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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 | - | - | $80.40 | $283 | $508 | $620 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $87.70 | $296 | $545 | $669 |
| 1723 | - | - | $31.20 | $96.30 | $204 | $258 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $33.20 | $106 | $233 | $296 |
| 1726 | - | - | $75.50 | $271 | $479 | $680 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $51.10 | $184 | $381 | $480 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $45.70 | $168 | $348 | $440 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $72.80 | $252 | $465 | $488 |
| 1731 | - | - | $38.40 | $146 | $321 | $409 |
| 1732 | - | - | $54.20 | $142 | $320 | $408 |
| 1734 | - | - | $44.70 | $156 | $350 | $447 |
| 1735 | - | - | $42.90 | $156 | $341 | $434 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $48.40 | $165 | $373 | $477 |
| 1736 | - | - | $44.30 | $160 | $342 | $433 |
| 1739 | - | - | $33.00 | $125 | $280 | $358 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $59.70 | $193 | $393 | $493 |
| 1741 | - | - | $33.00 | $133 | $284 | $360 |
| 1743 | - | - | $30.50 | $123 | $274 | $349 |
| 1745 | - | - | $29.40 | $109 | $241 | $307 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $35.30 | $123 | $263 | $333 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $28.90 | $96.30 | $207 | $263 |
| 1746 | - | - | $27.10 | $84.70 | $201 | $230 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $38.00 | $119 | $263 | $335 |
| 1750 | - | - | $35.70 | $128 | $250 | $312 |
| 1751 | - | - | $39.30 | $164 | $308 | $309 |
| 1757 | - | - | $14.60 | $38.00 | $69.60 | $99.90 |
| 1758 | - | - | $14.60 | $32.50 | $69.60 | $88.10 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $18.30 | $42.70 | $85.80 | $107 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $21.70 | $43.40 | $117 | $153 |
| 1787 | - | - | $15.40 | $40.30 | $65.50 | $80.30 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $15.40 | $46.10 | $67.80 | $79.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $732 | $1,600 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $793 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $312 | $409 | $505 | $1,090 | $1,670 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $359 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $816 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $578 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $531 | $620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $529 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $497 | $645 | $793 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $497 | - | - | $906 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $545 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $527 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $581 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $524 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $436 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $593 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $436 | $550 | $613 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $424 | $652 | $690 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $373 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $402 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $319 | - | - | - | $761 | - | - |
| 1746 | $244 | $264 | $271 | $358 | $763 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $407 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $373 | $449 | $499 | $592 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $312 | $325 | $339 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $107 | $142 | $273 | $490 | $604 | - | - |
| 1758 | $107 | $193 | $234 | $276 | $1,180 | $1,470 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $129 | $156 | $215 | $251 | $565 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $190 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $93.10 | $158 | $183 | $347 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $93.10 | $134 | $180 | $283 | $301 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,980 | - | $5,400 | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1751 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | - | $1,910 | $2,380 | - | - |
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.
