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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 | - | - | $111 | $392 | $703 | $858 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $121 | $410 | $754 | $926 |
| 1723 | - | - | $43.20 | $133 | $283 | $358 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $46.00 | $147 | $322 | $410 |
| 1726 | - | - | $105 | $375 | $664 | $941 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $70.70 | $255 | $528 | $664 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $63.20 | $232 | $482 | $609 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $101 | $349 | $644 | $676 |
| 1731 | - | - | $53.20 | $202 | $445 | $567 |
| 1732 | - | - | $75.10 | $197 | $442 | $565 |
| 1734 | - | - | $62.00 | $216 | $485 | $620 |
| 1735 | - | - | $59.50 | $216 | $472 | $601 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $67.00 | $228 | $516 | $660 |
| 1736 | - | - | $61.30 | $221 | $473 | $600 |
| 1739 | - | - | $45.70 | $173 | $388 | $496 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $82.60 | $268 | $544 | $683 |
| 1741 | - | - | $45.70 | $184 | $394 | $499 |
| 1743 | - | - | $42.20 | $171 | $379 | $483 |
| 1745 | - | - | $40.70 | $151 | $334 | $425 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $48.80 | $171 | $364 | $460 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $40.00 | $133 | $287 | $364 |
| 1746 | - | - | $37.50 | $117 | $278 | $319 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $52.60 | $165 | $364 | $464 |
| 1750 | - | - | $49.40 | $177 | $347 | $431 |
| 1751 | - | - | $54.40 | $227 | $426 | $428 |
| 1757 | - | - | $20.30 | $52.60 | $96.40 | $138 |
| 1758 | - | - | $20.30 | $45.10 | $96.40 | $122 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $25.30 | $59.10 | $119 | $149 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $30.00 | $60.10 | $161 | $212 |
| 1787 | - | - | $21.30 | $55.80 | $90.70 | $111 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $21.30 | $63.90 | $93.90 | $110 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $1,010 | $2,220 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $432 | $566 | $700 | $1,500 | $2,310 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $498 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,130 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $801 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $735 | $859 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $732 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $688 | $893 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $688 | - | - | $1,250 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $754 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $729 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $804 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $726 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $604 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $821 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $604 | $761 | $848 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $587 | $903 | $955 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $516 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $557 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $441 | - | - | - | $1,050 | - | - |
| 1746 | $338 | $366 | $375 | $495 | $1,060 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $563 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $516 | $622 | $691 | $819 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $432 | $451 | $469 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $148 | $196 | $378 | $678 | $836 | - | - |
| 1758 | $148 | $267 | $325 | $382 | $1,630 | $2,030 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $178 | $216 | $298 | $347 | $782 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $263 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $129 | $219 | $254 | $481 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $129 | $186 | $249 | $392 | $417 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1734 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1746 | - | - | - | $2,740 | - | $7,500 | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | - | $2,650 | $3,300 | - | - |
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.
