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What does sixpence mean?

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Noun
  1. (obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
  2. (historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
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The steering is beefy, the turn-in very sharp, the brakes can stop you on a sixpence, and the acceleration is just mind blowing.
Tea Coffee and other refreshments were always ready and a good meal could be had for one shilling and sixpence.
The shop was promoting gold brooches from six shillings and sixpence, and gilt paste brooches from one shilling.
In the spirit of the time, a whip-round was carried out and I was soon clutching a fist-full of pennies and ha'pennies to make up my sixpence.
Renaissance play quartos were about the size and shape of modern comic books and sold for sixpence.
And six coins were recovered including a florin, a sixpence, two pennies and two half pennies.

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