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What does five and forty mean?
It's a rather archaic way to say 45. Think of it as five plus forty. This construction is used in the English nursery rhyme, "Sing a Song of Sixpence": Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. That is, there were 24 blackbirds baked in the pie.
Is a Halfcrown worth more than a tanner?
A "Tanner" is a British colloquial term for a Sixpence. A "Halfcrown" is Two Shillings and Sixpence. There are five Sixpences (Tanners) in a Halfcrown.
How much is five and sixpence worth in todays American Dollars?
$1.50
What does GRI mean on a 1943 British Sixpence?
GRI (not "GRJ") on the reverse of the 1937 to 1946 British Sixpence is an abbreviation for George Rex Imperator.
What is the original value of a British Halfcrown?
A Halfcrown is the eqivalent of Two Shillings and Sixpence. A Crown was Five Shillings.
What was the silver coinage issue of 1894?
British silver coins minted in 1894 included the Crown (Five Shillings), Halfcrown (Two Shillings and Sixpence), Florin (Two Shillings), Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence.
What is the slang term for a Sixpence?
The British Sixpence was known as a "Tanner". The Australian Sixpence was known as a "Zack".
What does drop a ball on a sixpence mean?
Not knowing the exact context of the phrase, it probably means that somebody can bowl or pitch a ball so accurately, that he hit a Sixpence with the ball (at some distance).
How do you know it is sixpence?
It will probably say "sixpence" on it.... just guessing...
When was Collin Sixpence born?
Collin Sixpence was born in 1974.
When was Half a Sixpence created?
Half a Sixpence was created in 1963.
What rhymes with sixpence?
The word sixpence does not rhyme with any other words. Sing a Song of Sixpence is an English nursery rhyme.
