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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 4725791, member: 96746&quot;]Britain. 1846 One Centum struck in white metal. The Birmingham company Marrian &amp; Gausby struck the first decimal denominated coins in the country, producing patterns of 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c &amp; 1 centum. The first coins had the legend Smith&#039;s Decimal Curency which upset the Royal Mint as they had the sole right to produce coins. Accordingly the legend was changed to read Smith On Decimal Currency, of which this is one example. The precise definition of a centum was never established, with Peck considering it a decimal shilling, or maybe it was 100 cents, or maybe 1/10th of a pound?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1157487[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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