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<p>[QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 1003543, member: 27100"]Tony Clayton's website has some more info on this penny-halfpenny (or three-halfpence):</p><p> </p><p><b>Colonial Three Halfpence</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The three halfpence was issued again between 1834 and 1862 in the reigns of <b>William IV</b> and <b>Victoria</b> for use in the colonies. They never circulated in the UK, but these small silver coins, weighing 0.7g with a diameter of 12mm, are generally considered to be part of the British series as they so resemble the Maundy issues. </p><p> </p><p>All have the denomination (1½) in numerals on the reverse, with a crown above and wreath around. </p><p> </p><p>In Ceylon they were equivalent to 4 stivers, while in Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad they were equivalent to a quarter of a real. </p><p> A rare proof dated 1870 brought the series to a close. </p><p> </p><p><i>Taken from </i><a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/phalf.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/phalf.html" rel="nofollow"><i>http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/phalf.html</i></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The non-overdate is, as <i>mickey</i> states, worth <b>more</b> than the overdate! It was minted in small numbers from 1834 - 1843, 1860, 1862 and that rare proof 1870. Overdates 1835/4 and 1843/34 are known.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="andyscouse, post: 1003543, member: 27100"]Tony Clayton's website has some more info on this penny-halfpenny (or three-halfpence): [B]Colonial Three Halfpence[/B] The three halfpence was issued again between 1834 and 1862 in the reigns of [B]William IV[/B] and [B]Victoria[/B] for use in the colonies. They never circulated in the UK, but these small silver coins, weighing 0.7g with a diameter of 12mm, are generally considered to be part of the British series as they so resemble the Maundy issues. All have the denomination (1½) in numerals on the reverse, with a crown above and wreath around. In Ceylon they were equivalent to 4 stivers, while in Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad they were equivalent to a quarter of a real. A rare proof dated 1870 brought the series to a close. [I]Taken from [/I][URL="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/phalf.html"][I]http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/phalf.html[/I][/URL] The non-overdate is, as [I]mickey[/I] states, worth [B]more[/B] than the overdate! It was minted in small numbers from 1834 - 1843, 1860, 1862 and that rare proof 1870. Overdates 1835/4 and 1843/34 are known.[/QUOTE]
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