Joey

[PercyItsGreen]

Started arranging my odd threepence coins in order, looking to expand the current fragmented range I have already. Any advice on putting a half decent collection together at a good price? Any knowledge or advice would be appreciated as these disappeared well before I was born....

[PapaLazarou]

Hi Percy

Are you collecting the silver coins, the nickel-brass dodecagonal version, or both?

[PercyItsGreen]

Dodeca-what? That's my new word for today.... 15 sided?  Excuse my ignorance of geometry:) Mostly 925 silver ones 1880ish onwards. Have a few .500 and brass ones too. Not too bothered about condition to begin with, just want to fill some gaps. What is a realistic date range to aim for without breaking the bank?

[999magnum]

Is "Joey" another word for three pence coins in the UK?

[PapaLazarou]

A Joey was the slang word for the silver fourpenny coin, also called a groat. (Later in the 1900s, the term Joey came to refer to the thrupenny bit, instead.) It is thought that the term “Joey” was originally derisively named after the Scottish physician and politician Joseph Hume who had promoted the revised use of the silver groat in the 1830s for general circulation. This was to prevent London horse-driven cab drivers from pretending not to have the exact change, hoping to extract a bigger tip. It is believed that drivers started the use of the term “Joey” as a derogatory reference to the fourpence. 

 

Plus ça change...

[5huggy]

dodeca- greek for 12

 

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