Crowns, Half-crowns, Florins, Shillings, Sixpences, and threepence. These included florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences. Some used new pennies as sixpences in vending machines. In 1916 it commenced minting Commonwealth silver threepences, sixpences, shillings and florins. Sixpences of both alloys were minted that year. The first sixpences were minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI. George VI sixpences feature two different reverses, both featuring a crowned Royal Cypher. As a result, the sixpences were frequently gilded and passed off as gold half sovereigns. The usual choices were silver 3d piece, or sixpences, sometimes wrapped in greaseproof paper packages. Sixpences minted after the Tudor period no longer bear the Tudor rose on the obverse.