a sixpence went out of circulation in 1551.
when did a sixpence go out of circulation?
1551
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the sixpence (6d; ), sometimes known as a tanner or sixpenny bit, is a coin that was worth one-fortieth of a pound sterling, or six pence. it was first minted in the reign of edward vi and circulated until 1980. following decimalisation in 1971 it had a value of new pence. the coin was made from silver from its introduction in 1551 to 1947, and thereafter in cupronickel.
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janes & leo was the new york-based architectural firm of elisha harris janes and richard leopold leo (1871/72 — 26 september 1911). from 1898 to 1911, the firm designed and built numerous beaux-arts residential structures in new york city, both richly detailed row houses and luxury apartment blocks during the building boom that constructed manhattan's upper west side. though neither elisha harris janes nor richard leopold leo ever studied at the école des beaux-arts in paris, they worked within its traditions. their most prominent structure is the ebullient dorilton (1902), at broadway and 71st street, bolder and more sculptural than any professor at the école des beaux-arts would have encouraged. montgomery schuyler, the critic for the "architectural record", disapproved of its flamboyant appeal:
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