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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 | - | - | $103 | $362 | $648 | $792 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $112 | $378 | $695 | $854 |
| 1723 | - | - | $39.80 | $123 | $261 | $330 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $42.40 | $136 | $297 | $378 |
| 1726 | - | - | $96.40 | $346 | $612 | $868 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $65.20 | $235 | $487 | $613 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $58.30 | $214 | $444 | $561 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $92.90 | $321 | $593 | $623 |
| 1731 | - | - | $49.00 | $186 | $410 | $522 |
| 1732 | - | - | $69.20 | $181 | $408 | $521 |
| 1734 | - | - | $57.10 | $199 | $447 | $571 |
| 1735 | - | - | $54.80 | $199 | $436 | $554 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $61.70 | $211 | $476 | $609 |
| 1736 | - | - | $56.60 | $204 | $437 | $553 |
| 1739 | - | - | $42.10 | $159 | $358 | $457 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $76.20 | $247 | $502 | $630 |
| 1741 | - | - | $42.10 | $170 | $363 | $460 |
| 1743 | - | - | $38.90 | $158 | $349 | $445 |
| 1745 | - | - | $37.50 | $140 | $308 | $392 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $45.00 | $158 | $336 | $425 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $36.90 | $123 | $265 | $336 |
| 1746 | - | - | $34.60 | $108 | $257 | $294 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $48.50 | $152 | $336 | $428 |
| 1750 | - | - | $45.60 | $163 | $320 | $398 |
| 1751 | - | - | $50.20 | $209 | $393 | $395 |
| 1757 | - | - | $18.70 | $48.50 | $88.90 | $128 |
| 1758 | - | - | $18.70 | $41.50 | $88.90 | $113 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $23.40 | $54.50 | $109 | $137 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $27.70 | $55.40 | $149 | $196 |
| 1787 | - | - | $19.60 | $51.40 | $83.70 | $103 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $19.60 | $58.90 | $86.60 | $101 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $935 | $2,040 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $1,010 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $398 | $522 | $645 | $1,390 | $2,130 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $459 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $1,040 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $739 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $678 | $792 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $675 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $635 | $824 | $1,010 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $635 | - | - | $1,160 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $695 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $672 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $741 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $669 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $557 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $757 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $557 | $702 | $782 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $541 | $833 | $881 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $476 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $514 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $407 | - | - | - | $972 | - | - |
| 1746 | $312 | $338 | $346 | $457 | $974 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $519 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $476 | $573 | $637 | $756 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $398 | $415 | $433 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $136 | $181 | $348 | $625 | $771 | - | - |
| 1758 | $136 | $246 | $299 | $353 | $1,500 | $1,870 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $164 | $199 | $275 | $320 | $721 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $242 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $119 | $202 | $234 | $443 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $119 | $171 | $230 | $362 | $384 | - | - |
