halfpenny
Tiny British coin
A halfpenny is a British coin worth half a penny.
The word is typically pronounced "HAY-p'ny," which explains the alternate spelling ha'penny.
Halfpennies were common in everyday British transactions until decimalization in 1971, and the term survives in expressions like not worth a halfpenny meaning worthless or nearly so.
Quarter-penny coin
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
- sixpenceFormer British coin
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
- groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
florin · guinea · sovereign · crown · tuppence · copper · bronze · obverse
Small offered opinion
- small changeLow-denomination currency
- brass farthingSmallest former British coin
- red centIdiomatic worthless sum
- plugged nickelDefaced coin, no value
Pure silver alloy
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- Royal MintGovernment coin manufacturer
- decimalisationConverting systems to base-ten
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
Britain · England · UK · Commonwealth · Victorian · Edwardian · Georgian · Elizabethan
Old valued collectible
- relicPreserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- TudorSixteenth-century English ruling family
Stuart · bygone · heritage · museum · collectible · preservation · archive · historical
Insultingly small payment
- trifleInsignificant matter or thing
- cheapnessLow price quality
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- worthlessnessLack of any value
insignificance · meagre · paltry · nominal · frugality · bargain · pocket money
farthing
Quarter-penny coin
- shillingFormer British monetary unit
- sixpenceFormer British coin
- threepenceFormer British three-penny coin
groat · florin · guinea · sovereign · crown · tuppence · copper · bronze · obverse · reverse
tuppence worth
Small offered opinion
- small changeLow-denomination currency
- brass farthingSmallest former British coin
- red centIdiomatic worthless sum
sterling
Pure silver alloy
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- Royal MintGovernment coin manufacturer
- decimalisationConverting systems to base-ten
monarch · Britain · England · UK · Commonwealth · Victorian · Edwardian · Georgian · Elizabethan · imperial
antique
Old valued collectible
Tudor · Stuart · bygone · heritage · museum · collectible · preservation · archive · historical · period piece
pittance
Insultingly small payment
- trifleInsignificant matter or thing
- cheapnessLow price quality
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
worthlessness · insignificance · meagre · paltry · nominal · frugality · bargain · pocket money