A Sixpence was a small silver coin used in many countries of the British Empire that was the equivalent in value to 6 pennies, hence the name.
Sixpence is also how you would refer to the combined value of 6 pennies.
If you had 6 pennies, or 3 pennies and a Threepence in your pocket, you could say that you had sixpence in your pocket.
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56 Pennies equals 56 Pence. Pence is the plural of Penny.
No. Sixpence is a British Commonwealth coin and is worth six Pennies. A Dime is a US coin and worth 10 cents.
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There are 100 Pence in the current British Pound. There were 240 Pence in the predecimal British Pound.
It is: 2/3 times 12 = 8 pence