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Sixpence - 1717 to 1787 - Price Guide
The sixpence acquired the friendly nickname tanner although quite how this came about is something of a mystery. Some attribute it to John Sigismund Tanner (1705-75), a former Chief Engraver of The Royal Mint who designed a sixpence during the reign of George II (r. 1727-60), whilst another theory is that the name comes from the Anglo-Romani word taw no meaning small one.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | - | - | $81.30 | $286 | $513 | $627 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $88.60 | $299 | $551 | $676 |
| 1723 | - | - | $31.50 | $97.30 | $206 | $261 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $33.60 | $108 | $235 | $299 |
| 1726 | - | - | $76.30 | $274 | $485 | $687 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $51.60 | $186 | $385 | $485 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $46.20 | $169 | $352 | $444 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $73.60 | $255 | $470 | $493 |
| 1731 | - | - | $38.80 | $147 | $325 | $414 |
| 1732 | - | - | $54.80 | $143 | $323 | $413 |
| 1734 | - | - | $45.20 | $158 | $354 | $452 |
| 1735 | - | - | $43.40 | $158 | $345 | $439 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $48.90 | $167 | $377 | $482 |
| 1736 | - | - | $44.80 | $161 | $346 | $438 |
| 1739 | - | - | $33.40 | $126 | $284 | $362 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $60.30 | $195 | $398 | $499 |
| 1741 | - | - | $33.40 | $134 | $288 | $364 |
| 1743 | - | - | $30.80 | $125 | $277 | $352 |
| 1745 | - | - | $29.70 | $111 | $244 | $310 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $35.60 | $125 | $266 | $336 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $29.20 | $97.30 | $210 | $266 |
| 1746 | - | - | $27.40 | $85.60 | $203 | $233 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $38.40 | $121 | $266 | $339 |
| 1750 | - | - | $36.10 | $129 | $253 | $315 |
| 1751 | - | - | $39.80 | $166 | $311 | $313 |
| 1757 | - | - | $14.80 | $38.40 | $70.40 | $101 |
| 1758 | - | - | $14.80 | $32.90 | $70.40 | $89.10 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $18.50 | $43.20 | $86.70 | $108 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $21.90 | $43.90 | $118 | $155 |
| 1787 | - | - | $15.50 | $40.70 | $66.20 | $81.20 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $15.50 | $46.60 | $68.50 | $80.20 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $740 | $1,620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $802 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $315 | $413 | $511 | $1,100 | $1,680 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $363 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $825 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $585 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $537 | $627 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $535 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $503 | $652 | $802 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $503 | - | - | $916 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $551 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $532 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $587 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $530 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $441 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $441 | $556 | $619 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $428 | $659 | $698 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $377 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $407 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $322 | - | - | - | $770 | - | - |
| 1746 | $247 | $267 | $274 | $362 | $771 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $411 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $377 | $454 | $505 | $598 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $315 | $329 | $343 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $108 | $143 | $276 | $495 | $611 | - | - |
| 1758 | $108 | $195 | $237 | $279 | $1,190 | $1,480 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $130 | $158 | $218 | $254 | $571 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $192 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $94.10 | $160 | $185 | $351 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $94.10 | $136 | $182 | $286 | $304 | - | - |
