three halfpence

Alternative forms

 * three halfpence, three-halfpence, three ha'pence, three-ha'pence
 * three halfpennies, three-halfpennies, three ha'pennies, three-ha'pennies
 * three halfpenny, three-halfpenny

Noun

 * 1)  A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.):
 * 2) Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
 * 3) Such a British coin (1½d. = ⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
 * 4)  A money of account equal to 1½d.