You are: Home » British coins » Price guide and values » Early milled coinage » Sixpence 1717 to 1787
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.
Click on a coin to view additional values, details and varieties about it.
- Circulated
- Uncirculated
| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | - | - | £59.30 | £209 | £375 | £457 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | £64.70 | £218 | £402 | £493 |
| 1723 | - | - | £23.00 | £71.00 | £151 | £191 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | £24.50 | £78.50 | £172 | £218 |
| 1726 | - | - | £55.70 | £200 | £354 | £501 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | £37.70 | £136 | £281 | £354 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | £33.70 | £124 | £257 | £324 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | £53.70 | £186 | £343 | £360 |
| 1731 | - | - | £28.30 | £107 | £237 | £302 |
| 1732 | - | - | £40.00 | £105 | £236 | £301 |
| 1734 | - | - | £33.00 | £115 | £258 | £330 |
| 1735 | - | - | £31.70 | £115 | £252 | £320 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | £35.70 | £122 | £275 | £352 |
| 1736 | - | - | £32.70 | £118 | £252 | £319 |
| 1739 | - | - | £24.30 | £92.00 | £207 | £264 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | £44.00 | £143 | £290 | £364 |
| 1741 | - | - | £24.30 | £98.00 | £210 | £266 |
| 1743 | - | - | £22.50 | £91.00 | £202 | £257 |
| 1745 | - | - | £21.70 | £80.70 | £178 | £226 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | £26.00 | £91.00 | £194 | £245 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | £21.30 | £71.00 | £153 | £194 |
| 1746 | - | - | £20.00 | £62.50 | £148 | £170 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | £28.00 | £88.00 | £194 | £247 |
| 1750 | - | - | £26.30 | £94.30 | £185 | £230 |
| 1751 | - | - | £29.00 | £121 | £227 | £228 |
| 1757 | - | - | £10.80 | £28.00 | £51.30 | £73.70 |
| 1758 | - | - | £10.80 | £24.00 | £51.30 | £65.00 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | £13.50 | £31.50 | £63.30 | £79.10 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | £16.00 | £32.00 | £86.00 | £113 |
| 1787 | - | - | £11.30 | £29.70 | £48.30 | £59.30 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | £11.30 | £34.00 | £50.00 | £58.50 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | £540 | £1,180 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | £585 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | £230 | £301 | £373 | £801 | £1,230 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | £265 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | £602 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | £427 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | £392 | £458 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | £390 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | £367 | £476 | £585 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | £367 | - | - | £668 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | £402 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | £388 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | £428 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | £387 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | £322 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | £438 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | £322 | £405 | £452 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | £313 | £481 | £509 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | £275 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | £297 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | £235 | - | - | - | £562 | - | - |
| 1746 | £180 | £195 | £200 | £264 | £563 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | £300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | £275 | £331 | £368 | £436 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | £230 | £240 | £250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | £78.70 | £104 | £201 | £361 | £445 | - | - |
| 1758 | £78.70 | £142 | £173 | £204 | £868 | £1,080 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | £95.00 | £115 | £159 | £185 | £417 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | £140 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | £68.70 | £116 | £135 | £256 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | £68.70 | £99.00 | £133 | £209 | £222 | - | - |
