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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 | - | - | $116 | $408 | $732 | $893 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $126 | $426 | $785 | $964 |
| 1723 | - | - | $44.90 | $139 | $294 | $372 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $47.90 | $153 | $335 | $427 |
| 1726 | - | - | $109 | $391 | $691 | $979 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $73.60 | $265 | $549 | $691 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $65.80 | $241 | $501 | $633 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $105 | $363 | $670 | $703 |
| 1731 | - | - | $55.30 | $210 | $463 | $590 |
| 1732 | - | - | $78.10 | $204 | $460 | $588 |
| 1734 | - | - | $64.50 | $225 | $505 | $645 |
| 1735 | - | - | $61.90 | $225 | $492 | $625 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $69.70 | $238 | $537 | $687 |
| 1736 | - | - | $63.80 | $230 | $493 | $624 |
| 1739 | - | - | $47.50 | $180 | $404 | $516 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $86.00 | $278 | $566 | $711 |
| 1741 | - | - | $47.50 | $191 | $410 | $519 |
| 1743 | - | - | $44.00 | $178 | $394 | $502 |
| 1745 | - | - | $42.30 | $158 | $347 | $442 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $50.80 | $178 | $379 | $479 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $41.70 | $139 | $299 | $379 |
| 1746 | - | - | $39.10 | $122 | $290 | $332 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $54.70 | $172 | $379 | $482 |
| 1750 | - | - | $51.40 | $184 | $361 | $449 |
| 1751 | - | - | $56.60 | $236 | $444 | $445 |
| 1757 | - | - | $21.10 | $54.80 | $100 | $144 |
| 1758 | - | - | $21.10 | $46.90 | $100 | $127 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $26.40 | $61.50 | $124 | $155 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $31.30 | $62.50 | $168 | $221 |
| 1787 | - | - | $22.10 | $58.00 | $94.40 | $116 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $22.10 | $66.50 | $97.70 | $114 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $1,050 | $2,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,140 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $449 | $589 | $728 | $1,560 | $2,400 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $518 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,180 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $765 | $894 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $762 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $716 | $929 | $1,140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $716 | - | - | $1,310 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $785 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $759 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $837 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $755 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $628 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $855 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $628 | $792 | $883 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $610 | $940 | $994 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $537 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $580 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $459 | - | - | - | $1,100 | - | - |
| 1746 | $352 | $381 | $390 | $515 | $1,100 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $586 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $537 | $647 | $719 | $853 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $449 | $469 | $488 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $154 | $204 | $393 | $706 | $870 | - | - |
| 1758 | $154 | $278 | $338 | $398 | $1,700 | $2,110 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $186 | $225 | $310 | $362 | $814 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $273 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $134 | $227 | $264 | $500 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $134 | $193 | $260 | $408 | $434 | - | - |
