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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 | - | - | €69.40 | €244 | €438 | €535 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | €75.60 | €255 | €470 | €577 |
| 1723 | - | - | €26.90 | €83.00 | €176 | €223 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | €28.60 | €91.80 | €201 | €255 |
| 1726 | - | - | €65.10 | €234 | €413 | €586 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | €44.00 | €159 | €329 | €414 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | €39.40 | €145 | €300 | €379 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | €62.80 | €217 | €401 | €421 |
| 1731 | - | - | €33.10 | €125 | €277 | €353 |
| 1732 | - | - | €46.80 | €122 | €276 | €352 |
| 1734 | - | - | €38.60 | €134 | €302 | €386 |
| 1735 | - | - | €37.00 | €134 | €294 | €374 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | €41.70 | €142 | €322 | €411 |
| 1736 | - | - | €38.20 | €138 | €295 | €373 |
| 1739 | - | - | €28.40 | €108 | €242 | €309 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | €51.40 | €167 | €339 | €425 |
| 1741 | - | - | €28.40 | €115 | €245 | €311 |
| 1743 | - | - | €26.30 | €106 | €236 | €301 |
| 1745 | - | - | €25.30 | €94.30 | €208 | €265 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | €30.40 | €106 | €227 | €287 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | €24.90 | €83.00 | €179 | €227 |
| 1746 | - | - | €23.40 | €73.00 | €173 | €199 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | €32.70 | €103 | €227 | €289 |
| 1750 | - | - | €30.80 | €110 | €216 | €269 |
| 1751 | - | - | €33.90 | €141 | €266 | €267 |
| 1757 | - | - | €12.60 | €32.80 | €60.00 | €86.20 |
| 1758 | - | - | €12.60 | €28.10 | €60.00 | €76.00 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | €15.80 | €36.80 | €74.00 | €92.50 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | €18.70 | €37.40 | €101 | €132 |
| 1787 | - | - | €13.20 | €34.70 | €56.50 | €69.30 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | €13.20 | €39.80 | €58.50 | €68.40 |
| 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 | €684 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | €269 | €352 | €436 | €936 | €1,440 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | €310 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | €704 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | €499 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | €458 | €535 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | €456 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | €429 | €556 | €684 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | €429 | - | - | €781 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | €470 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | €454 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | €501 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | €452 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | €376 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | €512 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | €376 | €474 | €528 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | €365 | €563 | €595 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | €322 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | €347 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | €275 | - | - | - | €657 | - | - |
| 1746 | €210 | €228 | €234 | €309 | €658 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | €351 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | €322 | €387 | €431 | €510 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | €269 | €281 | €292 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | €92.00 | €122 | €235 | €422 | €521 | - | - |
| 1758 | €92.00 | €166 | €202 | €238 | €1,020 | €1,260 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | €111 | €135 | €186 | €216 | €487 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | €164 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | €80.30 | €136 | €158 | €299 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | €80.30 | €116 | €155 | €244 | €260 | - | - |
