Talk:Threepence (British coin)

I am a complete novice as far as collecting old coins goes. I have in my possession a silver threepence from the Tudor dynasty dated 1562 with a portrait of Elizabeth 1st, left facing with the tudor rose behind her. Does anyone have any idea of its value, rarity or where I might find out more information on these coins ? Any information would be gratefully recieved.

Rhyming slang
Should it not be pointed out that thrupenny bits is common slang for a womans breasts —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.205.31.33 (talk) 16:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)


 * I second the suggestion. More specifically, thrupenny bits is rhyming slang for tits; commonly, though not necessarily only, female mammary glands. The addition could be made in a sidebar Cultural Associations; however, an authoritative source would need to be found.
 * Nuttyskin (talk) 01:14, 17 August 2023 (UTC)

Verification
I have a fair knowledge of coinage, and boast a rather large encyclopedia of the history of the British Mint. From what I have seen, the information is rather accurate, however I cannot really vouch for the Irish threepence. The only information I think may need changing is that the early Edward IV coins included a profile bust, not a front. I am not certain of this fact, so somebody may need to double check it.

Why not at Threepence?
Why is this article not at threepence (a redlink as of this writing)? Why the extra-long name, inconsistent with Wikipedia naming style (half crown, shilling, dollar)? --Quuxplusone 15:26, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

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Taken out of circulation
I think it is still legal tender. the sixpence was taken out in 1982 or something but I think the thruppence is still legal.

SimonTrew (talk) 22:39, 7 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Actually the three pence coin ceased being legal tender on 1 September 1971. Maundy threepences are still technically legal tender but not issued for general circulation and thus their collector value is much higher than their technical face value.  2001:558:6040:9:691F:3CBC:95F7:7C7A (talk) 00:26, 11 December 2012 (UTC)

Grammatical error: three penny coin or three pence coin?
It sounds grammatically odd to me to speak of a "three pence coin". It is I think a three penny coin. Just like a ten pound note (not a "ten pounds note") or a four horse carriage (not a "four horses carriage"). Opinions? 86.170.122.205 (talk) 07:58, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Grammatically it's odd, but the coin itself says "three pence" on it, so it isn't odd to use the construct " coin" where "threepence" is the name. The question is, is "threepence coin" an actual phrase used in the UK, or do they just refer to "a threepence", and when using with the word "coin" do they say "three penny coin"? ~Anachronist (talk) 16:43, 14 April 2017 (UTC)
 * It is commonly called a Thrupence or a Thrupnybit which are the shortened versions of both Three Pence and Three Penny Bit. Unibond (talk) 21:56, 14 April 2017 (UTC)

Armeria maritima or thrift
The Popular culture section of that article states: "The British threepence coin issued between 1937 and 1952 had a design of thrift on the reverse." If this is wrong, could it be corrected? I looked at the appropriate years in this article and, frankly, it’s far too complicated for me to consider editing. But I remember seeing a lot of threepences with the plant on what I used to think of as the picture side, yet there’s no mention at all of the plant in the 3d article, which is peculiar. Boscaswell  talk  03:58, 28 November 2021 (UTC)


 * @Boscaswell: Better late than never. "Thrift" is mentioned at . Bazza (talk) 08:05, 17 August 2023 (UTC)


 * woo-hoo! And the photo brings back memories - I remember seeing those coins with the thrift on it a lot, growing up.  Thank you.  Boscaswell   talk  08:11, 17 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Of course the choice of Thrift was a pun on saving money. BioImages2000 (talk) 11:52, 28 May 2024 (UTC)

Threepence or thruppence
Pre-decimalisation, nobody ever said "threepence". After decimalisation that would have meant 3p. BioImages2000 (talk) 19:33, 26 April 2024 (UTC)


 * @BioImages2000 How do you know that? Do you have some reliable sources you can add to the article? Bazza 7 (talk) 10:05, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
 * I know cos I was there. I don't have any sources (not my field) so that was why I put it in talk. BioImages2000 (talk) 11:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
 * @BioImages2000: I was there too, but am as unreliable as you are for Wikipedia's reliability criteria. Like you, I only remember "thrupence" for pre-decimal amounts, but that's not to say people living in other parts of the country didn't say "three-pence". Bazza 7 (talk) 11:59, 28 May 2024 (UTC)