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unusual facts about Sixpence


Sixpence

Flat cap, a rounded cap with a brim, also called a sixpence


1973 in politics

August - Sixpence withdrawn from general use in the UK marking the end of the decimalisation period.

Bea Miles

She was also regularly seen standing on street corners with a sign offering to quote verses from Shakespeare for between sixpence and three shillings.

Joseph Arch

The first spark of resistance came from a brave band of agricultural workers at Weston under Wetherley, who wrote a letter to the local newspaper, setting forth their small earnings and suggesting that farm labourers' pay be raised to at least two shillings and sixpence a day.

Little Marvel

Little Marvel records were sold exclusively at UK Woolworth's chain stores from 1921 to 1928, at a retail price of 6d (sixpence).

Olompali State Historic Park

An Elizabethan silver sixpence minted in 1567 was discovered in the park by archeologists, indicating that villagers may have had contact with Sir Francis Drake or with people who had traded with the early English explorer.

Peter Wyton

At 12, Peter Wyton was financing his collection of Arthur Ransome books on Children's Hour, which paid seven shillings and sixpence in book-tokens per broadcast.

The Best of Sixpence None the Richer

The Best of Sixpence None the Richer is a greatest hits album of American band Sixpence None the Richer, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music).


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