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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 | - | - | $110 | $388 | $695 | $848 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $120 | $405 | $745 | $915 |
| 1723 | - | - | $42.70 | $132 | $279 | $353 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $45.50 | $146 | $319 | $405 |
| 1726 | - | - | $103 | $371 | $656 | $930 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $69.90 | $252 | $522 | $657 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $62.50 | $229 | $476 | $601 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $99.60 | $344 | $636 | $668 |
| 1731 | - | - | $52.60 | $199 | $440 | $560 |
| 1732 | - | - | $74.20 | $194 | $437 | $559 |
| 1734 | - | - | $61.20 | $213 | $479 | $612 |
| 1735 | - | - | $58.80 | $213 | $467 | $594 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $66.20 | $226 | $510 | $652 |
| 1736 | - | - | $60.60 | $218 | $468 | $593 |
| 1739 | - | - | $45.10 | $171 | $384 | $490 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $81.60 | $264 | $538 | $675 |
| 1741 | - | - | $45.10 | $182 | $389 | $493 |
| 1743 | - | - | $41.70 | $169 | $374 | $477 |
| 1745 | - | - | $40.20 | $150 | $330 | $420 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $48.20 | $169 | $360 | $455 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $39.60 | $132 | $284 | $360 |
| 1746 | - | - | $37.10 | $116 | $275 | $315 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $51.90 | $163 | $360 | $458 |
| 1750 | - | - | $48.80 | $175 | $343 | $426 |
| 1751 | - | - | $53.80 | $224 | $421 | $423 |
| 1757 | - | - | $20.00 | $52.00 | $95.20 | $137 |
| 1758 | - | - | $20.00 | $44.50 | $95.20 | $121 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $25.00 | $58.40 | $117 | $147 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $29.70 | $59.40 | $160 | $210 |
| 1787 | - | - | $21.00 | $55.10 | $89.70 | $110 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $21.00 | $63.10 | $92.80 | $109 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $1,000 | $2,190 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,090 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $427 | $559 | $692 | $1,490 | $2,280 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $492 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $792 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $727 | $849 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $724 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $680 | $883 | $1,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $680 | - | - | $1,240 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $745 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $720 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $795 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $717 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $597 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $812 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $597 | $752 | $838 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $580 | $893 | $944 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $510 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $550 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $436 | - | - | - | $1,040 | - | - |
| 1746 | $334 | $362 | $371 | $490 | $1,040 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $557 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $510 | $614 | $683 | $810 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $427 | $445 | $464 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $146 | $194 | $373 | $670 | $826 | - | - |
| 1758 | $146 | $264 | $321 | $378 | $1,610 | $2,010 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $176 | $214 | $295 | $343 | $773 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $260 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $127 | $216 | $251 | $475 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $127 | $184 | $247 | $387 | $412 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $2,700 | - | $7,400 | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | - | $2,620 | $3,260 | - | - |
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.
