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1917 GB Coin. What Exactly Did I Buy?

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I attended my first actual show (that wasn't shutting down as I arrived) last week and thanks to my budget was picking around the SALE boxes. I found this little British coin and though it is tarnished, it appealed to my fondness of miniatures.

BUT, what did I actually BUY? I know it is from 1917 and has some silver content, but what is it 3 of?

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That is 3 Pence from the UK.
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AHA, gotchya!


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The British threepence piece, usually simply known as a threepence, thruppence, or thruppenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1/80 of one pound or 1/4 of one shilling.



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By the end of George V's reign the threepence had become unpopular in England because of its small size


It is pretty tiny for a normal everyday coin!
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It is (was) pronounced "thruppence" in the UK.
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Here is the Numista page that has your coin on it.

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21182.html

A silver coin with a mintage of 21,662,400.
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Or Coinfrog, depending on where you are from in the UK it was pronounced 'Threppence.'
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Or 'Frippince'.....
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Nice coin.

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Now I know how to say 3d.
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