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Sixpence - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $12.10 | $31.00 | $95.10 | $127 |
| 1839 | - | - | $12.60 | $31.00 | $95.10 | $127 |
| 1840 | - | - | $12.60 | $31.50 | $98.70 | $132 |
| 1841 | - | - | $15.50 | $36.00 | $113 | $151 |
| 1842 | - | - | $12.60 | $31.50 | $98.70 | $132 |
| 1843 | - | - | $12.60 | $31.50 | $98.70 | $132 |
| 1844 - Small 44 | - | - | $13.50 | $27.00 | $98.50 | $134 |
| 1844 - Large 44 | - | - | $17.80 | $37.80 | $108 | $143 |
| 1845 | - | - | $12.60 | $27.90 | $86.30 | $116 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.60 | $27.90 | $88.80 | $119 |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $45.40 | $128 | $335 | $438 |
| 1850 | - | - | $14.40 | $29.70 | $93.30 | $125 |
| 1850 - 5/3 | - | - | $19.50 | $45.40 | $126 | $166 |
| 1851 | - | - | $10.80 | $26.10 | $90.60 | $123 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.10 | $26.10 | $99.60 | $136 |
| 1853 | - | - | $9.20 | $25.60 | $90.80 | $123 |
| 1854 | - | - | $205 | $573 | $920 | $1,090 |
| 1855 | - | - | $10.10 | $24.70 | $92.40 | $126 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.10 | $28.30 | $94.20 | $127 |
| 1857 | - | - | $10.10 | $28.30 | $94.20 | $127 |
| 1858 | - | - | $10.10 | $28.30 | $94.20 | $117 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | $10.10 | $28.30 | $94.20 | $127 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $11.50 | $30.60 | $95.30 | $128 |
| 1860 | - | - | $10.80 | $27.40 | $93.70 | $127 |
| 1862 | - | - | $94.40 | $211 | $446 | $564 |
| 1863 | - | - | $69.80 | $146 | $330 | $423 |
| 1864 | - | - | $10.10 | $22.90 | $80.90 | $123 |
| 1865 | - | - | $10.10 | $24.70 | $93.30 | $128 |
| 1866 - With Die Number | - | - | $9.60 | $21.10 | $87.00 | $120 |
| 1866 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 1st Head | - | - | $12.10 | $27.00 | $110 | $151 |
| 1867 - 2nd Head | - | - | $11.70 | $27.00 | $94.70 | $128 |
| 1868 | - | - | $11.70 | $27.00 | $92.80 | $109 |
| 1869 | - | - | $12.60 | $26.10 | $104 | $142 |
| 1870 | - | - | $12.60 | $29.20 | $109 | $148 |
| 1870 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number | - | - | $8.90 | $21.60 | $73.70 | $99.80 |
| 1871 - Without Die Number | - | - | $8.90 | $22.90 | $74.40 | $100 |
| 1871 - With Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | - | - | $8.90 | $22.90 | $74.40 | $100 |
| 1873 | - | - | $8.90 | $21.60 | $72.60 | $98.10 |
| 1874 | - | - | $8.90 | $21.60 | $73.50 | $99.50 |
| 1875 | - | - | $8.90 | $21.60 | $72.60 | $98.10 |
| 1876 | - | - | $10.50 | $27.00 | $86.60 | $116 |
| 1877 - With Die Number | - | - | $8.90 | $21.60 | $72.60 | $98.10 |
| 1877 - Without Die Number | - | - | $8.00 | $21.60 | $72.60 | $98.10 |
| 1878 | - | - | $8.90 | $20.70 | $72.20 | $97.90 |
| 1878 - 8/7 | - | - | $45.90 | $172 | $504 | $670 |
| 1878 - DRITANNIAR | - | - | $128 | $342 | $740 | $939 |
| 1879 - With Die Number | - | - | $11.00 | $25.20 | $85.40 | $116 |
| 1879 - Without Die Number | - | - | $8.90 | $21.10 | $74.40 | $101 |
| 1879 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 2nd Head | - | - | $8.90 | $21.10 | $69.00 | $93.00 |
| 1880 - 3rd Head | - | - | $8.00 | $16.20 | $60.70 | $83.00 |
| 1881 | - | - | $8.00 | $17.10 | $54.40 | $73.10 |
| 1881 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | - | - | $12.60 | $40.00 | $96.40 | $125 |
| 1883 | - | - | $8.00 | $17.10 | $54.90 | $86.00 |
| 1883 - Small R | - | - | $16.20 | $43.20 | $116 | $152 |
| 1884 | - | - | $8.00 | $17.10 | $56.40 | $76.10 |
| 1885 | - | - | $8.00 | $17.10 | $56.40 | $76.10 |
