(used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of six pennies.
2.
(used with a singular verb) a cupronickel coin of the United Kingdom, the half of a shilling, formerly equal to six pennies: equal to two and one-half new pence after decimalization in 1971.
If you are not found out, you shall have a present of seven-and-sixpence to start life with as a lady in a shop.
And then don't forget farthings, sixpence and guineas.
The devout works in the study were jumbled with seven pamphlets valued at sixpence.
British Dictionary definitions for sixpence
sixpence
/ˈsɪkspəns/
noun
1.
a small British cupronickel coin with a face value of six pennies, worth 21/2 (new) pence, not minted since 1970
Word Origin and History for sixpence
n.
late 14c., "sum of six pennies," from six + pence. As a specific British coin, from 1590s. Sixpenny (adj.) had a figurative sense "paltry, cheap, petty, worthless" by 1560s; sixpenny nails (early 15c.) cost so much per hundred.