id 6 pence coin
 

my kid picked out a six pence coin at the shop today. it looks like about a dime sized coin, 1965, has queen lizzie on the obv and says dei gra too, on the reverse says six pence "fid def" and has a four flowered plant design with a clover, a rose, a stalk of wheat and something else. is this a UK coin? seems like cupro nickel composition not silver

Re: id 6 pence coin
 

They took the silver out in either '46 or '47, so it's Cu-Ni

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Hope this link works:

http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/sixd.html

Re: id 6 pence coin
 

Anty Ep Does the coin look like this on the rev, or is it similar to the coin.

Well here is what i know about British silver coin's, Since 1582, British silver coins have been composed of .925 fine silver, 925 parts silver per 1000, the balance being copper ,This standard was maintained until 1919.
In 1920, most British silver coins, the halfcrown, florin, and shilling, were debased to .500 fine silver, that is 50% silver, and 50% copper. From 1920 onwards, all British "silver" coins, were produced in .500 fine silver, that is 50% silver, alloyed with 50% copper, so that from 1921 to 1946 they were all .500 fine silver. You will be lucky if you do find a silver 1947 coin.

This link is not bad, the link CJul posted is a good one.
http://www.predecimal.com/britishcoi...tification.htm

Re: id 6 pence coin
 

its the same design except it doesnt have acorns at each of the four points, it has those other flowers I mentioned

thanks

Re: id 6 pence coin
 

Great Brit went decimal in 1970.....you have one of umpteen million struck specimens of a cupro nickel six pence coin of the realm...it is worth ZIP, ZERO. NADA.......

In another words, it is a worthless POS.