The sixpence (6d; /ˈsɪkspəns/), sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, is a coin that was worth six pence, equivalent to one-fortieth of a pound sterling, or half of a shilling.
What is the most valuable sixpence?
The 1952 sixpences are by far the rarest sixpence coin issued in the past 125 years.
The sixpence symbolises good fortune and prosperity for the bride and the groom. The coin emerged in the British Empire in 1551 and was worth six pennies. According to And A Sixpence, the lord of the manor traditionally gave the bride a sixpence as a wedding gift in the early 1600s.