tenpence
Ten British pennies
Tenpence is a sum of money equal to ten British pennies, or historically, ten old pence before decimalization in 1971.
The tenpence piece (or ten-pence piece) is a coin of that value: Have you got a tenpence for the meter?
The form tenpenny appears mainly in tenpenny nail, a size of nail.
Former British monetary unit
- sixpenceFormer British coin
- halfpennyFraction of a cent
- farthingQuarter-penny coin
- groatHistorical English fourpenny piece
florin · crown · sovereign · guinea · denomination · copper · silver · nickel
Insultingly small payment
- triflingOf no real importance
- paltryContemptibly meager
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- nominalIn designation only
token · modest · minimal · pocket money · small change · petty cash · affordability · price
Of coin collecting
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- gradeClassification by rank
- conditionState or stipulation
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
authentication · appraisal · rarity · series · issue · album · collection · auction
shilling
Former British monetary unit
groat · florin · crown · sovereign · guinea · denomination · copper · silver · nickel · brass
pittance
Insultingly small payment
nominal · token · modest · minimal · pocket money · small change · petty cash · affordability · price · cost
numismatic
Of coin collecting
- numismatistCurrency and medal scholar
- gradeClassification by rank
- conditionState or stipulation
cataloging · authentication · appraisal · rarity · series · issue · album · collection · auction · dealer
tenpencepound
Weight, strike, or kennel
penny · farthing · fifty pence · pound sterling · fortune
- tenpenny nailsFasteners sized by old pricing