sixpences

""Before decimalisation, sweets cost only a few pence each." "

"Finest apples, sixpence each."

"The antique clock's worth is high. "

"My grandmother sent me fifty sterling for my birthday. "

"The Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world."

"My grandmother always uses the finest Italian silk when she embroiders. "

"At the race, the fortieth received a small participation ribbon. "

"The Royal Canadian Mint minted millions of loonies this year. "

"A former president;  the former East Germany"

"The shilling was worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling."

"My teacher brought in a basket of apples for the class to share. "

"The package weighed two pounds. "