SCOTS WANT THE “THREEPENNY BITS”
Nickel threepenny-bits—bigger than the silver coins in circulation now—may soon be produced by the Mint. As a coin, the threepenny-bit is bound to continue. The Mint has lis;ened to pleas for its abolition, but
it cannot afford to turn down the £60,000 order that comes yearly from Scotland, and takes away two-thirds of the threepenny-bits. The introduction of the nickel threepenny-piece would be a weight off our pockets (says a “Manchester Guardian” writer), An interesting point is that the :
Royal Mint makes vast quantities of i! m cKel and nickel bronze coinage for ' | other nations. In 1934 it Produced j for the Dominions and colonies 1,405,1 000 nickel coins and over 13,000,000 ; ! nickel-bronze coins, while for foreign nations it coined 4,250,000 nickel j pieces in 1934. I
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 19 December 1936, Page 15
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132SCOTS WANT THE “THREEPENNY BITS” Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 19 December 1936, Page 15
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