Bodle facts for kids

A bodle (also called a boddle or bodwell) was a small copper coin from Scotland. It was also known as a half groat or Turner. This coin was worth less than a bawbee. It was worth about one-sixth of an English penny.

Bodles were first made when King Charles I was ruling. They continued to be minted until Queen Anne became queen. The name "bodle" might have come from a mint-master named Bothwell.

The phrase "not to care a bodle" was once common. It meant "not to care a farthing," or not to care at all. It's like saying "I don't care a bit!" This phrase appears in old Scottish writings. For example, it is in a poem by Robert Burns called Tam o' Shanter.

Gallery of Bodle Coins

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  Turner or Bodle of Charles I, around 1642-1650 AD

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  Turner or Bodle of Charles II, around 1663-1668 AD

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  Turner or Bodle of Charles II, around 1677-1679 AD

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  Bodle or Turner of William and Mary, 1692

See also

• Plack
• Pound Scots
• Scottish coinage