April 15, 2026

The Jersey Farthing
Recoinage of 1881

Correspondence from 3 January to 30 July 1881
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Fourteen manuscript letters and minutes tracing the conversion of £260 of unwanted Jersey bronze farthings into pence — from Edward Mourant's petition at Samares Manor to the final shipment aboard the Staperayder.

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Jersey / States of Jersey
Royal Mint
HM Treasury
Home Office

Source: Treasury file 2771, Royal Mint correspondence, 1881
home, tokens, 1/13th of a shilling, 1/12th of a shilling, decimal, pounds, or commemoratives, or gold coins