Sixpence

usgb/ˈsɪkspəns/
noun

A British coin worth six pennies used in the past.

He paid a sixpence for a loaf of bread.
Visual representation of "sixpence" - A British coin worth six pennies used in the past.

Often appears as...

  • worth a sixpence
  • spend a sixpence
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Visual representation of "sixpence"
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Historical Money

Understand 'sixpence' as old British currency no longer used, similar to shillings and farthings.

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Museum displays include a sixpence among other historical coins.
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Children's Rhymes

'Sixpence' appears in traditional nursery rhymes and may represent old customs or superstitions.

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Sing a Song of Sixpence, a pocket full of rye.
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Collectible Value

Sixpences can be collectible items; their value might exceed their original worth.

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He collects sixpences from different years of minting.
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