Old British coins were an important part of the country's currency system for centuries. SIXPENCE (8 letters) was a silver coin worth six pennies, FLORIN (6 letters) was a gold coin worth two shillings, Groat (5 letters) was a silver coin worth four pennies, SHILLING (8 letters) was a silver coin worth twelve pennies, Farthing (8 letters) was a copper coin worth a quarter of a penny, Ryel (4 letters) was a silver coin worth three shillings and GUINEA (6 letters) was a gold coin worth one pound.