Values of Coins of England and Great Britain
by Tony Clayton
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Values of Coins of England and Great Britainby Tony Clayton |
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Four Pence <<-- : -->> One Shilling
History of the Sixpence
Pictures of Sixpence on www.ukcoinpics.co.uk
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly.
The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine Coin News, and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, PO Box 14, Honiton, Devon EX14 9YP, UK
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that a proof of that year does not exist.
Oliver Cromwell : Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
Year F VF EF 6d 1658 Ex Rare patterns
Year F VF EF 6d 1674 60 160 500 6d 1675 60 160 500 6d 1675/4 65 175 500 6d 1676 60 160 500 6d 1676/5 75 175 525 6d 1677 60 160 500 6d 1678/7 55 160 500 6d 1679 55 160 500 6d 1680 70 180 575 6d 1681 55 160 500 6d 1682/1 55 160 500 6d 1682 60 160 500 6d 1683 60 160 500 6d 1684 60 160 425 1675/4 means the 5 is over a 4
Year F VF EF 6d 1686 85 275 700 6d 1687t1 85 275 700 6d 1687t2 80 270 600 6d 1688 80 250 725 t1: early shields t2: late shields
Year F VF EF 6d 1693 90 275 800 6d 1693i 90 280 800 6d 1694 90 275 800 i: inverted 3
Year F VF EF
6d 1695 22 70 200
6d 1696b1r1 20 55 160
6d 1696ns 24 70 225
6d 1696b1r1B 30 75 300
6d 1696b1r1C 30 75 300
6d 1696b1r1E 30 75 320
6d 1696b1r1N 30 75 300
6d 1696b1r1y 30 75 300
6d 1696b1r1Y 30 80 350
6d 1696b1r2 35 110 375
6d 1696b1r2B 35 140 375
6d 1696ns 35 140 350
6d 1696b1r2C 60 220 700
6d 1696b1r2N 50 175
6d 1696b2 200 500
6d 1697b1 25 50 200
6d 1697b1B 30 75 325
6d 1697b1C 30 75 325
6d 1697b1E 30 75 325
6d 1697b1N 30 75 325
6d 1697b1Y 30 75 325
6d 1697b2 90 225 750
6d 1697b3 20 50 160
6d 1697b3B 28 85 325
6d 1697b3C 28 110 375
6d 1697b3E 30 110 350
6d 1697b3Y 35 110 350
6d 1698 35 110 340
6d 1698pl 40 120 400
6d 1699 45 170 525
6d 1699pl 42 170 475
6d 1699r 60 180 500
6d 1700 30 70 250
6d 1700pl 1000
6d 1701 35 85 325
b1: first bust
b2: second bust
b3: third bust
r1: early harp
r2: later harp
B,C,E,N,y,Y: mint mark under bust
pl: plumes in angles on reverse
r: roses in angles on reverse
ns: as previous coin but no obverse stops
Year F VF EF 6d 1703V 30 80 260 6d 1705 45 110 325 6d 1705pl 40 100 300 6d 1705rp 30 75 300 6d 1707bU 30 75 275 6d 1707aU 25 50 200 6d 1707aUE 20 50 210 6d 1707pl 25 60 250 6d 1708 25 55 200 6d 1708E 20 50 200 6d 1708E* 30 70 240 6d 1708E*E 30 80 260 6d 1708pl 30 80 240 6d 1710rp 30 80 275 6d 1711 15 34 120 V: VIGO under bust pl: plumes rp: roses & plumes bU: pre-union aU: post-union E,E*: mint marks below bust E*E: 'Edinburgh' bust
Year F VF EF 6d 1717 70 180 450 6d 1720 70 175 475 6d 1723SSC 15 40 150 6d 1726 80 200 550 SSC: SSC in angles on reverse All others have roses & plumes.
Year F VF EF 6d 1728 40 110 350 6d 1728 30proof 2000 6d 1728pl 30 90 275 6d 1728rp 30 80 220 6d 1731rp 30 75 220 6d 1732rp 30 75 220 6d 1734rp 30 75 140 6d 1735rp 30 75 220 6d 1735/4rp 30 75 225 6d 1736rp 30 70 220 6d 1739r 24 55 150 6d 1741r 25 55 150 6d 1743r 15 45 125 6d 1745r 15 45 125 6d 1745/3r 18 50 130 6d 1745L 15 40 120 6d 1746L 15 40 120 6d 1746 proof 550 6d 1750 20 70 200 6d 1751 24 70 240 6d 1757 10 20 50 6d 1758 10 20 50 pl: plumes rp: roses & plumes r: roses L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF
6d 1787nsh 9 20 40
6d 1787sh 9 20 40
nsh: no semee of hearts
sh: semee of hearts on 4th shield
Year F VF EF Unc
6d 1816 5 12 35 80
6d 1817 5 12 35 80
6d 1818 6 16 50 110
6d 1819 5 12 35 80
6d 1819s8 5 12 35 80
6d 1820 5 12 35 80
s8: small eight in date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1821 10 25 70 180 6d 1821BB 50 200 600 6d 1821 proof 450 6d 1824 10 25 75 180 6d 1825 10 25 75 180 6d 1826t2 15 50 125 275 6d 1826t3 8 25 65 125 6d 1826t3 proof 170 6d 1827 18 50 150 250 6d 1828 16 40 125 225 6d 1829 12 40 110 200 t2: garter reverse t3: lion reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1831 10 25 75 175 6d 1831 proof 90 250 6d 1834 10 25 75 175 6d 1835 10 25 75 175 6d 1836 10 30 100 200 6d 1837 12 35 125 275
