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Show H Old Coins Really Broken. Thoy had un Ingenious plan tor H meeting a shortugo of smutl change H j In tho old days boforo copper coins B j existed Until tho reign of Ddward I 1 the sllvei penny was tho smallest coin minted In England, to the groat H lnconveulonco of tho small purchaser of tho period Hut the difficulty was H to Eomo extent got over by tho Issuo H ot pennies ludontod with a deep cross. H The coin could then bo broken Into i halfpennies and farthings. Our first Hj Teal copper coinage only dates from H 1672, and until tho time ot Edward VI. Hi farthtugs of stiver were coined, grow- H- log smaller and smaller as the value B- of bMver Increased. London Chron- |