three halfpence

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three halfpence (plural three halfpennies)

  1. (historical numismatics) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):
    1. Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
    2. Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
  2. (dated, UK) A money of account equal to 1½d.

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