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. Bullion values of sixpence can be found here.
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 65 275 800 6d 1675 60 275 800 6d 1675/4 80 300 825 6d 1676 65 275 800 6d 1676/5 80 275 800 6d 1677 65 275 800 6d 1678/7 65 275 800 6d 1679 60 275 800 6d 1680 100 400 1000 6d 1681 65 275 800 6d 1682/1 65 275 900 6d 1682 75 300 875 6d 1683 65 300 875 6d 1684 65 300 850 1675/4 means the 5 is over a 4
Year F VF EF 6d 1686 110 400 1100 6d 1687t1 110 400 1100 6d 1687t2 100 400 1000 6d 1688 100 400 1100 t1: early shields t2: late shields
Year F VF EF 6d 1693 100 425 950 6d 1693i 110 425 950 6d 1694 110 425 1000 i: inverted 3
Year F VF EF
6d 1695 35 100 400
6d 1696b1r1 35 100 325
6d 1696ns 30 100 400
6d 1696b1r1B 40 100 400
6d 1696b1r1C 35 100 425
6d 1696b1r1E 40 100 425
6d 1696b1r1N 40 100 425
6d 1696b1r1y 40 110 475
6d 1696b1r1Y 45 200 500
6d 1696b1r2 45 175 400
6d 1696b1r2B 60 225 500
6d 1696ns 60 225 500
6d 1696b1r2C 65 350 850
6d 1696b1r2N 60 300
6d 1696b2 200 550
6d 1697b1 30 75 325
6d 1697b1B 40 100 400
6d 1697b1C 40 100 425
6d 1697b1E 40 100 400
6d 1697b1N 40 100 400
6d 1697b1y 40 110 425
6d 1697b2 100 300 1000
6d 1697b3 25 70 300
6d 1697b3B 40 100 450
6d 1697b3C 40 200 500
6d 1697b3E 40 200 500
6d 1697b3Y 40 200 500
6d 1698 45 170 450
6d 1698pl 50 175 600
6d 1699 60 240 650
6d 1699pl 60 240 650
6d 1699r 70 225 650
6d 1700 40 90 350
6d 1700pl 1750
6d 1701 55 120 425
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 40 150 400 6d 1705 50 170 500 6d 1705pl 45 140 400 6d 1705rp 60 140 425 6d 1707bU 40 140 350 6d 1707aU 30 70 275 6d 1707aUE 30 80 300 6d 1707pl 30 100 300 6d 1708 30 80 300 6d 1708E 30 80 300 6d 1708E* 40 100 350 6d 1708E*E 35 100 350 6d 1708pl 40 110 350 6d 1710rp 35 110 375 6d 1711 25 60 170 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 80 250 700 6d 1720 80 250 675 6d 1723SSC 20 50 175 6d 1726 80 225 650 SSC: SSC in angles on reverse All others have roses & plumes.
Year F VF EF 6d 1728 70 240 525 6d 1728 proof 3000 6d 1728pl 40 140 400 6d 1728rp 35 125 300 6d 1731rp 35 125 300 6d 1732rp 35 125 300 6d 1734rp 35 140 375 6d 1735rp 35 140 350 6d 1735/4rp 40 150 400 6d 1736rp 35 140 375 6d 1739r 30 80 225 6d 1741r 28 80 225 6d 1743r 20 70 225 6d 1745r 20 70 225 6d 1745/3r 30 80 250 6d 1745L 20 70 200 6d 1746L 20 70 200 6d 1746 proof 800 6d 1750 30 120 325 6d 1751 35 150 350 6d 1757 12 25 60 6d 1758 12 25 60 pl: plumes rp: roses & plumes r: roses L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF
6d 1787nsh 12 28 55
6d 1787sh 12 28 55
nsh: no semee of hearts
sh: semee of hearts on 4th shield
Year F VF EF Unc
6d 1816 6 15 40 95
6d 1817 6 15 40 95
6d 1818 8 22 80 175
6d 1819 6 14 40 75
6d 1819s8 6 14 40 100
6d 1820 6 14 40 100
s8: small eight in date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1821 12 25 80 250 6d 1821BB 50 200 650 6d 1821 proof 500 6d 1824 12 25 80 225 6d 1825 12 25 75 200 6d 1826t2 20 60 200 400 6d 1826t3 10 25 75 160 6d 1826t3 proof 275 6d 1827 18 55 200 400 6d 1828 16 40 125 300 6d 1829 12 40 110 300 t2: garter reverse t3: lion reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1831 11 25 100 275 6d 1831 proof 400 6d 1834 11 25 100 275 6d 1835 11 25 100 275 6d 1836 11 30 125 300 6d 1837 15 35 150 400
