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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 | - | - | €69.00 | €243 | €436 | €532 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €75.20 | €254 | €467 | €574 |
| 1723 | - | - | €26.80 | €82.60 | €175 | €222 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | €28.50 | €91.30 | €200 | €254 |
| 1726 | - | - | €64.80 | €233 | €411 | €583 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | €43.80 | €158 | €327 | €412 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | €39.20 | €144 | €299 | €377 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | €62.40 | €216 | €399 | €419 |
| 1731 | - | - | €33.00 | €125 | €276 | €351 |
| 1732 | - | - | €46.50 | €122 | €274 | €350 |
| 1734 | - | - | €38.40 | €134 | €301 | €384 |
| 1735 | - | - | €36.80 | €134 | €293 | €372 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | €41.50 | €142 | €320 | €409 |
| 1736 | - | - | €38.00 | €137 | €293 | €372 |
| 1739 | - | - | €28.30 | €107 | €241 | €307 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | €51.20 | €166 | €337 | €423 |
| 1741 | - | - | €28.30 | €114 | €244 | €309 |
| 1743 | - | - | €26.20 | €106 | €235 | €299 |
| 1745 | - | - | €25.20 | €93.90 | €207 | €263 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | €30.20 | €106 | €226 | €285 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | €24.80 | €82.60 | €178 | €226 |
| 1746 | - | - | €23.30 | €72.70 | €173 | €198 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | €32.60 | €102 | €226 | €287 |
| 1750 | - | - | €30.60 | €110 | €215 | €267 |
| 1751 | - | - | €33.70 | €141 | €264 | €265 |
| 1757 | - | - | €12.60 | €32.60 | €59.70 | €85.80 |
| 1758 | - | - | €12.60 | €27.90 | €59.70 | €75.60 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | €15.70 | €36.60 | €73.60 | €92.10 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | €18.60 | €37.20 | €100 | €131 |
| 1787 | - | - | €13.20 | €34.60 | €56.20 | €68.90 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | €13.20 | €39.60 | €58.20 | €68.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | €628 | €1,370 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | €681 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | €268 | €351 | €434 | €932 | €1,430 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | €308 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | €496 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | €456 | €532 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | €454 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | €427 | €553 | €680 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | €427 | - | - | €777 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | €467 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €452 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | €498 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | €450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | €374 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | €509 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | €374 | €472 | €526 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | €364 | €560 | €592 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | €320 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | €345 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | €273 | - | - | - | €653 | - | - |
| 1746 | €209 | €227 | €233 | €307 | €655 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | €349 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | €320 | €385 | €428 | €508 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | €268 | €279 | €291 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | €91.50 | €122 | €234 | €420 | €518 | - | - |
| 1758 | €91.50 | €165 | €201 | €237 | €1,010 | €1,260 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | €111 | €134 | €185 | €215 | €485 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | €163 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | €79.90 | €135 | €157 | €298 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | €79.90 | €115 | €155 | €243 | €258 | - | - |
