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2. Sixpence (British coin) - Wikipedia

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   In 2016, the Royal Mint began minting legal tender decimal sixpence coins in sterling silver, [13] intended as commemorative coins for the Christmas season. [14] These coins are heavier than the pre-1970 sixpence (3.35 grams instead of 2.83 grams), and have a denomination of six new pence (6p) instead of six old pence (6d).

3. Jubilee coinage - Wikipedia

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   The sixpence was gilded by fraudsters to pass as a half sovereign, and it was quickly withdrawn by the Royal Mint, which resumed its old reverse design (stating its value), slightly modified. Royal Mint authorities began to consider replacing the Jubilee issue within a year of its release, and this may have been hastened by Boehm's death in 1890.

4. Old Head coinage - Wikipedia

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   Furthermore, none of the new silver coin designs bore a statement of the coin's value. The sixpence, which was the same size as the gold half sovereign, was immediately gilded by fraudsters to make it appear to be the more valuable coin, and the Royal Mint hastily stopped production, returning to the previous reverse design, which included a ...

5. Commemorative coins of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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   2018: 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force (5 coins) - Badge, Vulcan, Spitfire, Sea King, Lightning II; 2019: 75th anniversary of D-Day; 2019: 260th anniversary of Wedgwood; 2019: 250th anniversary of Samuel Pepys' final diary entry; 2019: 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's Voyage of Discovery (2nd coin) 2020: 75th anniversary of Victory ...

6. Royal Mint - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Mint is the United Kingdom's official maker of British coins.It is currently located in Llantrisant, Wales, where it moved in 1968. [6]Operating under the legal name The Royal Mint Limited, it is a limited company that is wholly owned by His Majesty's Treasury and is under an exclusive contract to supply the nation's coinage.

7. Royal Mint Museum - Wikipedia

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   The Royal Mint Museum is a numismatics museum located in Llantrisant, Wales, which houses coins, medals, artwork and minting equipment previous owned by the Royal Mint. [2] Although the museum is located on the same site as the Royal Mint, the mint and the museum are separate companies. In partnership with the mint, a new £9 million visitor ...