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The British sixpence (/ ˈ s ɪ k s p ən s /) piece, sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1 ⁄ 40 of one pound or half of one shilling. It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI, and circulated until 1980.
- Quid – A Pound Sterling
- Bob – A Shilling
- Florin – Two Shillings
- Tanner – A Sixpence
- Joey – A Silver Threepence
- Since Decimalisation
We know that the word Quid has been in English use since at least 1661. It is taken as meaning one pound sterling but over the years would have applied to a number of monetary items: the Guinea, the Sovereign, the pound note and now the pound coin. The Sovereign was the original pound coin and the Guineawas originally also one pound (although later...
The Shilling is yet another coin with a long history. The English Shilling came in around 1550, deriving from the Testoon. After the Acts of the Union in 1707 it became the British Shilling. The word Shilling has a fascinating history, although again it’s etymology is not fully agreed upon. Many believe it comes from the Anglo-Saxon scilling or scy...
This is one term we do know about. The name comes from a gold coin minted in Florence, Italy in 1252. The coin was the fiorino d’oro. There was a lot of trade around Europe in the 13th century and traders needed a trade coin which could be used in many countries. Without any monetary agreement this coin had to be an interchangeable value and they a...
Sixpences (half a shilling) have been minted since 1551 and virtually continuously until decimalisation. They were very often referred to as a Tanner. The nickname is hardly likely to be anything to do the tanning animal hides, so the main contender for this term is John Sigismund Tanner(1705-1775) who was Chief Engraver of the Royal Mint during th...
Many will still remember the 12-sided brass threepenny bit, but before 1947 the threepence was a small silver coin. The threepence dates back to around 1550 but was not continuously minted. The silver threepence was nicknamed a Joey. Originally a Joey was the nickname given to a groat (4 pence) but when that went out of circulation in 1855 the silv...
It’s interesting to note that since decimalisation we have not introduced as many nicknames for the modern coinage. It may be that we have lost our affection to loose change. Back in the 1950’s a pocketful of coins would guarantee us a good night out; half a crown would get a packet of cigarettes, a couple of pints of beer and a night at the cinema...
Tanner Eventually, the sixpence acquired the friendly nickname ‘tanner’, but quite how this came about is something of a mystery. Some attribute it to John Sigismund Tanner (1705–75), a former Chief Engraver of The Royal Mint who engraved sixpence tooling during the reign of George II (r. 1727–60), whilst another theory is that the name ...
First issued during the mid sixteenth century, the sixpence had a value of 2.5p following decimalisation (1971) and could be used until 1980 when it was finally demonetised. Commonly called the ‘tanner,’ it is included in our range of UK coins with popular nicknames.
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The 1746 coin without LIMA is only known as a proof. Some of the issues of George II were designed by John Sigismund Tanner, and the denomination was known as a 'tanner' right up to decimalisation. The only sixpence issued by George III in the first 55 years of his reign was issued in 1787.
The sixpence (6d; / ˈ s ɪ k s p ən s /), sometimes known as a tanner or half-shilling was a British coin. It was worth 6 pennies or 2 1 ⁄ 2 new pence. It has not been produced since 1970. The coin was first minted in silver during the reign of Edward VI of England. From 1947 it was made from cupronickel.
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Why is it called a tanner?
Edward VI sixpence. It soon came to be a regular and popular feature of the silver coinage and, for some reason, eventually attracted to itself the friendly nickname of tanner.
