 | George III - 1760 - 1820
After the reign of George II ended the sixpence was not minted for 29 years and thus when it was reintroduced in 1787 the coins were hoarded leading to a plentiful supply of good coins today. There followed a further 29 years with no new sixpences being minted. In 1798 it was reported that the sixpence in circulation were so worn that they were on average 38% underweight.The sixpences minted after 1816 remained as legal tender up to 1980 when the sixpence was finally demonetized.
During the reign of George III the spinning Jenny was invented (1764), Napoleon Bonaparte was born (1769), America declared Independence (1776), the crew of HMS Bounty mutinied (1789), Battle of Waterloo (1815).
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