hillsbro Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 My old favourite was the brass 12 sided threepenny bit ... They went out of circulation when slot machines came along. Won't roll you see. They won't roll, but lots of machines accepted them, and for a while in the mid- to late 1960s they could be used in phone boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sezlez Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Remember Derrick Guyler in the advert for Revels chocolates "Nay Lad You can't buy a box of chocolates for sixpence but you can buy Revels" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speckled Hen Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 are sixpences worth anything nowadays as i have an old john player special tin full of them, there must be about 300 Find out what they are worth and I will buy them from you. I have an old prewar one armed bandit that takes the things. I can always make use of a few. I don't need rare dates or anything like that. Up to 1922 I think they were silver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillsbro Posted April 1, 2008 Share Posted April 1, 2008 Find out what they are worth and I will buy them from you. Most post-war sixpences are not worth much; certain ones in very good condition can be worth more. This eBay lot comprises 80+ KGVI and QEII sixpences; its final price may be a useful guide: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lot-of-80-SIXPENCES-ELIZABETH-II-GEORGE-VI_W0QQitemZ280213314678QQihZ018QQcategoryZ3399QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ..Or just look around on eBay under "Coins > Collections/Bulk lots". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antibird Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 hi I remember the old sixpence, my grandad had a holder in his car to save them for the parking meters - wish it was that price to park now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roveress Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 ive still got some sixpences. also old pennies,threepenny bits including a silver one. a two bob bit and a half crown. Ive also got a couple of farthings. ive got some of the half pences from when we went decimal. They didnt last long did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willybite Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 ive still got some sixpences. also old pennies,threepenny bits including a silver one. a two bob bit and a half crown. Ive also got a couple of farthings. ive got some of the half pences from when we went decimal. They didnt last long did they? hiya just come across this site i think the ones writing about the 2 1/2 pence piece were remembering the 5p piece. now that continued after decimalisation it was the old 12 pence d shilling.in fact in 1950/52 i used a 1/4 penny piece legally, how i bought a small loaf ,it was 1" x 2" and it was 3/4 d or 1 1/4 d this was at a bakery at hunters bar on the corner opposite the school, and i never ever saw threepenny bits used on machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 hiya just come across this site i think the ones writing about the 2 1/2 pence piece were remembering the 5p piece. now that continued after decimalisation it was the old 12 pence d shilling. No, we definitely used to use old sixpences for 2.5p, just as old shillings were made into 5p and two bob bits were made into 10p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 No, we definitely used to use old sixpences for 2.5p, just as old shillings were made into 5p and two bob bits were made into 10p. the last general issue sixpence was issued in 1967 and a special proof version struck for inclusion in the farewell proof set of 1970. However, sixpences, shillings and florins continued to be legal tender at values of 2½, 5 and 10 new pence respectively [/url] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixpence_(British_coin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julado Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 Mary had a metal cow She milked it with a spanner The milk came out in shilling tins The little ones a tanner. I thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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