I've just seen this post and had to reply
In our family along with the old tradition of something borrowed, something blue,something something old, something new the bride always was gifted with a silver threepenny and usually kept it in her shoe ? all our familly do this why I don't know the knowledge died with my mother a few years ago , But i know my wife has the silver threepeny ready for her sisters wedding this year
does anyone else know about this