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Sixpence - 1816 to 1901 - Price Guide
The Royal Mint undertook a massive recoinage programme in 1816, with large quantities of gold and silver coin being minted. Previous issues of silver coinage had been irregular, and the previous issue, minted in 1787, had done little to alleviate the chronic shortage of silver coinage in general circulation.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | - | - | $12.30 | $22.20 | $56.70 | $73.90 |
| 1816 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1816 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1817 | - | - | $13.30 | $23.70 | $59.90 | $78.00 |
| 1817 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 | - | - | $15.80 | $33.30 | $81.60 | $106 |
| 1819 | - | - | $14.80 | $26.50 | $68.10 | $88.90 |
| 1819 - 9/8 | - | - | $18.20 | $32.40 | $80.30 | $104 |
| 1820 | - | - | $14.80 | $26.50 | $66.50 | $86.60 |
| 1820 - No Colon | - | - | $185 | $592 | $850 | $980 |
| 1820 - Inverted 1 | - | - | $105 | $425 | $672 | $796 |
| 1820 - HONI/S | - | - | $111 | $444 | $647 | $749 |
| 1821 | - | - | $14.80 | $44.40 | $128 | $169 |
| 1821 - BBITANNIAR | - | - | $160 | $496 | $975 | $1,210 |
| 1824 | - | - | $13.80 | $45.00 | $147 | $198 |
| 1825 | - | - | $14.80 | $39.40 | $137 | $175 |
| 1826 - Laureate | - | - | $49.30 | $164 | $321 | $400 |
| 1826 - Bare | - | - | $12.00 | $44.40 | $113 | $148 |
| 1827 | - | - | $56.10 | $151 | $336 | $428 |
| 1828 | - | - | $20.70 | $69.00 | $182 | $278 |
| 1829 | - | - | $17.00 | $54.20 | $147 | $181 |
| 1831 | - | - | $19.50 | $44.40 | $126 | $167 |
| 1831 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Milled Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | $20.00 | $48.10 | $139 | $184 |
| 1834 - Large Date | - | - | $22.60 | $53.60 | $164 | $219 |
| 1835 | - | - | $19.50 | $44.40 | $129 | $172 |
| 1836 | - | - | $25.50 | $65.90 | $204 | $273 |
| 1837 | - | - | $29.60 | $77.60 | $239 | $320 |
| 1837 - B/RRITANNIAR | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | $16.60 | $42.50 | $130 | $174 |
| 1839 | - | - | $17.20 | $42.50 | $130 | $174 |
| 1840 | - | - | $17.20 | $43.10 | $135 | $181 |
| 1841 | - | - | $21.20 | $49.30 | $155 | $207 |
| 1842 | - | - | $17.20 | $43.10 | $135 | $181 |
| 1843 | - | - | $17.20 | $43.10 | $135 | $181 |
| 1844 - Small 44 | - | - | $18.50 | $37.00 | $135 | $184 |
| 1844 - Large 44 | - | - | $24.40 | $51.80 | $148 | $196 |
| 1845 | - | - | $17.20 | $38.20 | $118 | $158 |
| 1846 | - | - | $17.20 | $38.20 | $122 | $163 |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $62.20 | $175 | $459 | $601 |
| 1850 | - | - | $19.70 | $40.70 | $128 | $171 |
| 1850 - 5/3 | - | - | $26.70 | $62.20 | $173 | $228 |
| 1851 | - | - | $14.80 | $35.70 | $124 | $168 |
| 1852 | - | - | $13.80 | $35.70 | $136 | $187 |
| 1853 | - | - | $12.60 | $35.10 | $124 | $169 |
| 1854 | - | - | $280 | $786 | $1,260 | $1,500 |
| 1855 | - | - | $13.80 | $33.90 | $127 | $173 |
| 1856 | - | - | $13.80 | $38.80 | $129 | $174 |
| 1857 | - | - | $13.80 | $38.80 | $129 | $174 |
| 1858 | - | - | $13.80 | $38.80 | $129 | $161 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | $13.80 | $38.80 | $129 | $174 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $15.80 | $41.90 | $131 | $175 |
| 1860 | - | - | $14.80 | $37.60 | $128 | $174 |
| 1862 | - | - | $129 | $290 | $612 | $773 |
| 1863 | - | - | $95.60 | $200 | $453 | $579 |
| 1864 | - | - | $13.80 | $31.40 | $111 | $169 |
| 1865 | - | - | $13.80 | $33.90 | $128 | $175 |
| 1866 - With Die Number | - | - | $13.20 | $29.00 | $119 | $164 |
| 1866 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 1st Head | - | - | $16.60 | $37.00 | $150 | $207 |
| 1867 - 2nd Head | - | - | $16.00 | $37.00 | $130 | $176 |
| 1868 | - | - | $16.00 | $37.00 | $127 | $149 |
| 1869 | - | - | $17.20 | $35.70 | $142 | $195 |
| 1870 | - | - | $17.20 | $40.10 | $149 | $203 |
| 1870 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number | - | - | $12.20 | $29.60 | $101 | $137 |
| 1871 - Without Die Number | - | - | $12.20 | $31.40 | $102 | $137 |
| 1871 - With Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | - | - | $12.20 | $31.40 | $102 | $137 |
| 1873 | - | - | $12.20 | $29.60 | $99.50 | $134 |
| 1874 | - | - | $12.20 | $29.60 | $101 | $136 |
| 1875 | - | - | $12.20 | $29.60 | $99.50 | $134 |
| 1876 | - | - | $14.40 | $37.00 | $119 | $159 |
| 1877 - With Die Number | - | - | $12.20 | $29.60 | $99.50 | $134 |
| 1877 - Without Die Number | - | - | $11.00 | $29.60 | $99.50 | $134 |
| 1878 | - | - | $12.20 | $28.30 | $98.90 | $134 |
| 1878 - 8/7 | - | - | $62.80 | $236 | $691 | $918 |
| 1878 - DRITANNIAR | - | - | $176 | $469 | $1,010 | $1,290 |
| 1879 - With Die Number | - | - | $15.00 | $34.50 | $117 | $158 |
