Coins for collectors - Circulated British 1958 Sixpence / Six pence 6p Coin / Great Britain

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They are also a sentimental gift also worn by thousands of nervous grooms (and some brides) at the altar with the bride and grooms birth years at the centre of the cufflinks design. Why gift Coin Cufflinks? BY THE QUEEN A PROCLAMATION DETERMINING THE SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN FOR A NEW SIXPENCE COIN IN SILVER ELIZABETH R." Thegazette.co.uk . Retrieved 19 May 2018. Are you looking for 65th birthday ideas? Or maybe an anniversary present? We’ve got the perfect keepsake gift for you… It was a popular coin when in circulation and is now popular with collectors as it has a long history and many nice specimens can be obtained at affordable prices. The Sixpence coin was often referred to as a ‘Tanner’. For the purpose of this article, we’ll be focusing on sixpence coins that were minted during or after the reign of Queen Victoria; an era that largely paved the way for the UK’s modern currency system.

In 2016, the Royal Mint began minting legal tender decimal sixpence coins in silver, [13] intended to be bought as Christmas presents. [14] These coins are heavier than the pre-1970 sixpence (3.35 grams instead of 2.83 grams), and have a denomination of six new pence (6p) instead of six old pence (6d). The new reverse was designed by John Bergdahl. [15] Design [ edit ] Obverse and reverse of the 1787 sixpence, depicting George III Outstanding quality coin cufflinks made from genuine, highly polished Sixpences minted in 1958. Whether the recipient of your gift was born or married in 1958 and you are shopping for a 65th birthday or anniversary gift, or it was a very special year for another reason, these cufflinks make a very thoughtful and personalised gift. Penguin Books initially sold books in the 1930s through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. [41] Mintages [ edit ] This is based on story 57 of the Gesta Romanorum, in which a carpenter explains that he needs eight pence every day: two to repay (to his father), two to lend (to his son), two to throw away (on his wife) and two to spend (on himself). These keyrings have been skilfully handmade from vintage 1958 Sixpence coins perfect for a 65th birthday gift for him, 65th birthday gift for her or a 65th Anniversary gift.

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In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Act 4, Scene 2), we learn that by his absence (ensorcelled in Titania's bower) Bottom the Weaver will forgo sixpence a day for life from the Duke. In Elizabethan times, six pence was roughly a day's wage for rustic labour in the provinces. With it, one might buy two dinners, six performances of Hamlet among the groundlings at the Globe Theatre, or an unbound copy of the play itself. The Royal Mint undertook a massive recoinage programme in 1816, with large quantities of gold and silver coin being minted. Previous issues of silver coinage had been irregular, and the previous issue, minted in 1787, had done little to alleviate the chronic shortage of silver coinage in general circulation. [4] New silver coinage was to be of .925 ( sterling) standard, with silver coins to be minted at 66 shillings to the pound weight. [5] Hence, newly minted sixpences weighed 1⁄ 11 troy ounce, equivalent to 43.636 grains or 2.828 grams.

Iona and Peter Opie, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (Oxford University Press, 1951, 2nd ed., 1997), pp. 394–395. Most sixpences are worth more than this simply due to their collectability, and in this article, we will dive into some of the rarest sixpences of the 20th century. The Cultural Significance of the Sixpence Rev C F of FID between beads, D of FID between beads, I of FID between beads, I of SIX to right of bead;

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The reverse of George V sixpences minted prior to 1926 feature an alternative reverse design composed of a crown surmounted by a lion, with those minted after 1926 featuring a design of six oak sprigs divided by six acorns. [24] Only a handful of Edward VIII sixpences were ever minted, and none of these entered circulation. These feature a reverse that is different again, composed of six interlinked rings, with the inscription SIXPENCE below and part of the monarch's style inscribed above. [26] Unusually, the profile of Edward VIII on coins faces the same way as that of his predecessor. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Graduations, birth of a child, Christenings, Retirement, ‘just because’ or in memory at funerals.