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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 | - | - | $75.40 | $265 | $476 | $581 |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | - | - | $82.10 | $277 | $510 | $627 |
| 1723 | - | - | $29.20 | $90.20 | $191 | $242 |
| 1723 - Large Letters | - | - | $31.10 | $99.70 | $218 | $277 |
| 1726 | - | - | $70.70 | $254 | $449 | $637 |
| 1728 - Plumes | - | - | $47.80 | $172 | $357 | $449 |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | - | - | $42.80 | $157 | $326 | $412 |
| 1728 - Plain | - | - | $68.20 | $236 | $435 | $457 |
| 1731 | - | - | $36.00 | $136 | $301 | $383 |
| 1732 | - | - | $50.80 | $133 | $299 | $382 |
| 1734 | - | - | $41.90 | $146 | $328 | $419 |
| 1735 | - | - | $40.20 | $146 | $320 | $406 |
| 1735 - 5/4 | - | - | $45.30 | $155 | $349 | $447 |
| 1736 | - | - | $41.50 | $149 | $320 | $406 |
| 1739 | - | - | $30.90 | $117 | $263 | $336 |
| 1739 - O/R | - | - | $55.90 | $181 | $368 | $462 |
| 1741 | - | - | $30.90 | $124 | $266 | $338 |
| 1743 | - | - | $28.60 | $116 | $256 | $327 |
| 1745 | - | - | $27.50 | $102 | $226 | $288 |
| 1745 - 5/3 | - | - | $33.00 | $116 | $246 | $311 |
| 1745 - LIMA | - | - | $27.10 | $90.20 | $194 | $246 |
| 1746 | - | - | $25.40 | $79.30 | $188 | $216 |
| 1746 - 6/5 | - | - | $35.60 | $112 | $246 | $314 |
| 1750 | - | - | $33.40 | $120 | $235 | $292 |
| 1751 | - | - | $36.80 | $154 | $289 | $290 |
| 1757 | - | - | $13.70 | $35.60 | $65.20 | $93.60 |
| 1758 | - | - | $13.70 | $30.50 | $65.20 | $82.60 |
| 1758 - 8/7 | - | - | $17.10 | $40.00 | $80.30 | $100 |
| 1758 - DEI error | - | - | $20.30 | $40.60 | $109 | $144 |
| 1787 | - | - | $14.40 | $37.70 | $61.40 | $75.20 |
| 1787 - Hearts | - | - | $14.40 | $43.20 | $63.50 | $74.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1717 | $686 | $1,500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1717 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1720 - 20/17 | $743 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1723 | $292 | $383 | $473 | $1,020 | $1,560 | - | - |
| 1723 - Large Letters | $337 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1726 | $764 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes | $542 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plumes and roses | $497 | $581 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1728 - Plain | $495 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1731 | $466 | $604 | $743 | - | - | - | - |
| 1732 | $466 | - | - | $849 | - | - | - |
| 1734 | $510 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 | $493 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1735 - 5/4 | $544 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1736 | $491 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 | $409 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1739 - O/R | $556 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1741 | $409 | $515 | $574 | - | - | - | - |
| 1743 | $397 | $611 | $646 | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 | $349 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - 5/3 | $377 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1745 - LIMA | $298 | - | - | - | $713 | - | - |
| 1746 | $229 | $248 | $254 | $335 | $715 | - | - |
| 1746 - 6/5 | $381 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1750 | $349 | $421 | $468 | $554 | - | - | - |
| 1751 | $292 | $305 | $318 | - | - | - | - |
| 1757 | $99.90 | $133 | $256 | $459 | $566 | - | - |
| 1758 | $99.90 | $180 | $220 | $259 | $1,100 | $1,370 | - |
| 1758 - 8/7 | $121 | $146 | $202 | $235 | $529 | - | - |
| 1758 - DEI error | $178 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1787 | $87.20 | $148 | $172 | $325 | - | - | - |
| 1787 - Hearts | $87.20 | $126 | $169 | $265 | $282 | - | - |
