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No. 1 Croydon (formerly the NLA Tower, and colloquially the 50p Building, the Weddingcake or the Threepenny bit building) [1] is a tall building at 12–16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, Greater London, next to East Croydon station. It was designed by Richard Seifert & Partners and completed in 1970. It has 24 storeys and is 269 feet (82 m) high.
Charles I threepence (Aberystwyth, 1638–42)By far the most common Charles I threepences were produced at the Aberystwyth mint between 1638 and 1642. They feature a left-facing crowned bust of the king with plumes in front of his face and the numeral III behind him, with the legend CAROLUS DG MA B FR ET H REX (or a combination of M(A) B F(R) ET H(I)(B) depending on the engraver), with the ...
The brass threepence, or "threepenny bit", was a twelve-sided British coin equivalent to 1 ⁄ 80 of a pound. Struck between 1937 and 1967, with a final issue for collectors dated 1970, it was the first British coin that was not round.
The threepence coin was made in 1652 in Boston, mere weeks after the first mint was set up in the colony, according to a statement from Stack’s Bowers Galleries, the auction house behind the sale.
As you’re taking your Christmas items out of storage this year, be on the lookout for any collectible items that could be worth more than you think.If you own any of these valuable baubles, you ...
The threepence [1] or threepenny bit [2] was a denomination of currency used by various jurisdictions in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, valued at 1/80 of a pound or 1 ⁄ 4 of a shilling until decimalisation of the pound sterling and Irish pound in 1971. It was also used in some parts of the British Empire (later known as the ...
The tower was originally nicknamed the Threepenny bit building, as it resembles a stack of pre-decimalisation Threepence coins, which were 12-sided. It is now most commonly called The Octagon, being 8-sided. Lunar House is another high-rise building.
Her boyfriend Travis Kelce's mother, Donna, known throughout the internet as "Mama Kelce," also experienced quite a bit of attention throughout the year.