FREE: 1944 Great Britain, Silver 6 Pence, .500 Fine - .0455 ASW

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1944 Great Britain Silver 6 Pence .500 Fine .0455 ASW
1944 Great Britain Silver 6 Pence that is over 50% pure and the silver weight is .0455 - - the coin is a shade small than the US Nickel. This coin is popular among wedding brides and the particular chant – Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue and a Six Pence in her Shoe! Tradition says if a bride wears an English sixpence coin in the shoe of her left foot on her wedding day her marriage will be blessed with wealth. The first sixpences were struck during the reign of Edward VI in 1551 and continued until they were rendered obsolete in 1971 and remained legal tender until 1980.
With the price of silver going up at this time, even the unwanted foreign silver coins have seen new and greater values. Each foreign silver coin will have its purity of silver and it actual silver weight (ASW) listed with each auction.
This coin can be yours with the highest bid. Many bidders have had some concerns about shipping fees, and discounts for multiple lot winnings, shipping for first item is $1.50, and multiple lot winners add 0.50 cents for each the second and third lot, Fourth auction lot and more will be .35 cents each. No need for the Post Office getting rich.