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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 | - | - | €69.30 | €244 | €437 | €534 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €75.50 | €255 | €469 | €576 |
| 1723 | - | - | €26.90 | €82.90 | €176 | €222 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | €28.60 | €91.70 | €201 | €255 |
| 1726 | - | - | €65.00 | €234 | €413 | €585 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | €44.00 | €158 | €328 | €413 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | €39.30 | €144 | €300 | €379 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | €62.70 | €217 | €400 | €420 |
| 1731 | - | - | €33.10 | €125 | €277 | €352 |
| 1732 | - | - | €46.70 | €122 | €275 | €352 |
| 1734 | - | - | €38.50 | €134 | €302 | €385 |
| 1735 | - | - | €37.00 | €134 | €294 | €374 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | €41.70 | €142 | €321 | €411 |
| 1736 | - | - | €38.20 | €137 | €294 | €373 |
| 1739 | - | - | €28.40 | €107 | €242 | €309 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | €51.40 | €166 | €339 | €425 |
| 1741 | - | - | €28.40 | €114 | €245 | €310 |
| 1743 | - | - | €26.30 | €106 | €236 | €300 |
| 1745 | - | - | €25.30 | €94.20 | €208 | €264 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | €30.40 | €106 | €226 | €286 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | €24.90 | €82.90 | €179 | €227 |
| 1746 | - | - | €23.40 | €72.90 | €173 | €199 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | €32.70 | €103 | €227 | €288 |
| 1750 | - | - | €30.70 | €110 | €216 | €268 |
| 1751 | - | - | €33.90 | €141 | €265 | €266 |
| 1757 | - | - | €12.60 | €32.70 | €59.90 | €86.10 |
| 1758 | - | - | €12.60 | €28.00 | €59.90 | €75.90 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | €15.80 | €36.80 | €73.90 | €92.40 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | €18.70 | €37.40 | €100 | €132 |
| 1787 | - | - | €13.20 | €34.70 | €56.40 | €69.20 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | €13.20 | €39.70 | €58.40 | €68.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | €631 | €1,380 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | €683 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | €269 | €352 | €435 | €935 | €1,440 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | €309 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €703 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | €498 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | €457 | €534 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | €455 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | €428 | €556 | €683 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | €428 | - | - | €780 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | €469 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €453 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | €500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | €452 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | €376 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | €511 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | €376 | €473 | €528 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | €365 | €562 | €594 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | €321 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | €346 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | €274 | - | - | - | €656 | - | - |
| 1746 | €210 | €228 | €233 | €308 | €657 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | €350 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | €321 | €387 | €430 | €510 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | €269 | €280 | €292 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | €91.90 | €122 | €235 | €422 | €520 | - | - |
| 1758 | €91.90 | €166 | €202 | €238 | €1,010 | €1,260 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | €111 | €134 | €186 | €216 | €487 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | €163 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | €80.20 | €136 | €158 | €299 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | €80.20 | €116 | €155 | €244 | €259 | - | - |
