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Definition of Sixpences

Sixpences
Sixpence Six"pence, n.; pl. Sixpences. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.
Sixpence
Sixpence Six"pence, n.; pl. Sixpences. An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a shilling, or about twelve cents.

Meaning of Sixpences from wikipedia

- sterling to be minted again. Sixpences minted after the Tudor period no longer bear the Tudor rose on the obverse. Early sixpences of James I feature the alternative...
- Look up sixpence or on a sixpence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sixpence may refer to: Sixpence (British coin) Sixpence (Irish coin) Sixpence (Australian)...
- The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published on 15 April 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator providing...
- Half a Sixpence is a 1963 musical comedy based on the 1905 novel Kipps by H. G. Wells, with music and lyrics by David Heneker and a book by Beverley Cross...
- The Commonwealth Treasury mintage figures show that in 1951 13,760,000 sixpences were issued in 1951. These coins were produced at the Melbourne Mint;...
- and 1953, proof sixpences were issued in extremely small numbers during most years of their production. Only twenty proof sixpences were made in 1933...
- Sixpence None the Richer (also known as Sixpence) is an American alternative rock band that formed in New Braunfels, Texas, and eventually settled in Nashville...
- "Sing a Song of Sixpence" is an English nursery rhyme, perhaps originating in the 18th century. It is listed in the Roud Folk Song Index as number 13191...
- slightly favoured the consumer.[citation needed] Some used new pennies as sixpences in vending machines. After 15 February, shops continued to accept payment...
- also used. There were two issues. The first "large" issue consisted of sixpences, shillings and half crowns (2½ shillings). The second, "small" issue consisted...