When did half pences go out of circulation?
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When did the British Half Pence go out of circulation? When did the Irish Half Pence go out of circulation? When did the US halfpenny go out of circulation?
December 1984
January 1, 1987
1857
Half cent (United States coin) Halfpenny (British decimal coin) Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin)
When did half pences go out of circulation?
Halfpenny (British decimal coin) Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) Penny debate in the United States Halfpenny (Irish decimal coin) Sixpence (British coin) Half cent (United States coin) Half farthing Coins of the pound sterling Half crown (British coin) Penny (British pre-decimal coin)
The British decimal halfpenny (1/2p) coin <b>was</b> introduced in February 1971, at the 
time of decimalisation, and <b>was</b> worth one two-hundredth of a pound sterling. It 
<b>was</b> ignored in banking transactions, which <b>were</b> carried out in units of 1p. The 
decimal halfpenny had the same value as 1.2 pre-decimal <b>pence</b>, and <b>was</b> 
introduced ... The coin <b>was</b> demonetised and <b>withdrawn</b> from circulation in 
December 1984&nbsp;... The British pre-decimal halfpenny (​<sup>1</sup>⁄2d) coin, usually simply known as a ha&#39;
<b>penny</b> historically occasionally also as the obol and once abbreviated &#39;ob&#39; (from 
the Latin &#39;obulus&#39;), <b>was</b> a unit of currency that equalled <b>half</b> of a <b>penny</b> or ​<sup>1</sup>⁄480 
... featured two different designs on its reverse during its years in <b>circulation</b>. A debate exists within the United States government and American society at 
large over ... The most recent time that the United States withdrew a coin in such 
a manner <b>was</b> with the <b>half</b>-cent coin (hay-<b>penny</b>), which <b>was withdrawn</b> in 1857. 
... of zinc <b>do</b> not <b>come</b> down and there continues to be a significant loss per 
<b>penny</b>. The decimal halfpenny (​<sup>1</sup>⁄2p) (Irish: leathphingin) coin <b>was</b> the smallest 
denomination of the ... It <b>was</b> removed from <b>circulation</b> and demonetised on 1 
January 1987. The main reason that halfpennies <b>were</b> issued <b>was</b> that when 
shillings <b>were</b> decimalised they <b>were</b> worth five new <b>pence</b>, so a sixpence (<b>half</b> of 
a shilling)&nbsp;... The sixpence sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, is a coin that <b>was</b> 
worth ... Prior to Decimal Day in 1971 there <b>were</b> 240 <b>pence</b> in one pound 
sterling. ... done little to alleviate the chronic shortage of silver coinage in general 
<b>circulation</b>. ... size, a problem arose with people passing <b>off</b> sixpences as <b>half</b>-
sovereigns. For the English equivalent, see <b>Half penny</b> (disambiguation). For the Dutch coin, 
see <b>Half</b>-cent coin (Netherlands). The <b>half</b> cent is the smallest denomination of 
United States coin ever minted. It <b>was</b> first minted ... <b>Circulating</b> coinage of the 
United States. <b>Half</b> cent (5₥). Nova Constellatio<sup>x</sup> (1783); Liberty Cap (1793–
1797)&nbsp;... The British <b>half</b> farthing (+1/8d) coin, usually simply known as a <b>half</b> farthing, <b>was</b> 
a unit of ... Values less than a pound <b>were</b> usually written in terms of shillings and 
<b>pence</b>, e.g. forty-two ... In the reign of Queen Victoria, coins <b>were</b> minted for 
<b>circulation</b> in 1839, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1847, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854, and 1856. The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in 
pounds sterling ... The farthing (​<sup>1</sup>⁄4d) had been <b>withdrawn</b> on 1 January 1961. 
... The decimal <b>half penny</b> coin <b>was</b> demonetised in 1984 as its value <b>was</b> by then 
too ... 1990, the oldest 10p coins from 1992 and the oldest 50p coins <b>come</b> from 
1997. The <b>half</b> crown <b>was</b> a denomination of British money, equivalent to two shillings 
and sixpence, ... the <b>half</b>-crown <b>was</b> often referred to, even until it <b>was withdrawn</b>, 
as &quot;<b>half</b> a dollar&quot;. ... &quot;Coins of the UK - Thirty <b>Pence</b>&quot;. coins-of-the-uk.co.uk. The pre-decimal <b>penny</b> (1d) <b>was</b> a coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling. Its 
symbol <b>was</b> d, from ... These issues, however, <b>were</b> not for general <b>circulation</b>, 
instead being minted as Maundy money. ... so they had respectively to contain 
one or two <b>pence</b> worth of copper (for a <b>penny</b> this worked <b>out</b> to be one ounce of 
copper).
December 1984
Halfpenny (British decimal coin)