| 1886 | - | - | $8.00 | $36.10 | $56.40 | $76.10 |
| 1887 - Young head | - | - | $8.00 | $17.10 | $53.70 | $76.00 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield | - | - | $4.90 | $9.40 | $13.30 | $15.20 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - R/V | - | - | $27.00 | $59.40 | $103 | $124 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Wreath | - | - | $4.90 | $8.70 | $13.40 | $15.80 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - JEB on Trunc | - | - | $32.40 | $80.90 | $135 | $162 |
| 1888 | - | - | $6.70 | $12.00 | $26.20 | $33.30 |
| 1889 | - | - | $6.70 | $12.90 | $26.70 | $39.40 |
| 1890 | - | - | $8.60 | $13.30 | $28.70 | $36.40 |
| 1891 | - | - | $9.70 | $15.10 | $32.70 | $41.50 |
| 1892 | - | - | $10.80 | $17.80 | $36.10 | $45.30 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | $598 | $1,260 | $2,490 | $3,100 |
| 1893 - Veiled head | - | - | $7.60 | $10.90 | $21.10 | $26.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $9.70 | $17.80 | $38.60 | $40.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | $8.60 | $17.80 | $35.90 | $37.50 |
| 1896 | - | - | $8.10 | $16.20 | $31.00 | $32.40 |
| 1897 | - | - | $8.10 | $16.20 | $29.70 | $30.80 |
| 1898 | - | - | $8.10 | $16.20 | $31.00 | $32.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | $8.10 | $16.20 | $31.00 | $32.40 |
| 1900 | - | - | $8.10 | $16.20 | $31.00 | $32.40 |
| 1901 | - | - | $7.60 | $14.60 | $28.90 | $30.40 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $159 | $268 | $312 | $356 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $159 | $293 | $365 | $390 | $445 | $554 | - |
| 1840 | $166 | $312 | $459 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $190 | $348 | $434 | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | $166 | $312 | $459 | $468 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $166 | $312 | $459 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 - Small 44 | $170 | $328 | $401 | $420 | $450 | - | - |
| 1844 - Large 44 | $178 | $352 | $526 | $565 | $604 | - | - |
| 1845 | $145 | $289 | $459 | $490 | $521 | $690 | $1,590 |
| 1846 | $150 | $294 | $332 | $371 | $442 | $514 | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $542 | $946 | $1,290 | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | $157 | $317 | $364 | $411 | $436 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/3 | $207 | $351 | $495 | - | - | $686 | $2,020 |
| 1851 | $155 | $311 | $468 | - | - | - | $811 |
| 1852 | $173 | $315 | $457 | $463 | $469 | - | - |
| 1853 | $156 | $328 | $369 | $384 | $451 | $518 | $885 |
| 1854 | $1,270 | $2,350 | $3,450 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | $160 | $291 | $332 | $373 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $160 | $300 | $326 | $351 | $450 | $549 | - |
| 1857 | $160 | $297 | $433 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $160 | $256 | $283 | $313 | $343 | $417 | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $160 | $297 | $336 | $375 | $395 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $160 | $318 | $477 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | $160 | $305 | $450 | - | - | $823 | - |
| 1862 | $681 | $1,190 | $1,360 | $1,540 | $1,650 | - | - |
| 1863 | $515 | $899 | $1,280 | $1,840 | $2,400 | - | - |
| 1864 | $156 | $290 | $297 | $305 | $476 | - | - |
| 1865 | $162 | $288 | $323 | $357 | $387 | $417 | - |
| 1866 - With Die Number | $153 | $288 | $308 | $328 | $660 | $993 | - |