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1838 7 20 50 130 6d 1839 7 20 50 130 6d 1839 proof 250 6d 1840 7 20 50 140 6d 1841 7 22 55 155 6d 1842 7 20 70 140 6d 1843 7 22 50 140 6d 1844 7 20 45 130 6d 1844L 8 25 80 200 6d 1845 7 22 50 140 6d 1846 7 22 50 130 6d 1848 20 70 200 375 6d 1848/6 25 65 170 6d 1850 7 25 60 150 6d 1850/3 15 25 80 200 6d 1851 7 24 50 150 6d 1852 7 24 50 160 6d 1853 7 24 50 140 6d 1853 proof 50 325 6d 1854 45 120 300 600 6d 1855 7 20 50 125 6d 1855/3 10 30 60 160 6d 1856 7 20 50 140 6d 1857 7 20 50 140 6d 1858 7 20 50 140 6d 1859 7 20 50 140 6d 1859/8 10 30 60 175 6d 1860 8 22 60 175 6d 1862 60 75 200 500 6d 1863 60 75 200 550 6d 1864dn 7 22 60 125 6d 1865dn 7 22 60 125 6d 1866dn 7 22 60 125 6d 1866ndn 15 60 150 220 6d 1867dn 7 20 60 130 6d 1868dn 7 20 55 120 6d 1869dn 7 20 55 120 6d 1870dn 7 20 55 120 6d 1871dn 6 20 50 90 6d 1871ndn 6 20 50 90 6d 1872dn 6 20 50 90 6d 1873dn 6 20 50 90 6d 1874dn 6 20 50 90 6d 1875dn 6 20 50 90 6d 1876dn 6 20 55 90 6d 1877dn 6 20 55 95 6d 1877ndn 6 20 55 90 6d 1878dn 6 20 55 90 6d 1878DR 60 175 6d 1879dn 6 18 50 90 6d 1879ndn 5 18 50 90 6d 1880h2 5 18 50 90 6d 1880h3 5 18 40 75 6d 1881 5 18 40 75 6d 1882 5 22 75 175 6d 1883 5 16 35 75 6d 1884 5 16 35 75 6d 1885 5 16 35 70 6d 1886 5 16 35 60 6d 1887yh 5 16 32 65 L: large date dn: die number ndn: no die number h2: second head h3: third head yh: young headJubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1887sh 3 5 9 20 6d 1887sh proof 50 6d 1887nr 2 4 9 20 6d 1888 3 7 20 35 6d 1889 3 7 25 45 6d 1890 3 7 25 45 6d 1891 3 7 25 45 6d 1892 3 8 28 55 6d 1893jh 250 450 1250 2000 sh: shield reverse, jubilee head nr: normal reverse jh: jubilee headOld Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1893oh 4 8 18 40 6d 1893oh proof 60 6d 1894 6 14 40 75 6d 1895 5 12 35 60 6d 1896 4 9 30 50 6d 1897 4 9 30 50 6d 1898 4 9 30 45 6d 1899 4 9 30 45 6d 1900 4 9 30 45 6d 1901 3 9 28 45 oh: old head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1902 1 4 20 35 6d 1902 proof 40 6d 1903 5 15 45 120 6d 1904 7 25 70 175 6d 1905 6 20 60 140 6d 1906 4 10 35 90 6d 1907 4 10 40 80 6d 1908 6 25 50 160 6d 1909 5 15 45 125 6d 1910 1 5 20 40
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1911 1 3 10 35 6d 1911 proof 30 6d 1912 1 3 20 40 6d 1913 1 6 22 50 6d 1914 1 2 10 25 6d 1915 1 3 12 35 6d 1916 1 2 8 25 6d 1917 3 10 28 65 6d 1918 1 2 12 25 6d 1919 1 3 12 30 6d 1920 1 3 10 25 6d 1921 1 3 10 28 6d 1922 1 2 10 28 6d 1923 3 7 35 75 6d 1924 1 5 10 25 6d 1925 1 2 10 25 6d 1925br 1 2 10 25 6d 1926 1 2 10 25 6d 1926me 1 2 10 30 6d 1927 1 10 30 6d 1927 proof 20 6d 1928 1 7 20 6d 1929 1 7 20 6d 1930 1 7 24 6d 1931 1 7 20 6d 1932 1 7 25 6d 1933 1 7 20 6d 1934 1 2 9 22 6d 1935 1 5 10 6d 1936 1 5 10 br: broad rim me: modified low-relief effigy n.b. the 1927 proof is of the 1928 design.
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1937 1 4 6d 1937 proof 5 6d 1938 1 3 12 6d 1939 1 5 6d 1940 1 5 6d 1941 1 5 6d 1942 1 4 6d 1943 1 4 6d 1944 1 4 6d 1945 1 3 6d 1946 1 3 6d 1947 1 3 6d 1948 1 3 6d 1949 1 3 6d 1950 1 3 6d 1950 proof 5 6d 1951 1 3 6d 1951 proof 5 6d 1952 3 8 15 30
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1953 2 6d 1953 proof 4 6d 1954 3 6d 1955 1 6d 1956 1 6d 1957 1 6d 1958 3 6d 1959 1 6d 1960 3 6d 1961 3 6d 1962 6d 1963 6d 1964 6d 1965 6d 1966 6d 1967 6d 1970 proof only
Extracted from Coin News December 2003
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than £1.
Very worn coins of Victoria and later may be worth no more than bullion value.
On 2nd May 2008 silver bullion was $16.15 per oz (£8.18). An unworn sixpence dated prior to 1920 contains 0.0841 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £0.69 or US$1.36.
Sixpence from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.0454 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £0.37 or US$0.73.
Oliver Cromwell : Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
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