He Found A Defaced Halfpenny In The Ground Too
Brad was thrilled when he made the second find of the day. He found a copper coin that was pretty valuable. While its surface had worn off, he could tell that it was either a coin from the early colonies or a British halfpenny. The elements must have scrubbed off the details. At any rate, he planned to do some research on it as soon as he returned home. It was an honor to be able to hold a piece of history.
He Found A Defaced Halfpenny In The Ground Too
British Halfpennys No Longer Count As Legal Currency
The British halfpenny, also called ha’penny, was a currency unit that was total to half a penny. Copper was used from 1672 to 1860, but it was minted in bronze after that. Nigel Lawson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer back then, announced that it would no longer be official legal currency by the end of 1984. A lot of people approved of this move. After all, many of them thought that it was a rather useless coin.
British Halfpennys No Longer Count As Legal Currency
