3 Pence

[amidacious]

Evening!
I have found ( in my bedroom) a three pence coin.
Nickle/brass 1938 George VI : IMP.IND.

Its in pretty good nick. Any idea if it'll be worth a few quid?
Thanks
Ami

[dot.hawkes]

do you mean a threepenny bit? does it have alot of sides? i think it was 5 actually but can't remember.

[amidacious]

Looks very similar to a 5 pence. what do yo think?

[kempie]

The thrupenny bit had 12 sides.

A 1938 Nickel-Brass in "pretty good nick" is probably worth less than �1.

http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/three. html

[dot.hawkes]

I had a 2KG margarine tub full of brass thrup'ny bits and old pennies that i sent to the recycling about 10 years ago lol It was really heavy, I regret sending it really, it had been my late father-in-laws and for some reason it ended up at ours

[heathfield]

The silver 3d bit was still in occasional use in my youth. (They were often used to put in Christmas puddings!). They were replaced in 1942 by the nickle/brass 12-sided thrupenny bit.

[lampgb]

When I was a kid you could buy two Park Drive for a thrupenny bit