Gunnar said (of the Groat)
>>I thought that was something you guys ate, not a coin.
Here's the word from Wikiland:
"Groat is the traditional name of the English silver coin worth four
English pennies. The name has also been applied to any thick or large
coin, as the grosso, a coin issued by Venice in the 13th
century....................last coins had the weight further reduced to
about 27 grains (1.9 grams) and were the same diameter of the silver
threepenny pieces of the day although thicker."
I didn't realise it was similar to my favourite silver thruppeny but any
coin worth 4 pennies (1/6 florins or 1/63 guineas) must be a runner in
my scheme to re-invigorate bland coinage, and restore the art of mental
arithmetic.
Best wishes from Sheffield where we started teaching design before the
first wagon trains set out for Oregon (I'm sure you wanted to know that)
Chris
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