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

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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. 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. Mum, Wife, Girlfriend, Daughters, Sisters, Grandmas, Granddaughters, Nieces, Aunties, Step-Mum, Bride and Bridesmaids.

We pride ourselves on our customer service and attention to detail that extends through everything we do. With a simple philosophy of freshness and originality of design, every product is handmade by our artisan team which means we are knowledgeable about everything we sell, can create custom products and can advise on the smallest detail, from design and material to finish and delivery. Eloy Mestrelle - Moneyer". Museum Victoria. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014 . Retrieved 8 October 2014. Whilst predominately cufflinks are perceived as a gift for men, we have an unprecedented number of ladies wearing these 1958 cufflinks too. Christopher Edgar Challis (1992). A New History of the Royal Mint. Cambridge University Press. p.583. ISBN 978-0-521-24026-0. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, Graduations, birth of a child, Christenings, Retirement, ‘just because’ or in memory at funerals.

Sixpence Coin (6d)

Sixpences were originally supposed to be demonetized upon decimalization in 1971. However, due to public outcry, they remained legal tender until 1980. a b Moriesson, Lieut.-Colonel H.W. (1907). "The Silver Coins of James I" (PDF). British Numismatic Journal. 4: 165–180. 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. Are you looking for 65th birthday ideas? Or maybe an anniversary present? We’ve got the perfect keepsake gift for you…

Daphna Erdinast-Vulcan; Allan Simmons; John Henry Stape (1 January 2004). Joseph Conrad: The Short Fiction. Rodopi. p.18. ISBN 90-420-0960-8.Obv 4 2nd A of GRATIA at a bead, I of REGINA to a bead, 95 small beads further from rim, incue line for eyebrow; During the beginning of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorship there was no portrait minted on the obverse – instead there is a wreathed shield featuring St George's Cross, surrounded by the inscription THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND. The reverse features the combined arms of England and Ireland, surrounded by the inscription GOD WITH VS. In 1656 the minting of milled coinage resumed, this time with the press of the Frenchman Peter Blondeau. The obverse of Cromwell's milled coinage features a portrait in the manner of a Roman emperor, surrounded by an inscription similar to those on the coins of earlier monarchs. [21] The silver content of sixpences changed drastically throughout the 20th century, and this is summarised in the table below: Year These Irish Sixpence coin cufflinks are handmade by expert jewellers with the following specifications: