Initially produced in copper, the composition of the half-penny switched to bronze under Queen Victoria in 1860. Despite its long circulation, the half-penny was finally retired in 1984 ...

The half-penny - also known as 'ha'penny' - that many ... Originally the coin was minted in copper, but after 1860 in the reign of Queen Victoria, the denomination was minted in bronze.

This Victorian one penny model was a suggested design by Joseph Moore and made in 1844 to replace the heavy coinage then in circulation. The inner part was supposed to be in silver to compensate ...