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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 | $358 | $642 | $784 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $111 | $374 | $689 | $846 |
| 1723 | - | - | $39.40 | $122 | $258 | $327 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $42.00 | $135 | $294 | $374 |
| 1726 | - | - | $95.40 | $343 | $606 | $859 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $64.60 | $233 | $482 | $607 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $57.70 | $212 | $440 | $556 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $92.00 | $318 | $588 | $617 |
| 1731 | - | - | $48.60 | $184 | $406 | $517 |
| 1732 | - | - | $68.60 | $179 | $404 | $516 |
| 1734 | - | - | $56.60 | $197 | $443 | $566 |
| 1735 | - | - | $54.30 | $197 | $431 | $549 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $61.20 | $209 | $471 | $603 |
| 1736 | - | - | $56.00 | $202 | $432 | $548 |
| 1739 | - | - | $41.70 | $158 | $355 | $453 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $75.40 | $244 | $497 | $624 |
| 1741 | - | - | $41.70 | $168 | $360 | $456 |
| 1743 | - | - | $38.60 | $156 | $346 | $441 |
| 1745 | - | - | $37.10 | $138 | $305 | $388 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $44.60 | $156 | $332 | $420 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $36.60 | $122 | $262 | $333 |
| 1746 | - | - | $34.30 | $107 | $254 | $291 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $48.00 | $151 | $333 | $423 |
| 1750 | - | - | $45.10 | $162 | $317 | $394 |
| 1751 | - | - | $49.70 | $207 | $389 | $391 |
| 1757 | - | - | $18.50 | $48.10 | $88.00 | $126 |
| 1758 | - | - | $18.50 | $41.10 | $88.00 | $111 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $23.10 | $54.00 | $108 | $136 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $27.40 | $54.90 | $147 | $194 |
| 1787 | - | - | $19.40 | $50.90 | $82.90 | $102 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $19.40 | $58.30 | $85.70 | $100 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $926 | $2,020 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $394 | $517 | $639 | $1,370 | $2,110 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $454 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,030 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $731 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $671 | $784 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $669 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $629 | $816 | $1,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $629 | - | - | $1,150 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $689 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $666 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $734 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $663 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $551 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $750 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $551 | $695 | $775 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $536 | $825 | $872 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $471 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $509 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $403 | - | - | - | $963 | - | - |
| 1746 | $309 | $334 | $343 | $452 | $965 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $514 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $471 | $568 | $631 | $748 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $394 | $411 | $429 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $135 | $179 | $345 | $619 | $764 | - | - |
| 1758 | $135 | $244 | $296 | $349 | $1,490 | $1,850 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $163 | $197 | $272 | $317 | $714 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $240 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $118 | $200 | $232 | $439 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $118 | $170 | $228 | $358 | $381 | - | - |
