Silver Sixpence Wedding Venue
United Kingdom 1939 Sixpence coin, 50% Silver coin, ideal gift or for craft or jewellery making in good used (circulated) condition. Specifications; Composition: Silver Fineness: 0.9250 Weight: 3.0100g ASW: 0.0895oz Melt Value: $2.42 (2/7/2021) Design; Obverse: New portrait, longer hair waves. The thistle is the National Emblem of Scotland, and illustrated here in a delicate circle around a lucky sixpence. The History of the Silver Sixpence. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in her shoe. What is a sixpence? A sixpence was a coin used in the British Empire beginning in 1551. One sixpence represented six pennies. The last year of use of the sixpence coin was 1967. How did the sixpence tradition begin?
Silver Sixpence Year
A centuries' old English tradition states that a bride would have good luck all during her married life if she wore the following during the wedding ceremony . . .
Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a Sixpence in her shoe.
What is a Sixpence?
The sixpence is an English coin that was minted beginning in 1558 and continued until 1967. Sixpence are no longer minted in England and are becoming rare.
The Tradition of the Sixpence
According to tradition, during the early 1600's the Lord of the Manor presented a sixpence to the bride as a wedding gift. Toward the end of the seventeenth century, it became the custom for the bride's parents to give the sixpence as a dowry gift to the groom.
As time went on the custom of using the sixpence as a good luck coin continued into the 1800's. Today brides throughout the British Isles, the U.S. and other countries world wide, still place a sixpence in their left shoe for good luck.
Why should you order from Heritage Collections?
There are several reasons why it is to your advantage to place your order for a bridal sixpence with Heritage Collections:
1. We are anestablished companyand have been supplying 100% authentic sixpence to brides for over 20 years. Our sixpence are not reproductions and your satisfaction is guaranteed..
2. Your sixpence is custom selected for you and you may choose the coin dateyou prefer. Many brides honor their parent's or grandparent's wedding anniversary or birth date Others want a coin dated 100 to 400 years prior to their own wedding date.
3. We can get a sixpence to you on short notice, usually within 3 days. We also will ship overnight if necessary charging only the FedEx rate to your location. International shipping is also available for an additional charge. Two-day priority mailing is also available.
4. Our elegant presentation of the sixpence as well as our prompt, courteous service has broughtpraises from our customers.
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