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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 4797744, member: 87080&quot;]Contrary to popular belief, the round half penny did not originate with Edward I&#039;s new coinage of 1279.&nbsp; We know of round half pennies being minted under Henry I and Henry III, though surviving examples are exceedingly rare.&nbsp; Here is one from Henry I minted in Sandwich.&nbsp; It&#039;s not my coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165004[/ATTACH] </p><p>Henry III minted both half pennies and farthings of the short cross variety. The farthings are extremely rare, with maybe 10 examples known.&nbsp; Here is a Henry III farthing that is not my coin.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165006[/ATTACH]The coinage must have been well thought out and numerous because cut farthings and half pennies were declared to be demonitized in the 1220s.&nbsp; The massive amount of cut short cross and voided long cross pennies certainly indicates that the general public was not convinced to change their ways</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s somewhat of a mystery why the round half penny and farthing didn&#039;t catch on when cutting of a full penny to make change was so common. A penny was still a sizable amount of money, roughly the daily wage of a laborer.&nbsp; There was also a pressing need for change too.&nbsp; I&#039;ll add a cut half penny of Henry I to this thread.&nbsp; This one is in my collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1165009[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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