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Cover illustration for Randolph Caldecott's picture book Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880) The sixpence also features in other works of British popular culture and literature. It appears in the title of the writer W. Somerset Maugham 's 1919 novel, The Moon and Sixpence , and appears in both the title and as a plot device in Michael Paraskos 's ...
Other than proof sets issued in 1935 and 1953, proof sixpences were issued in extremely small numbers during most years of their production. Only twenty proof sixpences were made in 1933 and 1934. 25,000 "prooflike" sixpences were issued as part of a 1965 collector's set, alongside 10 proofs.
The coins minted were Crowns, Half Crowns, Shillings and Sixpences. The Crown is the rarest of them, although the Half-Crown is also difficult to find in higher than VF conditions. The shilling is common, with even mint state examples being easily found. The sixpence is common in most grades, though mint condition ones are rare.
The 1916, 1917, 1912, 1920, 1914 and 1911 sixpences are also rare, and 1935 and 1924 coins are scarce. [8] Uncirculated: Refers to an uncirculated coin as one that has a mint-fresh lustre with a clear detail of the heads of the emu and kangaroo. Magnification should also show no blemishes, and the feathers of the emu should show no trace of ...
According to CoinTrackers, rare copper-minted pennies that are still in circulation have been valued at up to $85,000. Do you own a rare penny from this year? It could be worth $85,000
Penguin books in Australia recently had to reprint 7,000 copies of a now-collectible book because one of the recipes called for "salt and freshly ground black people." 9 misprints that are worth a ...
According to the Professional Coin Grading Service, here’s what five high-value quarters from the year 2000 went for at auction: Massachusetts 2000-P (Philadelphia mint) MS69: $3,760 Maryland ...
Bernard John Shapero (born August 1963) is a British dealer in antiquarian rare books and works on paper, the founder of Shapero Rare Books of 106 New Bond Street, Mayfair, London. [1] In 2005, Slate called him "London's most successful rare-book dealer and arguably the top dealer in the world today".