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1 farthing (\u00bcd<\/em>)
4 farthings = 1 penny (1d<\/em>)
12 pence = 1 shilling (1s<\/em>)
20 shillings = 1 pound (\u00a31 or 1l<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Wikipedia, prices less than a pound were broken into shilling and pence. Hence, three shilling and six pence would be termed “three and six.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Common-ish coins in Regency and Victorian England<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Material<\/strong><\/td>Marking<\/strong><\/td>Circulation<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Farthing <\/td>bronze<\/td>1\/4d<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Halfpenny or Ha’penny <\/td>copper, bronze<\/td>1\/2d<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Penny <\/td>silver, copper, bronze<\/td>1d<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Threepence, Thruppence, Thruppenny bit <\/td>silver<\/td>3d<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Fourpence, Fourpenny bit, Groat <\/td>silver<\/td>4d<\/em><\/td>Victorian (1836-1855 & 1888)<\/td><\/tr>
The Sixpence, Sixpenny bit, Tanner<\/td>silver<\/td>6d<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Shilling, Bob<\/td>silver<\/td>1s<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Florin <\/td>silver<\/td>2s<\/td>Victorian (first issued 1849)<\/td><\/tr>
Half Crown <\/td>silver<\/td>2s<\/em> 6d<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Crown <\/td>silver<\/td>5s<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Half Sovereign <\/td>silver<\/td>10s<\/td>First issued 1817<\/td><\/tr>
Half Guinea<\/td>gold<\/td>10s <\/em>6d<\/em><\/td>Regency (eliminated in Great Recoinage of 1816) <\/td><\/tr>
Guinea<\/td>gold<\/td>21s<\/td>Regency (eliminated in Great Recoinage of 1816)<\/td><\/tr>
Sovereign<\/td>gold<\/td>1l<\/em><\/td>First issued 1817<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 farthing (\u00bcd) 4 farthings = 1 penny (1d)12 pence = 1 shilling (1s)20 shillings = 1 pound (\u00a31 or 1l) According to Wikipedia, prices less than a pound were broken into shilling and pence. Hence, three shilling and six pence would be termed “three and six.” Common-ish coins in Regency and Victorian England Name … <\/p>\n

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