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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 |
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1717 | - | - | $74.40 | $262 | $470 | $574 |
1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $81.10 | $274 | $504 | $619 |
1723 | - | - | $28.90 | $89.10 | $189 | $239 |
1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $30.70 | $98.50 | $215 | $274 |
1726 | - | - | $69.80 | $251 | $444 | $629 |
1728 - Plumes | - | - | $47.30 | $170 | $353 | $444 |
1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $42.20 | $155 | $322 | $407 |
1728 - Plain | - | - | $67.30 | $233 | $430 | $452 |
1731 | - | - | $35.50 | $135 | $297 | $379 |
1732 | - | - | $50.20 | $131 | $296 | $378 |
1734 | - | - | $41.40 | $144 | $324 | $414 |
1735 | - | - | $39.70 | $144 | $316 | $402 |
1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $44.80 | $153 | $345 | $441 |
1736 | - | - | $41.00 | $148 | $316 | $401 |
1739 | - | - | $30.50 | $115 | $260 | $332 |
1739 - O/R | - | - | $55.20 | $179 | $364 | $456 |
1741 | - | - | $30.50 | $123 | $263 | $333 |
1743 | - | - | $28.20 | $114 | $253 | $323 |
1745 | - | - | $27.20 | $101 | $223 | $284 |
1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $32.60 | $114 | $243 | $308 |
1745 - LIMA | - | - | $26.80 | $89.10 | $192 | $243 |
1746 | - | - | $25.10 | $78.40 | $186 | $213 |
1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $35.10 | $110 | $243 | $310 |
1750 | - | - | $33.00 | $118 | $232 | $288 |
1751 | - | - | $36.40 | $152 | $285 | $286 |
1757 | - | - | $13.60 | $35.20 | $64.40 | $92.50 |
1758 | - | - | $13.60 | $30.10 | $64.40 | $81.60 |
1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $16.90 | $39.50 | $79.40 | $99.30 |
1758 - DEI error | - | - | $20.10 | $40.20 | $108 | $142 |
1787 | - | - | $14.20 | $37.30 | $60.60 | $74.30 |
1787 - Hearts | - | - | $14.20 | $42.70 | $62.70 | $73.40 |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1717 | $678 | $1,480 | - | - | - | - | - |
1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1720 - 20/17 | $734 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1723 | $289 | $378 | $468 | $1,000 | $1,540 | - | - |
1723 - Large Letters | $332 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1726 | $755 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1728 - Plumes | $535 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1728 - Plumes and roses | $491 | $574 | - | - | - | - | - |
1728 - Plain | $489 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1731 | $460 | $597 | $734 | - | - | - | - |
1732 | $460 | - | - | $838 | - | - | - |
1734 | $504 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1735 | $487 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1735 - 5/4 | $537 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1736 | $485 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1739 | $404 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1739 - O/R | $549 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1741 | $404 | $509 | $567 | - | - | - | - |
1743 | $392 | $604 | $639 | - | - | - | - |
1745 | $345 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1745 - 5/3 | $372 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1745 - LIMA | $295 | - | - | - | $705 | - | - |
1746 | $226 | $245 | $251 | $331 | $706 | - | - |
1746 - 6/5 | $376 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1750 | $345 | $415 | $462 | $548 | - | - | - |
1751 | $289 | $301 | $314 | - | - | - | - |
1757 | $98.70 | $131 | $253 | $453 | $559 | - | - |
1758 | $98.70 | $178 | $217 | $256 | $1,090 | $1,360 | - |
1758 - 8/7 | $119 | $144 | $199 | $232 | $523 | - | - |
1758 - DEI error | $176 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1787 | $86.20 | $146 | $170 | $321 | - | - | - |
1787 - Hearts | $86.20 | $124 | $167 | $262 | $279 | - | - |