Because it's nothing in print about the British colonial three halfpence, and after three years of collecting, photographing, compiling notes about the wonderful world of these diminutive beauties, the smallest silver coins ever struck by the Royal Mint to used in the colonies, and since I was very happy with the research results, I decided to open the site on May 20th, 2010.

This website remains a work in progress to be finished, just as carving in stone, thus still a long way to go, as only about 25% of my goal has been completed with some areas still under construction.

This is a series magnificent in many ways, rich in history, with the failed Coinage Act of 1825 as well the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 that molded the future and all collateral changes even after the final production of 1½ pence coins for circulation in 1862.

So how can a collector use this site in a beneficent way? It is designed on the most appropriate description using an easy language of understanding for both, amateur or experienced collectors promoting as much information about the series including the identification of the many varieties listed that I have the knowledge or beware of its existence.

Copious with varieties, the 1½ pence series has enchanted collectors seeking unknown doubled dies, repunched dates, misplaced letters, etc. With a high mintage of over 5.9 million coins, undoubtedly, many dates will need more years or research to uncover undocumented dies or facts remaining to be made.

By level of challenge, the following collecting strategies are recommended for the reader's consideration:

1. A Date Collection, which is one example of each date in the 12 years series, or:

2. Variety collecting, which could be the next logical step to be achieved in either two forms:

• A Major Variety Set of 16 examples from each date, including the most significant varieties.
• A Complete Set of more than 120 examples from each date, with all varieties or die marriages, including the challenging repunched or misplaced dates and letters, etc. as defined in this website, or:

3. The Ultimate Set, including a Complete Set plus all proof strikes, a extreme challenge given the rarity of all proof examples know.

Some of the varieties or facts in this site may be dispute, as readers are motivated to research their collections or inventories using the information provided in this web and I hope that they will understand that future revisions or updates will continue. Those are posted within The Website Journal. 

I encourage all interested collectors and readers of the series to access to a thump of information within this site, the first detailed study of the three halfpence that I have the knowledge or beware that has been placed in the hands of numismatics. Perhaps it would become the reference by excellence in the future, thereby achieving a better approach to be enjoy by collectors of the series,

Best regards,