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February 5th 05, 05:20 AM
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Nice 1/48th of shilling on ebay
Someone should grab this one, a nice coin, with die filling:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...672585 5&rd=1 Harold 
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February 5th 05, 09:41 PM
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"Harold Fears" wrote in message
.. . Someone should grab this one, a nice coin, with die filling: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...672585 5&rd=1 Why was there such a coin as "1/48 of a shilling"? Isn't that the same as a farthing? -- Steve
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February 6th 05, 12:38 AM
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Steve,
Yes, 1/48th of a shilling is the same as a farthing. To refresh your memory, Jersey denominations pre-1877 were 1/13th, 1/26th, and 1/52nd of a shilling. To learn more about these coins visit my site at http://jerseycoins.com . Harold "Steve MacGregor" wrote in message news:c4bNd.74$zs.25@okepread04... "Harold Fears" wrote in message .. . Someone should grab this one, a nice coin, with die filling: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...672585 5&rd=1 Why was there such a coin as "1/48 of a shilling"? Isn't that the same as a farthing? -- Steve
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February 6th 05, 01:28 AM
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"Harold Fears" wrote in message news  Steve, Yes, 1/48th of a shilling is the same as a farthing. To refresh your memory, Jersey denominations pre-1877 were 1/13th, 1/26th, and 1/52nd of a shilling. To learn more about these coins visit my site at http://jerseycoins.com . Harold "Steve MacGregor" wrote in message news:c4bNd.74$zs.25@okepread04... "Harold Fears" wrote in message .. . Someone should grab this one, a nice coin, with die filling: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...672585 5&rd=1 Why was there such a coin as "1/48 of a shilling"? Isn't that the same as a farthing? -- Steve I was going to say how the previous system had 13 Jersey pence to a British shilling, and the new one 12 Jersey pence to a British shilling, and how they wanted to make sure that the people knew that the 1/48 represented more money than the 1/52, but then I realized how poorly people understood (and understand) fractions, so my theory is blown out of the water. Whew! James
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