| 1879 - Without Die Number | - | - | $12.20 | $29.00 | $102 | $138 |
| 1879 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 2nd Head | - | - | $12.20 | $29.00 | $94.60 | $127 |
| 1880 - 3rd Head | - | - | $11.00 | $22.20 | $83.20 | $114 |
| 1881 | - | - | $11.00 | $23.40 | $74.50 | $100 |
| 1881 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | - | - | $17.20 | $54.80 | $132 | $171 |
| 1883 | - | - | $11.00 | $23.40 | $75.20 | $118 |
| 1883 - Small R | - | - | $22.20 | $59.20 | $159 | $209 |
| 1884 | - | - | $11.00 | $23.40 | $77.30 | $104 |
| 1885 | - | - | $11.00 | $23.40 | $77.30 | $104 |
| 1886 | - | - | $11.00 | $49.50 | $77.30 | $104 |
| 1887 - Young head | - | - | $11.00 | $23.40 | $73.60 | $104 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield | - | - | $6.70 | $12.90 | $18.20 | $20.80 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - R/V | - | - | $37.00 | $81.30 | $140 | $170 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Wreath | - | - | $6.70 | $12.00 | $18.40 | $21.70 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - JEB on Trunc | - | - | $44.40 | $111 | $185 | $222 |
| 1888 | - | - | $9.20 | $16.40 | $35.90 | $45.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | $9.20 | $17.60 | $36.50 | $53.90 |
| 1890 | - | - | $11.80 | $18.20 | $39.30 | $49.90 |
| 1891 | - | - | $13.30 | $20.70 | $44.90 | $56.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $14.80 | $24.40 | $49.50 | $62.00 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | $819 | $1,730 | $3,410 | $4,240 |
| 1893 - Veiled head | - | - | $10.40 | $14.90 | $28.90 | $35.90 |
| 1894 | - | - | $13.30 | $24.40 | $52.90 | $55.70 |
| 1895 | - | - | $11.80 | $24.40 | $49.20 | $51.40 |
| 1896 | - | - | $11.10 | $22.20 | $42.50 | $44.40 |
| 1897 | - | - | $11.10 | $22.20 | $40.70 | $42.20 |
| 1898 | - | - | $11.10 | $22.20 | $42.50 | $44.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | $11.10 | $22.20 | $42.50 | $44.40 |
| 1900 | - | - | $11.10 | $22.20 | $42.50 | $44.40 |
| 1901 | - | - | $10.40 | $20.00 | $39.60 | $41.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1816 | $91.20 | $141 | $176 | $201 | $255 | $372 | $871 |
| 1816 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1816 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1817 | $96.10 | $147 | $228 | $228 | $415 | $821 | $1,230 |
| 1817 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 | $130 | $197 | $243 | $334 | $482 | $630 | - |
| 1819 | $110 | $159 | $160 | $161 | $536 | $646 | - |
| 1819 - 9/8 | $128 | $197 | $293 | $474 | $656 | - | - |
| 1820 | $107 | $141 | $149 | $238 | $326 | $417 | - |
| 1820 - No Colon | $1,110 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Inverted 1 | $920 | $1,710 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - HONI/S | $850 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | $211 | $342 | $429 | $517 | $535 | $1,060 | - |
| 1821 - BBITANNIAR | $1,450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1824 | $250 | $462 | $533 | $604 | $647 | $1,250 | - |
| 1825 | $235 | $387 | $457 | $528 | $605 | $734 | - |
| 1826 - Laureate | $478 | $769 | $1,060 | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Bare | $182 | $361 | $375 | $388 | $962 | - | - |
| 1827 | $521 | $827 | $1,130 | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | $348 | $602 | $786 | - | - | - | - |
| 1829 | $240 | $457 | $599 | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | $208 | $302 | $335 | $394 | $452 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Milled Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | $229 | $392 | $419 | $447 | $568 | $767 | - |
| 1834 - Large Date | $274 | $453 | $633 | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 | $214 | $380 | $418 | $457 | $499 | - | - |
| 1836 | $342 | $542 | $742 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $401 | $640 | $723 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 - B/RRITANNIAR | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $218 | $367 | $428 | $488 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $218 | $402 | $500 | $534 | $610 | $759 | - |
| 1840 | $227 | $428 | $628 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $260 | $477 | $595 | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | $227 | $428 | $628 | $642 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $227 | $428 | $628 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 - Small 44 | $233 | $449 | $549 | $575 | $617 | - | - |
| 1844 - Large 44 | $244 | $482 | $721 | $774 | $827 | - | - |
| 1845 | $198 | $396 | $628 | $671 | $714 | $946 | $2,180 |
| 1846 | $205 | $403 | $456 | $508 | $606 | $704 | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $742 | $1,300 | $1,770 | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | $215 | $434 | $499 | $563 | $597 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/3 | $283 | $481 | $678 | - | - | $940 | $2,770 |
