ninepence

noun

Etymology: From nine + pence.

1. A former British silver coin, worth nine old pennies.

   “His wits were sent him for a token, \ But in the carriage crack'd and broken. \ Like commendation nine-pence, crookt \ With—to and from my love—it lookt.”

2. Nine old pennies.

   “I had sold it to her that morning for ninepence; the real price was a shilling, but it was somewhat shopworn.”

3. A Spanish real, valued at twelve and a half cents.