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6½d. Would be 6.5 pence, or sixpence and hap'ne (halfpenny). 6s. 6d. Would be 6 shillings and sixpence, or 6 and 6.
Source: my parents and grandparents are/were English (Birmingham and Warwick) and I heard stories when I was growing up, as well as a couple of texts and TV shows. Sketchy sources, yes, but hopefully gets you started! Also, I'm probably wrong.
Yup, as long as 6.5 is pronounced "six and a half" because "six point five" is too modern for old money.
Edit: and ha'penny is pronounced HAYP-nee /h ɛ́j p n ɪj/
"sixpence ha'penny" would also be acceptable, if not preferable.
Source: My parents also remember pre-decimal money and I've heard plenty of tales.
One good story is how, on decimal day, a lot of prices went up to 240% of the original because shopkeepers simply changed the d to a p on their price labels. One old penny was 1/240 of a pound and a new penny was 1/100.
Correct, though I'm old enough to remember using old money, and it was never six and a half, just sixpence ha'penny.
I love all the old coin words: florin (two shillings), half a crown (two and six), thrup'nny bit (3d), farthing (quarter of a penny).
The e is silent? Did Wakko Warner lie to me all those years ago?