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

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The sixpence was first used by the British Empire in 1551 and has undergone several changes over the years. Remaining a key part of the UK’s currency system until Decimal Day, the coin was finally withdrawn from circulation in 1980. Despite this, the sixpence continues to play a part in British tradition and is involved in weddings and Christmases to this day. Brian May's Equipment". Archived from the original on 17 September 2008 . Retrieved 28 August 2008. Why was it called a Tanner? No one knows for sure but a contender must be after John Sigismund Tanner (1705-1775), who was Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint during the reign of George II and was the designer of a sixpence. The other alternative may be the word derived from a Romany word ‘tawno’, meaning small thing. These cufflinks have been skilfully handmade from vintage 1958 Irish Sixpence coins perfect for a 65th birthday gift for him or a 65th Anniversary gift for him.

Zupko, Ronald Edward (1990). Revolution in Measurement - Western European Weights and Measures Since the Age of Science. Memoirs of the American Philosophical Society. Vol.186. pp.242–245. ISBN 0-87169-186-8. Borden, D.G.; Francis, Grant R. (1919). "Silver coins of the Tower Mint of Charles I Chapter IV" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 15: 79–116.

As with many traditions in recent times, fewer and fewer people are aware of it which was not helped by the sixpence being removed from circulation. Dad, Husband, Boyfriend, Sons, Brothers, Grandads, Grandsons, Nephews, Uncles, Step-Father, Groom and Groomsmen. Christopher Edgar Challis (1992). A New History of the Royal Mint. Cambridge University Press. p.583. ISBN 978-0-521-24026-0. 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. Outstanding quality coin cufflinks made from genuine, highly polished Irish 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.

These Irish Sixpence coin cufflinks are handmade by expert jewellers with the following specifications:Coin keyrings make unique ‘born in 1958 gifts’ or ‘married in 1958 gifts’. 1958 65th Birthday Gifts

Rev C F of FID between beads, D of FID between beads, I of FID between beads, I of SIX to right of bead; Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Father’s Day, Christmas, Formal Balls/Proms, Graduations, Christenings, Retirement, ‘just because’ or in memory at funerals. William Henry James Blakemore (1871, in West Midlands Birmingham, England – 1945) was an English engraver, and medallist at the Royal Mint London. During his long career with the Royal Mint William Blakemore was the craftsman for the engraving of master dies for the Royal Mint London, and other Royal Mint branches, like the Royal Canadian Mint. He also engraved the designs for the first Australian coins of 1910.William Henry James Blakemore (1871-1945) was an English engraver and medallist at the Royal Mint London. Gammer Gurton's Garland: Or, the Nursery Parnassus; a Choice Collection of Pretty Songs and Verses, for the Amusement of All Little Good Children who Can Neither Read Nor Run. R. Triphook. 1810. p. 40 . Retrieved 19 May 2018– via Internet Archive.

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Mum, Wife, Girlfriend, Daughters, Sisters, Grandmas, Granddaughters, Nieces, Aunties, Step-Mum, Bride and Bridesmaids and of course friends. For anniversaries, the coins used were minted in the same year as their vowels were exchanged in 1958, the coins have stood the test of time just like any loving marriage. In Memory Jewellery Christopher Edgar Challis (1992). A New History of the Royal Mint. Cambridge University Press. p.659. ISBN 978-0-521-24026-0. William IV sixpences have a simpler reverse, composed of the words SIX PENCE in the middle, with a crown above, the date below, and a wreath surrounding. With the exception of a withdrawn 1887 issue, Victoria and Edward VII sixpences share this reverse. [24] The reverse of the 1887 issue is broadly the same as the post-1816 George III coins. This reverse is shared with the half-sovereign, and since the two are of a similar size, a problem arose with people passing off sixpences as half-sovereigns. The government agreed to remove the coin from circulation in November 1887 and change the reverse. [25]