three halfpence

noun4

1. •
   (historical) A silver coin with a face value of one and a half pence (1½d.).
2. •
   (historical) Such an English coin (1½d.), minted 1561–1582.
3. •
   (historical) Such a British coin (1½d. = £⅟₁₆₀), minted 1834–1843 and 1860–1862 for circulation in the colonies of the British Empire (chiefly Ceylon and the West Indies).
4. •
   (UK, old-fashioned) A money of account equal to 1½d.