Dizzy Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 We came across a little bag containing some old coins today from the 1920's to 40's.today when I was being a nosey bugger ha ha. I guess my mum must have got them from somewhere but no idea when, where from or why and dad had never seen them before today even though they were pretty much right under his nose. I took a couple of pics but should have taken more. Maybe I will tomorrow. Can anyone shed any light on these ? The are very small and less than a sixpence as you can see as there was one of those too. Most just say '3' on the front but some say '3 pence'. They seems to span about 15/20 years and some have holes through them (maybe they used to be on a bracelet or something) Some have George V others had a queenie I think only the ones from the 30's/40's had 'pence' on them but had 'pence' come in by then ??? Here's a couple of pics although I will get some more tomorrow as I only seem to have taken some of them and not necessarily the best ones to match my question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 They don't happen to be silver do they as they may have been ones used for the christmas pudding. As for some having the word pence on them no idea. My dad used to collect coins and had a rather large collection of assorted ones. anything that was unusual like the olympic ones or teh ones from the isle of man with windsurfers etc on them. I also came across a selection of pennies that belong to my late father in-law. Some are Victorian and some are so well worn it is difficult to tell they are pennies at al. will have to dig them out again and see wht I have to see if I have any similar to the ones you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I never imagined you would ever be posting pictures of your thruppenny bits on here Dizzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Got any halfpennies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Silver thruppeny bits, when I 'wuz yung' they used to make charm bracelets out of the old silver ones, the one your showing will be cupro-nickel, worth next to nowt especially with a hole dilled in it!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Some women did wear threepenny bits converted into earings. I knew at least two women who did. But has someone been paring the 3penny bits photographed? They are all round and if i remember correctly 3penny bits were dodecagon. like this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Silver threepenny bits were round Cleo ,i remember being shown them as a child & they weren't even legal tender then in the 50's/60's . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Tessla Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Coincidently I found my wife looking through a pile of old coins ....................she's going through the change Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P J Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Sorry Cleo but I prefer Dizzy's thruppenny bits to yours, they are a nicer shape. now that phrase goes down in the things I never dreamed I'd be saying today category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry hayes Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Yep, just old threepenny bits. Remember them all from childhood. The thrill when you discovered on of them in your Christmas pudding - didn't wrap them in tissue in those days. Health and safety would have a fit nowadays, but you took the greatest of care to make sure you didn't swallow one - worth more than your weekly pocket money. Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Sheesh! All you people with coins in the pudding! We were so poor we never had Christmas puddings with money in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Sorry Cleo but I prefer Dizzy's thruppenny bits to yours, they are a nicer shape. now that phrase goes down in the things I never dreamed I'd be saying today category. Doesn't bother me if you don't like my threepenny bit. I loved them and if I had one in my pocket I felt as rich as a queen! Trouble was they never stayed in my pocket for long before I was off to the corner shop for 2 oz of caramelas (sweets to you). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 In the late 50s to 60s, whenever I met my uncle Tommy he gave be a me threepenny bit. 40-50 years later I still have two of them. One just like Cleo's and the other has sort of a window thing on it. Anyone know what that was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stallard12 Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 In spite of the fact that I'll probably be called an uppity class, privileged, Republican brat !!!!!! I think we had silver sixpences in our pudding, not threepnny bits. That's how the Woolston upper crust lived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Woolston wasn't all that far from Orford if you took the short cut across the camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 had a good look through the coins and the only threepenny bit I have is one like Cleos dated 1944 with George vi on it. I have a few Edward vii the earliest which is dated 1902 and several Victorian pennies the earliest of which I can make the date out is 1882 the latest one is dated 1901. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demelzadoe Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I've got an Irish 3d, that's silver, a harp one one side and a hare on the other. And I've got a heap of pennies the earliest is 1799, George III, its smaller than the others. I have George IV 1826. And I've found a farthing, 1943, it's got a little bird on it, a robin maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Yes twaz the robin which sang on the back of a farthing. I loved the robin on the farthing. I think it was the only coin with a bird on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Not a robin it was a Wren or 'Jenny' Wren as it is known. demel the window design on the brass threepenny bit is a portcullis. here are the british coinage in circulation before decimalisation some remained for many years afterwards. excuse the misalignment of some of the titles, I messed up on word and forgot to correct it before uploading, but you get the drift!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Blow me down! It WAS a wren and I always thought it was a robin! I am so disappointed now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 My gran used to save the (brass) threepenny bits in a glass jar and put them in her post office account when it was full. I still have the jar and use it to keep my liquorice allsorts in (but not for long!!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Next time you are tucking into your liquorice all sorts Asp... Did your gran used to disinfect the coins as you never know what germs could still be lurking in that jar from all the coins she collected that had passed through many people's dirty hands and grubby trouser pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Many of the old threepenny bits were converted into jewellery as per examples - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 I believe they were also used by ladies to hold stockings up when there was a wardrobe malfunction in the suspender department . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Next time you are tucking into your liquorice all sorts Asp... Did your gran used to disinfect the coins as you never know what germs could still be lurking in that jar from all the coins she collected that had passed through many people's dirty hands and grubby trouser pockets Duh!! I did wash it first Dizzy, us seafaring types are not as dumb as we look :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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