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• Groat — Coin first issued at Edward I s major recoinage of 1279, with the halfpenny and the *farthing. It was worth 4d, weighing 89 grains (0.2 ounce). It was not a success, being poor quality with its weight out of proportion to its value, while its… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

• Groat (coin) — Groat is the traditional name of an English silver coin worth four English pennies, and also a Scottish coin originally worth fourpence, with later issues being valued at eightpence and a shilling.NameThe name has also been applied to any thick… …   Wikipedia

• groat — Synonyms and related words: ace, air pollution, atom, attritus, bawbee, bit, bran, cosmic dust, crown, crumb, crumble, dab, dole, dollar, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, dust, dust ball, dwarf, efflorescence, fallout, farina, farthing, filings,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Dick Groat — Groat in 1960. Shortstop Born: November 4, 1930 (1930 11 04) (age 81) …   Wikipedia

• List of British bank notes and coins — List of British bank notes and coins, with commonly used terms.CoinsPre decimalPrior to decimalisation in 1971, there were 12 pence (written as 12d) in a shilling (written as 1s or 1/ ) and 20 shillings in a pound, written as £1 (occasionally L… …   Wikipedia

• Pound sterling — GBP redirects here. For other uses, see GBP (disambiguation). Pound sterling Peuns sterling (Cornish) Punt steirling (Irish) Punt Sostynagh …   Wikipedia

• Scottish coinage — For coins circulating in Scotland since the Act of Union with England in 1707, see Coins of the pound sterling. For modern Scottish banknotes, see Scottish banknotes. The coinage of Scotland covers a range of currency and coins in Scotland during …   Wikipedia

• History of the English penny (1154–1485) — This is the history of the English penny from the years 1154 to 1485. The Plantagenets (1154 ndash;1485) King Henry II ascended the throne in 1154 as the first of the Plantagenet dynasty. For the first few years of his reign the coins of King… …   Wikipedia

• Demigroat — Dem i*groat , n. A half groat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Henry VIII of England — Henry VIII redirects here. For other uses, see Henry VIII (disambiguation). Henry VIII …   Wikipedia