| 1866 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 1st Head | $192 | $357 | $523 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 - 2nd Head | $162 | $300 | $438 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $159 | $267 | $323 | $378 | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $181 | $326 | $472 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | $188 | $328 | $468 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number | $126 | $252 | $264 | $275 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number | $126 | $261 | $395 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - With Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | $126 | $256 | $386 | $434 | $482 | - | - |
| 1873 | $124 | $250 | $252 | $254 | $404 | $555 | - |
| 1874 | $125 | $247 | $292 | $336 | $338 | - | - |
| 1875 | $124 | $223 | $324 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 | $146 | $294 | $441 | $623 | $1,130 | $1,350 | - |
| 1877 - With Die Number | $124 | $244 | $365 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - Without Die Number | $124 | $249 | $279 | $309 | $385 | - | - |
| 1878 | $124 | $250 | $375 | $451 | $637 | - | - |
| 1878 - 8/7 | $836 | $1,080 | $1,350 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - DRITANNIAR | $1,140 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - With Die Number | $146 | $270 | $394 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Without Die Number | $128 | $251 | $344 | - | - | $725 | - |
| 1879 - Without Die Number - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 2nd Head | $117 | $223 | $329 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - 3rd Head | $105 | $159 | $236 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $91.70 | $156 | $220 | $300 | $379 | - | - |
| 1881 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | $153 | $316 | $479 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | $92.60 | $153 | $161 | $169 | $460 | $751 | - |
| 1883 - Small R | $189 | $364 | $540 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $95.80 | $138 | $159 | $181 | $313 | $561 | - |
| 1885 | $95.80 | $151 | $153 | $154 | $272 | $564 | - |
| 1886 | $95.80 | $141 | $155 | $188 | $221 | $466 | - |
| 1887 - Young head | $90.40 | $152 | $153 | $153 | $232 | $1,930 | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield | $17.10 | $43.60 | $49.10 | $112 | $163 | $328 | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - R/V | $146 | $235 | $324 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Wreath | $18.20 | $52.20 | $70.80 | $107 | $166 | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head - Shield - JEB on Trunc | $189 | $202 | $215 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $40.50 | $73.70 | $101 | $105 | $157 | $360 | - |
| 1889 | $40.50 | $75.50 | $91.90 | $108 | $144 | $236 | $551 |
| 1890 | $44.10 | $79.10 | $114 | $139 | $188 | $286 | $426 |
| 1891 | $50.40 | $81.10 | $92.30 | $136 | $179 | $346 | - |
| 1892 | $54.40 | $98.20 | $139 | $206 | $269 | $305 | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | $3,710 | $4,890 | $6,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head | $31.30 | $63.20 | $92.20 | $175 | $263 | - | - |
| 1894 | $42.70 | $115 | $154 | $204 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $39.10 | $84.30 | $95.30 | $106 | $112 | - | - |
| 1896 | $33.70 | $68.60 | $103 | $109 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | $31.90 | $63.60 | $94.10 | $135 | $142 | - | - |
| 1898 | $33.70 | $71.70 | $110 | $146 | $148 | - | - |
| 1899 | $33.70 | $69.90 | $70.70 | $71.60 | $248 | $424 | - |
| 1900 | $33.70 | $63.10 | $102 | $157 | $172 | $229 | $601 |
| 1901 | $31.90 | $61.80 | $91.70 | $126 | $193 | - | - |
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.
