Canada did the same thing with their 1858-59 large cents ... exactly 1"(same as Brit halfpenny) and a weight of 4.54g, so 100 equaled a pound. Unfortunately, the Canadian people didn't like the "thinner" penny (thinner than a Brit halfpenny), so the next year striking them (1876) the Canadian large cent was then made the same size as the Brit halfpenny, but of bronze, not copper.
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That means the circumference of a half penny is π inches.
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Canada did the same thing with their 1858-59 large cents ... exactly 1"(same as Brit halfpenny) and a weight of 4.54g, so 100 equaled a pound. Unfortunately, the Canadian people didn't like the "thinner" penny (thinner than a Brit halfpenny), so the next year striking them (1876) the Canadian large cent was then made the same size as the Brit halfpenny, but of bronze, not copper.