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  2. Sixpence (British coin) - Wikipedia

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    William IV sixpences have a simpler reverse, composed of the words SIX PENCE in the middle, with a crown above, the date below, and a wreath surrounding. With the exception of a withdrawn 1887 issue, Victoria and Edward VII sixpences share this reverse. [24] The reverse of the 1887 issue is broadly the same as the post-1816 George III coins.

  3. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford English Dictionary states that the "most plausible" etymology is a derivation from the Old English steorra for "star" with the added diminutive suffix -ling, to yield "little star". The reference is to the silver penny used in Norman England in the twelfth century, which bore a small star.

  4. Hoarding (economics) - Wikipedia

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    Commonly hoarded products include assets such as money, gold and public securities, [1] as well as vital goods such as fuel and medicine. [2] Consumers are primarily hoarding resources so that they can maintain their current consumption rate in the event of a shortage ( real or perceived ). [ 3 ]

  5. List of emoticons - Wikipedia

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    A simple smiley. This is a list of emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's moods or facial expressions in the form of icons.Originally, these icons consisted of ASCII art, and later, Shift JIS art and Unicode art.

  6. Sixpence (New Zealand coin) - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand sixpence is a coin of the New Zealand pound issued from 1933 to 1965. Equal to twice a threepence or half a shilling, the sixpence was one of five denominations of silver coins introduced in the initial issue of New Zealand coinage in 1933.

  7. Radiogram (message) - Wikipedia

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    A formal message is one constructed, transmitted and recorded according to a standard prescribed form (see Sec. 4). A formal message should contain the following essential P A R T S: Preamble - message number, point of origin or agency identifier, date. Address - to whom the message is directed. Reference - to previous message, if any.

  8. Social spam - Wikipedia

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    Social spam is unwanted spam content appearing on social networking services, social bookmarking sites, [1] and any website with user-generated content (comments, chat, etc.). .). It can be manifested in many ways, including bulk messages, [2] profanity, insults, hate speech, malicious links, fraudulent reviews, fake friends, and personally identifiable informa

  9. Siege money (Newark) - Wikipedia

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    Surviving coins are collectors' items and can be valuable; in 2012 a Newark shilling sold for US$1,900. [6]Apart from their obvious interest to numismatists and historians, images of the coins are used to decorate rubbish bins, [7] and a few residents of Newark would like to introduce a "Newark Siege Pound" as a form of local currency they believe would benefit the local economy.