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11Efforts to eliminate the penny in the United States — A debate exists within the United States government, and American society at large, over whether the one cent coin, commonly known as the penny, should be eliminated as a unit of currency in the United States. Two bills introduced in the U.S.… …
12History of the English penny (1154–1485) — This is the history of the English penny from the years 1154 to 1485. The Plantagenets (1154 ndash;1485) King Henry II ascended the throne in 1154 as the first of the Plantagenet dynasty. For the first few years of his reign the coins of King… …
13Half penny (British decimal coin) — Infobox Coin Country = United Kingdom Denomination = Half penny Value = ½ Unit = penny sterling Mass = 1.78 Diameter = 17.14 Thickness = approx. 1 Edge = Plain Composition = Bronze Years of Minting = 1971 ndash;1984 Catalog Number = Obverse = 76… …
14Northern Quarter (Manchester) — Coordinates: 53°28′56″N 2°14′04″W / 53.482289°N 2.23435°W / 53.482289; 2.23435 …
15Take a penny, leave a penny — (sometimes Give a penny, take a penny or penny tray) refers to a type of tray, dish or cup often found in gas stations and convenience stores in North America, meant for convenience in cash transactions. [cite… …
16Gold penny — This article describes the medieval English twenty pence coin. For the modern British coin see British Twenty Pence coin. Until the reign of King Henry III of England (1216–1272), any need in England for coins worth more than one penny (which, at …
17History of the English penny (1066–1154) — The Early Norman kings Following the Norman Conquest, William the Conqueror continued the Anglo Saxon coinage system. As a penny was a fairly large unit of currency at the time, when small change was needed a penny would be cut in half or into… …
18Ward penny — Ward Ward, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG. wart, Icel. v[ o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. wards in da[ u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard, from… …
19Farthing (British coin) — A farthing (meaning fourth part ) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound sterling, slightly over a mill division in other currencies. Such coins were first minted in England in the 13th century, and continued to be… …
20£sd — (pronounced, and sometimes written, L.s.d.) was the popular name for the pre decimal currencies (sterling) used in the United Kingdom and in most of the British Empire. This abbreviation meant “pounds, shillings, and pence”, having originated… …
