GOOD LUCK !
A beautiful bride on her wedding day!
Cultural traditions state that a bride will have good luck if she follows
the recipe stated in the old English rhyme:
Some old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a sixpence in her shoe.
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This tradition has been followed for hundreds of years.
Undated (1634-1635) six pence of Charles I
1787 six pence of George III
A Sixpence?
The sixpence was introduced in 1551 as a silver coin
during the reign of Edward VI. The coin featured a facing portrait of the
king and a rose along with the denomination VI. This coinage tradition
continued up to Elizabeth II in 1967. Sixpence circulated after decimaliazation
of Britain's coinage as 2.5 new pence, but inflation and a lack of encouragement
in its use led to it being finally withdrawn from circulation in 1980.
Sixpence are becoming harder to find!!
Six Pence Coins of the Last Century
Elizabeth II (1953-1967), copper-nickel alloy
George VI (1949-1952), copper-nickel alloy
George VI (1947-1948), copper-nickel alloy
George VI (1937-1946), 50% silver alloy
George V (1927-1936), 50% silver alloy
George V (1920-1927), 50% silver alloy
George V (1911-1920), Sterling (92.5%) silver alloy
Edward VII (1902-1910), Sterling (92.5%) silver alloy
Victoria (1893-1901), Sterling (92.5%) silver alloy
Victoria (1887,1887-1893), Sterling (92.5%) silver alloy
(1887-1893 type reverse is same as 1893-1901)
Victoria (1838-1887), Sterling (92.5%) silver alloy
Actual coins like the above sixpences are available. In many cases a
specific sixpence date can be provided.
Do you know a bride who would like a sixpence on her wedding day? Or attendants
and family who would like one as a keep sake?
Sixpence coins are shiped in a small blue envelope with the traditional
poem attached. (Sixpence of George II 1757, shown above)
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(rush orders can be shipped by priority or overnight mail)
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03/01/03
