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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 | - | - | €70.20 | €247 | €443 | €541 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €76.50 | €258 | €475 | €584 |
| 1723 | - | - | €27.20 | €84.00 | €178 | €225 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | €29.00 | €92.90 | €203 | €258 |
| 1726 | - | - | €65.90 | €237 | €419 | €593 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | €44.60 | €161 | €333 | €419 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | €39.90 | €146 | €304 | €384 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | €63.50 | €220 | €406 | €426 |
| 1731 | - | - | €33.50 | €127 | €281 | €357 |
| 1732 | - | - | €47.30 | €124 | €279 | €356 |
| 1734 | - | - | €39.10 | €136 | €306 | €391 |
| 1735 | - | - | €37.50 | €136 | €298 | €379 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | €42.20 | €144 | €326 | €416 |
| 1736 | - | - | €38.70 | €139 | €298 | €378 |
| 1739 | - | - | €28.80 | €109 | €245 | €313 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | €52.10 | €169 | €343 | €431 |
| 1741 | - | - | €28.80 | €116 | €248 | €315 |
| 1743 | - | - | €26.60 | €108 | €239 | €304 |
| 1745 | - | - | €25.70 | €95.50 | €210 | €268 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | €30.80 | €108 | €229 | €290 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | €25.20 | €84.00 | €181 | €230 |
| 1746 | - | - | €23.70 | €73.90 | €176 | €201 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | €33.10 | €104 | €230 | €292 |
| 1750 | - | - | €31.20 | €112 | €219 | €272 |
| 1751 | - | - | €34.30 | €143 | €269 | €270 |
| 1757 | - | - | €12.80 | €33.20 | €60.80 | €87.30 |
| 1758 | - | - | €12.80 | €28.40 | €60.80 | €76.90 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | €16.00 | €37.30 | €74.90 | €93.70 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | €18.90 | €37.90 | €102 | €134 |
| 1787 | - | - | €13.40 | €35.20 | €57.20 | €70.10 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | €13.40 | €40.30 | €59.20 | €69.20 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | €639 | €1,400 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | €692 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | €272 | €357 | €441 | €948 | €1,450 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | €314 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €712 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | €505 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | €464 | €542 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | €462 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | €434 | €563 | €692 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | €434 | - | - | €791 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | €475 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €460 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | €507 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | €458 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | €381 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | €518 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | €381 | €480 | €535 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | €370 | €569 | €602 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | €326 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | €351 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | €278 | - | - | - | €665 | - | - |
| 1746 | €213 | €231 | €237 | €312 | €666 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | €355 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | €326 | €392 | €436 | €517 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | €272 | €284 | €296 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | €93.10 | €124 | €238 | €428 | €527 | - | - |
| 1758 | €93.10 | €168 | €205 | €241 | €1,030 | €1,280 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | €112 | €136 | €188 | €219 | €493 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | €166 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | €81.30 | €138 | €160 | €303 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | €81.30 | €117 | €157 | €247 | €263 | - | - |
