10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALFPENNIES»
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halfpennies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
halfpennies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Liber albus: the white book of the City of London
If the loaves are more in number than the halfpennies, let the excess be taken in
the number of such loaves, and its proportion be ascertained relatively to the
number of halfpennies, and then, according to such proportion, let the weight of ...
City of London (England). Corporation, John Carpenter, Henry Thomas Riley, 1861
2
The Gentleman's Magazine
They were found in two earthen pots, the one full of silver, the other full of gold
coins, and had evidently been in currency ; the first pot contained shillings,
sixpences, and minor coins, even to silver halfpennies ; the other contained gold,
whole, ...
3
The Evolution of the Money Standard in Medieval Frisia: A ...
See also: Cleveringa, Gemeene landswarf, 10. 26 Excursus 6. 1 : 'On the
monetary regulation in the treaty of the Upstallisbam of 1323'. 27 Kappelhoff,
Friesische 'Schuppen '?, 443-445, mentions a large proportion of Westphalian
halfpennies ...
4
The Gentleman's Magazine
F»st, Sim reckons that halfpennies were first coined round A. D. 1279, m the
ounce may be very rare, yet perhaps some sew may be found ; and the same
may be! said of the halfpennies of both forts, and yet I shall not despair but that
several ...
5
The Gentleman's Magazine and Hiftorical Chronicle
First, Sim) reckons that halfpennies were first coined round A. D. 1279, in the
reign of Edtvard I. (5) But it has been since B remarked, that Historians very
particularly tell us that Henry I. coined halfpennies round like his pennies, tho'
none of ...
6
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
'Tis presumed, that pennies of 16 to the ounce may be very rare, yet perhaps
some few may be found ; and the fame may be said of the halfpennies of both
forts, and yet I shall not despair but that several of each may hereasier be brought
to ...
7
The Maids, Wives, and Widows' Penny Magazine, and Gazette of ...
One sovereign, 4 penny pieces, 16 halfpennies. 6. One sovereign, 9 penny
pieces, 1 halfpenny, 10 farthings. 7. One sovereign, 2 penny pieces, 14
halfpennies, 4 farthings. 8. One sovereign, I twopenny piece, t penny, 18
halfpennies. 9.
8
Seven
Halfpennies: Self-portrait of the Childhood & Youth of ...
Seven Halfpennies is a collection of autobiographical tales of the childhood and youth of a working-class boy who grew up in a poor Housing Commission estate in the south-east of Melbourne in the 1950s.
9
Annals of the coinage of Great Britain and its dependencies: ...
On the same day, eight dies for making round halfpennies and farthings were
delivered to them. And, afterward, on the Thursday before Easter, eight dies for
pennies, eight for halfpennies, and the same number for farthings, over and
above ...
10
An Historical Account of English Money from the Conquest to ...
Value of Reign and Year. Standard and Species. Weight. the Pound by Tale.
dwts.grs. s. d. Wm. l. A. . 6 - Wm. an? 123?} - - o 24 I o o Henry I. Hoo Pennies -- -
-- -- _ _. Halfpennies and Farthings Stephen "35 Pennies --. - - -. _. _. Henry ll.
1154.
Stephen Martin Leake, 1793
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALFPENNIES»
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halfpennies is used in the context of the following news items.
Archaeologists find King's hammered coin at site of Anglo-Scottish …
The first king to mint halfpennies, Edward I was born in 1239 and became known as Longshanks because of his height. He was also called the ... «Culture24, Jun 15»
Sir Van Morrison: Here Comes the Knight
The story goes that the RUC were called to Cookstown Town Hall in December 1964 when a crowd booed and threw pennies and halfpennies ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
Exciting find for young archaeologists at Northumberland castle
... he decided the competing claims of John Balliol and Robert Bruce to the Scottish Crown, was the first king to mint halfpennies, starting shortly ... «Northumberland Gazette, May 15»
'Curtis Warren wouldn't have got involved with a £1m drugs job in …
He said: “As far as I am aware he hasn't got two halfpennies to rub together. How they can say he's supposed to have £200m is anybody's ... «Liverpool Echo, Apr 15»
General Notes Regarding Classification of Australian Coin Types
The new London master die for the 'Roo' reverse can only have been used experimentally, as very few 1939 'Roo' halfpennies of this type ... «CoinWeek, Apr 15»
Bygones: Vic became lifelong fan of singer Pat Boone after seeing …
At one time, I was saving halfpennies and farthings and, on one occasion, I went to the Cameo in London Road with some friends. I don't think ... «Derby Telegraph, Apr 15»
James Morwood by Richard Curtis
I remember finding out how much money was donated during the church collection – mostly it was halfpennies, pennies or buttons. I made a ... «TES News, Mar 15»
New York Copper Coins and Patterns in the Kendall Collection
Moreover, far more collectors actively seek Massachusetts Silver coins, Virginia halfpennies, Nova Constellatio Coppers and Fugio cents, than ... «CoinWeek, Mar 15»
Celebrate the 'Luck of the Irish' next Tuesday
The first real evidence of a link between St. Patrick and the shamrock appears in 1675, on the St. Patricks's Coppers or halfpennies. These ... «The Friday Flyer, Mar 15»
Falkirk's tram system was built in just 12 weeks
The fare was three halfpennies, any distance. The new route was never the financial success of the circular route which carried thousands of ... «Falkirk Herald, Jan 15»
