sixpence

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sixpence
    n 1: a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not
         minted since 1970 [syn: {sixpence}, {tanner}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}.
   An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a
   shilling, or about twelve cents.
   [1913 Webster]