[noun] - (a small silver-coloured coin used in Britain until 1971 which was worth) the sum of six old penniesI can remember when a sixpence would buy quite a lot. [C]There used to be a time when a loaf of bread cost sixpence. [U]
SIXPENCE
Meaning of SIXPENCE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012