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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 | - | - | $102 | $359 | $643 | $785 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $111 | $375 | $689 | $847 |
| 1723 | - | - | $39.50 | $122 | $258 | $327 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $42.10 | $135 | $295 | $375 |
| 1726 | - | - | $95.60 | $343 | $607 | $860 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $64.70 | $233 | $483 | $608 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $57.80 | $212 | $441 | $556 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $92.10 | $319 | $588 | $618 |
| 1731 | - | - | $48.60 | $184 | $407 | $518 |
| 1732 | - | - | $68.70 | $180 | $405 | $517 |
| 1734 | - | - | $56.60 | $197 | $443 | $566 |
| 1735 | - | - | $54.40 | $197 | $432 | $549 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $61.20 | $209 | $472 | $604 |
| 1736 | - | - | $56.10 | $202 | $433 | $548 |
| 1739 | - | - | $41.80 | $158 | $355 | $454 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $75.50 | $245 | $498 | $624 |
| 1741 | - | - | $41.80 | $168 | $360 | $456 |
| 1743 | - | - | $38.60 | $156 | $346 | $441 |
| 1745 | - | - | $37.20 | $138 | $305 | $389 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $44.60 | $156 | $333 | $421 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $36.60 | $122 | $263 | $333 |
| 1746 | - | - | $34.30 | $107 | $255 | $292 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $48.10 | $151 | $333 | $424 |
| 1750 | - | - | $45.20 | $162 | $317 | $395 |
| 1751 | - | - | $49.80 | $208 | $390 | $391 |
| 1757 | - | - | $18.50 | $48.10 | $88.10 | $127 |
| 1758 | - | - | $18.50 | $41.20 | $88.10 | $112 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $23.20 | $54.10 | $109 | $136 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $27.50 | $54.90 | $148 | $194 |
| 1787 | - | - | $19.40 | $51.00 | $83.00 | $102 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $19.40 | $58.40 | $85.80 | $100 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $927 | $2,030 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $395 | $517 | $640 | $1,370 | $2,110 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $455 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,030 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $732 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $672 | $786 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $669 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $629 | $817 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $629 | - | - | $1,150 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $689 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $667 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $735 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $664 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $552 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $751 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $552 | $696 | $776 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $536 | $826 | $874 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $472 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $509 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $403 | - | - | - | $964 | - | - |
| 1746 | $309 | $335 | $343 | $453 | $966 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $515 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $472 | $568 | $632 | $749 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $395 | $412 | $429 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $135 | $179 | $346 | $620 | $765 | - | - |
| 1758 | $135 | $244 | $297 | $350 | $1,490 | $1,860 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $163 | $198 | $273 | $318 | $715 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $240 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $118 | $200 | $232 | $439 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $118 | $170 | $228 | $358 | $381 | - | - |
