about what is missing now all the relevant departments are back at work. I will publish here anything I can find.
Those must be halfpennies as no pennies were struck until 1797, and they are substantially larger. Worth looking at them closely because many...
1972 Penny was produced in sets only - you will see it occasionally on the net, but it is always as a result of being broken out from a set. It is...
In your paragraph on what you have, I assume you are talking about Halfpennies of farthings? In Copper/Bronze/Tin: The Regal Penny starts GIII...
I am entirely with you on that! I lived for 2 years in Hong Kong in the 1980s and got so used to haggling for everything, it would seem unusual...
Looks good to me too - a very nice example. Anything under GBP300 would be a bargain. Looks to be a genuine seller too - realistic range of...
... Or you could look at it the other way round. Ebay, and other online means of selling, now represent a very large proportion of the whole...
Yes - looks to be moneyer Aelfnoth of London. Mint seems to be down as "OLUND" instead of "LUNDO" - can't see any notes in North suggesting this...
I hope this is not deemed "over the edge". Well known medal from the first world war - struck originally by the Germans to justify the sinking of...
Let's not open up the gun laws debate - suffice to say that it is not possible to have a pistol of any sort over here legally. The only people who...
A collector not far from me here was robbed on 21st December. Coins, Stamps and other valuables were taken. Report is here:...
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