As an ex Numismatist[coin collector]I well remember the silver threepence bit. We called them "Joeys"over here. Mum used to put them in our xmas Pudding when we were kids. She kept them in a draw,as they went out of production in 1944. "Farthings"were last minted in 1961. Graham,who remembers the old coinage with much affection. Seasons greetings to all from Cardiff. -- Graham Williams.of Canton,Cardiff. Glam;FHS;#551. "Genealogy",Where Progress is made going Backwards."