Fourpence (British coin)
Videos
The British fourpence coin, sometimes known as a groat, "joey" or fourpenny bit, is a British silver coin worth four old pence: 1⁄60 of one pound or 1⁄3 of one shilling. This is the equivalent of arou
1888 groat obverse
1888 groat reverse
A group of groats joined for use in jewellery
Edward I groat obverse
Threepence (British coin)
Videos
The British threepence piece was a denomination of sterling coinage worth three pre-decimal pence, 1⁄80 of one pound or 1⁄4 of one shilling. This is the equivalent of 1.25 new pence. It was used in th
Fourpence (British coin)
…change, and they gave it the nickname "joey". There was also confusion between the groat and the sixpence. In 1845, the Royal Mint began to strike the threepenny bit for circulation in Britain. The same diameter as the groat, though thinner, the threepence proved more popular, and the last groats intended for…
Threepence of James VI and I, minted in Ireland
Charles I threepence (Aberystwyth, 1638–42)
A 1943 brass threepenny bit
In 2019, the London Mint Office authorised and oversaw the sale of 120,000 silver threepence coins dated to King George V's reign; one threepence from the sale is included in this image alongside a gold half sovereign from 1911.