One abbreviation for shilling is s. Often it was informally represented by a slash , standing for a long s or ſ , thus `` 1/6 '' would be 1 shilling and sixpence , often pronounced `` one and six '' ( and equivalent to 18d ; the shilling itself was valued at 12d ) .
Often it was informally represented by a slash , standing for a long s : `` e.g. , '' `` 1/6 '' would be 1 shilling and sixpence , often pronounced `` one and six '' ( and equivalent to 18d ; the shilling itself was valued at 12d ) .