Thesixpennycoin will remain legal tender until the end of the change-over period.
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Nearly 50,000,000sixpennyand shilling postal orders were issued last year, out of a total of 210,000,000 of all denominations.
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There is no shortage of thesixpenny—2½p—coin.
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In helping themselves to change to the new system they dismissed thesixpennypiece from their minds.
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We must make the change as easy as possible, and this can be done by keeping the traditionalsixpennypiece.
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If a man takes six pennies out of one of my pockets and puts thesixpennypiece into the other, what is the difference?
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Does he believe that machines designed to takesixpennypieces will be able to discern such a small difference?
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At the present time they are allowed to raise up to asixpennyrate; but very few authorities do raise asixpennyrate.
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I think it is only £1,750,000, the whole of this tax on thesixpennyseats.
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That increase was immediately after the tax on thesixpennyseats was reimposed.
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At present, with thesixpennyduty, the lighter pays about one-eighth of the duty paid by the corresponding amount of matches.
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Thesixpennycertificate should be made more easily available so that everyone will obtain one.
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In my own particular area for a period of three months the loss represents asixpennyrate.
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I believe the result of thesixpennyreduction will be a noteworthy increase in production.
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There was a time when local authorities were asked to produce asixpennyrate under the old coinage.
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