| 1851 | $213 | $427 | $641 | - | - | - | $1,110 |
| 1852 | $237 | $432 | $626 | $634 | $643 | - | - |
| 1853 | $214 | $450 | $505 | $526 | $617 | $709 | $1,210 |
| 1854 | $1,730 | $3,220 | $4,730 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | $219 | $399 | $455 | $512 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $219 | $412 | $446 | $481 | $616 | $752 | - |
| 1857 | $219 | $407 | $594 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $219 | $350 | $388 | $429 | $470 | $571 | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $219 | $407 | $460 | $514 | $541 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $219 | $436 | $653 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | $219 | $418 | $616 | - | - | $1,130 | - |
| 1862 | $933 | $1,630 | $1,870 | $2,110 | $2,260 | - | - |
| 1863 | $706 | $1,230 | $1,760 | $2,520 | $3,290 | - | - |
| 1864 | $214 | $397 | $407 | $418 | $652 | - | - |
| 1865 | $222 | $394 | $442 | $490 | $531 | $571 | - |
| 1866 - With Die Number | $209 | $394 | $422 | $449 | $905 | $1,360 | - |
| 1866 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 1st Head | $263 | $490 | $716 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 2nd Head | $222 | $412 | $601 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $218 | $366 | $442 | $518 | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $248 | $447 | $646 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | $258 | $449 | $641 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number | $173 | $345 | $361 | $377 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number | $173 | $357 | $542 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | $173 | $351 | $529 | $595 | $661 | - | - |
| 1873 | $169 | $343 | $345 | $347 | $554 | $761 | - |
| 1874 | $172 | $339 | $399 | $460 | $463 | - | - |
| 1875 | $169 | $306 | $444 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 | $200 | $402 | $604 | $854 | $1,550 | $1,850 | - |
| 1877 - With Die Number | $169 | $335 | $500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - Without Die Number | $169 | $341 | $382 | $423 | $528 | - | - |
| 1878 | $169 | $342 | $514 | $618 | $873 | - | - |
| 1878 - 8/7 | $1,150 | $1,480 | $1,850 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - DRITANNIAR | $1,560 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - With Die Number | $200 | $370 | $540 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Without Die Number | $175 | $344 | $471 | - | - | $994 | - |
| 1879 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 2nd Head | $160 | $305 | $450 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 3rd Head | $144 | $217 | $323 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $126 | $214 | $302 | $411 | $520 | - | - |
| 1881 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | $209 | $433 | $656 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | $127 | $209 | $220 | $232 | $630 | $1,030 | - |
| 1883 - Small R | $259 | $499 | $739 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $131 | $189 | $218 | $248 | $429 | $769 | - |
| 1885 | $131 | $207 | $209 | $211 | $373 | $773 | - |
| 1886 | $131 | $194 | $213 | $258 | $303 | $638 | - |
| 1887 - Young head | $124 | $208 | $209 | $210 | $318 | $2,650 | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield | $23.40 | $59.80 | $67.20 | $153 | $224 | $450 | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - R/V | $200 | $322 | $444 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Wreath | $24.90 | $71.50 | $97.00 | $147 | $228 | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - JEB on Trunc | $259 | $277 | $295 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $55.50 | $101 | $138 | $143 | $215 | $493 | - |
| 1889 | $55.50 | $104 | $126 | $148 | $198 | $324 | $755 |
| 1890 | $60.40 | $108 | $157 | $190 | $258 | $392 | $583 |
| 1891 | $69.00 | $111 | $126 | $186 | $246 | $474 | - |
| 1892 | $74.50 | $135 | $190 | $282 | $369 | $418 | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | $5,100 | $6,700 | $8,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head | $42.90 | $86.60 | $126 | $240 | $360 | - | - |
| 1894 | $58.50 | $157 | $211 | $280 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $53.60 | $116 | $131 | $146 | $154 | - | - |
| 1896 | $46.20 | $94.00 | $142 | $150 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | $43.80 | $87.20 | $129 | $185 | $195 | - | - |
| 1898 | $46.20 | $98.30 | $150 | $200 | $203 | - | - |
| 1899 | $46.20 | $95.80 | $96.90 | $98.10 | $339 | $580 | - |
| 1900 | $46.20 | $86.40 | $139 | $215 | $235 | $314 | $823 |
| 1901 | $43.80 | $84.70 | $126 | $173 | $265 | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