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1838 8 25 80 220 6d 1839 8 25 70 220 6d 1839 proof 375 6d 1840 8 25 75 220 6d 1841 8 27 80 220 6d 1842 8 25 80 220 6d 1843 8 27 70 220 6d 1844 8 22 45 220 6d 1844L 12 40 100 300 6d 1845 8 24 60 220 6d 1846 8 24 60 220 6d 1848 30 90 275 700 6d 1848/6 40 90 300 6d 1850 8 28 70 220 6d 1850/3 15 28 80 270 6d 1851 8 25 70 2000 6d 1852 8 25 70 220 6d 1853 8 25 70 200 6d 1853 proof 450 6d 1854 50 150 500 1000 6d 1855 8 24 70 175 6d 1855/3 10 35 70 200 6d 1856 8 24 70 175 6d 1857 8 24 70 175 6d 1858 8 24 70 175 6d 1859 8 24 75 175 6d 1859/8 10 30 80 220 6d 1860 9 22 80 220 6d 1862 30 100 300 700 6d 1863 30 75 250 700 6d 1866ndn 25 100Type 2: First Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1864dn 8 25 70 175 6d 1865dn 8 25 70 175 6d 1866dn 8 25 70 175Type 3: Second Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1867dn 7 20 70 200 6d 1868dn 7 20 60 170 6d 1869dn 7 20 60 170 6d 1870dn 7 20 60 170 6d 1871dn 6 20 50 150 6d 1872dn 6 20 50 150 6d 1873dn 6 20 50 150 6d 1874dn 6 20 50 150 6d 1875dn 6 20 50 150 6d 1876dn 6 20 55 150 6d 1877dn 6 20 55 150 6d 1878dn 6 20 55 125 6d 1878DR 60 200 6d 1879dn 6 18 50 140Type 4: Second Young Head, no die number
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1871ndn 6 20 50 150 6d 1877ndn 6 20 55 150 6d 1879ndn 5 18 50 140 6d 1880h2 5 18 50 140Type 5: Third Young Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1880h3 6 18 50 120 6d 1881 6 18 50 120 6d 1882 10 30 100 300 6d 1883 6 16 35 90 6d 1884 6 16 35 90 6d 1885 6 16 35 90 6d 1886 6 16 35 80 6d 1887yh 6 16 35 80 L: large date dn: die number ndn: no die number h2: second head h3: third head DR: DRITANNIAR error yh: young headType 6: Jubilee Head, shield reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1887sh 3 5 12 28 6d 1887sh proof 70Type 7: Jubilee Head, normal reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1887nr 3 5 12 28 6d 1888 4 7 20 40 6d 1889 4 7 25 50 6d 1890 4 7 25 50 6d 1891 4 7 25 50 6d 1892 4 8 28 60 6d 1893jh 400 1000 2750 sh: shield reverse, jubilee head nr: normal reverse jh: jubilee headType 8: Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1893oh 4 8 18 45 6d 1893oh proof 65 6d 1894 7 14 40 75 6d 1895 6 14 35 65 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 4 9 28 45 oh: old head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1902 3 7 25 45 6d 1902 proof 45 6d 1903 7 20 50 140 6d 1904 10 40 120 320 6d 1905 8 20 60 170 6d 1906 6 12 40 95 6d 1907 6 12 40 90 6d 1908 8 30 90 300 6d 1909 7 18 45 160 6d 1910 3 5 20 40
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1911 1 3 10 35 6d 1911 proof 40 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 5 15 40 80 6d 1918 1 2 12 25 6d 1919 1 3 12 30 6d 1920 1 3 10 25Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1921 1 3 10 28 6d 1922 1 2 10 28 6d 1923 3 8 40 85 6d 1924 1 5 10 25 6d 1925 1 2 10 25 6d 1925br 1 2 10 25 6d 1926 1 2 10 25Type 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1926me 1 2 10 30 6d 1927 1 10 30Type 4: New Oak Sprig Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1927 proof 25 6d 1928 1 7 20 6d 1929 1 7 20 6d 1930 1 8 25 6d 1931 1 7 20 6d 1932 1 8 28 6d 1933 1 7 20 6d 1934 1 2 9 25 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 3Type 2: No IND IMP
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1949 1 3 6d 1950 1 3 6d 1950 proof 5 6d 1951 1 3 6d 1951 proof 5 6d 1952 4 10 30 78
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1953 2 6d 1953 proof 4Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 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 April 2008
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 24th January 2009 silver bullion was $11.54 per oz (£8.44). An unworn sixpence dated prior to 1920 contains 0.0841 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £0.71 or US$0.97.
Sixpence from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.0454 oz of silver and thus had a bullion value of £0.38 or US$0.52.
Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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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