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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 | - | - | €68.60 | €242 | €433 | €528 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €74.70 | €252 | €464 | €570 |
| 1723 | - | - | €26.60 | €82.10 | €174 | €220 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | €28.30 | €90.70 | €198 | €252 |
| 1726 | - | - | €64.30 | €231 | €409 | €579 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | €43.50 | €157 | €325 | €409 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | €38.90 | €143 | €297 | €375 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | €62.00 | €215 | €396 | €416 |
| 1731 | - | - | €32.70 | €124 | €274 | €349 |
| 1732 | - | - | €46.20 | €121 | €272 | €348 |
| 1734 | - | - | €38.10 | €133 | €299 | €381 |
| 1735 | - | - | €36.60 | €133 | €291 | €370 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | €41.20 | €141 | €318 | €406 |
| 1736 | - | - | €37.80 | €136 | €291 | €369 |
| 1739 | - | - | €28.10 | €106 | €239 | €305 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | €50.90 | €165 | €335 | €420 |
| 1741 | - | - | €28.10 | €113 | €243 | €307 |
| 1743 | - | - | €26.00 | €105 | €233 | €297 |
| 1745 | - | - | €25.00 | €93.20 | €206 | €262 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | €30.00 | €105 | €224 | €283 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | €24.70 | €82.10 | €177 | €224 |
| 1746 | - | - | €23.10 | €72.20 | €171 | €196 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | €32.40 | €102 | €224 | €285 |
| 1750 | - | - | €30.40 | €109 | €213 | €266 |
| 1751 | - | - | €33.50 | €140 | €263 | €264 |
| 1757 | - | - | €12.50 | €32.40 | €59.30 | €85.20 |
| 1758 | - | - | €12.50 | €27.70 | €59.30 | €75.10 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | €15.60 | €36.40 | €73.10 | €91.50 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | €18.50 | €37.00 | €99.40 | €131 |
| 1787 | - | - | €13.10 | €34.30 | €55.90 | €68.50 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | €13.10 | €39.30 | €57.80 | €67.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | €624 | €1,360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | €676 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | €266 | €348 | €431 | €926 | €1,420 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | €306 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €695 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | €493 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | €453 | €529 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | €451 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | €424 | €550 | €676 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | €424 | - | - | €772 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | €464 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €449 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | €495 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | €447 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | €372 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | €506 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | €372 | €469 | €522 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | €361 | €556 | €588 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | €318 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | €343 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | €272 | - | - | - | €649 | - | - |
| 1746 | €208 | €225 | €231 | €305 | €650 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | €347 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | €318 | €383 | €426 | €504 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | €266 | €277 | €289 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | €90.90 | €121 | €233 | €418 | €515 | - | - |
| 1758 | €90.90 | €164 | €200 | €235 | €1,000 | €1,250 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | €110 | €133 | €184 | €214 | €482 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | €162 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | €79.40 | €135 | €156 | €296 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | €79.40 | €114 | €154 | €241 | €257 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €1,690 | - | €4,600 | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | - | €1,630 | €2,030 | - | - |
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.
