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<p>[QUOTE="HammeredCoin, post: 2223502, member: 75598"]Hey everyone! I am new to the forum but this thread is just up my alley!</p><p><br /></p><p>The practice of cutting pennies was a long standing tradition in England dating all the way back to the mid twelfth century with what we refer to as the "voided short cross" coins minted under Henry II reign starting in 1180. The cross size was than expanded to a "voided long cross" under Henry III in 1247 to try to limit the clipping that was occurring.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "voids" in the cross on the reverse of the coin was meant as a guide for the mint to cut the penny in halves and even quarters. This was supposed to be done only at the mint to produce smaller denominations without having to strike a completely different set of coins. During this period in England, a penny was roughly a full day's pay for a typical farmer/work hand, thus the need for smaller denominations.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first complete coins struck as smaller denominations was done in 1279 by Edward I. Half pennies and "farthings" (1/4 penny) were struck at this time and in much smaller quantities than pennies because of the costs were much greater.</p><p><br /></p><p>Below I have included a few pictures of an Edward I farthing minted in 1279 in London under Edward I. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else a collector??</p><p>[ATTACH=full]436005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436006[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="HammeredCoin, post: 2223502, member: 75598"]Hey everyone! I am new to the forum but this thread is just up my alley! The practice of cutting pennies was a long standing tradition in England dating all the way back to the mid twelfth century with what we refer to as the "voided short cross" coins minted under Henry II reign starting in 1180. The cross size was than expanded to a "voided long cross" under Henry III in 1247 to try to limit the clipping that was occurring. The "voids" in the cross on the reverse of the coin was meant as a guide for the mint to cut the penny in halves and even quarters. This was supposed to be done only at the mint to produce smaller denominations without having to strike a completely different set of coins. During this period in England, a penny was roughly a full day's pay for a typical farmer/work hand, thus the need for smaller denominations. The first complete coins struck as smaller denominations was done in 1279 by Edward I. Half pennies and "farthings" (1/4 penny) were struck at this time and in much smaller quantities than pennies because of the costs were much greater. Below I have included a few pictures of an Edward I farthing minted in 1279 in London under Edward I. Anyone else a collector?? [ATTACH=full]436005[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]436006[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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