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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 2462879, member: 40017&quot;]Yes - the &quot;Britannia&quot; Groats are lovely coins. Made from 1835 to 1855 (bar 1850) and then once again in 1888. They were worth Four Pence and were primarily designed for use in the colonies I believe. 1852 and 1853 are the scarcest dates - I have examples of all except 1853, so if anyone has a spare.... ;-)</p><p><br /></p><p>Many new collectors confuse them with the Maundy Fourpence coins that were issued from Charles II&#039;s time and still come out now. Since the late 17th century these have had a large figure 4 on the back, so are easily distinguished from the Britannia groat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier in English history, when coins were hammered, the groat was a large circulation coin. They started in Edward III&#039;s reign and the name &quot;Groat&quot; derived from the French &quot;grosse&quot; for large.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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