Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


Sixpence


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Search by reign:

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


It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only, and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer, rather than what you might be able to sell them for.

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, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE


Condition Grades

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

Year    F       VF      EF  
1658    Rare patterns

Charles II

Year    F       VF      EF
1674    75      300     1000
1675    75      300     1100
1675/4  85      300     1100
1676    85      300     1000
1676/5  90      300     1000
1677    75      300     1000
1678/7  75      300     1100
1679    75      300     1000
1680    100     500     1300
1681    85      300     1100
1682/1  85      300     1100
1682    110     350     1350
1683    85      300     1000
1684    90      300     1000
1675/4 means the 5 is over a 4

James II

Year     F       VF      EF
1686     150     450     1200
1687t1   160     500     1450
1687/6   160     500     1300
1687t2   160     500     1500
1687/6t2 160     500     1350
1688     160     500     1450
t1: early shields
t2: late shields

William & Mary

Year    F       VF      EF
1693    130     450     1250
1693i   240     500     1550
1694    130     450     1250
i: inverted 3

William III

Year             F       VF      EF
1695            35      110     420
1696b1r1        35      110     340
1696ns          50      150     525
1696b1r1B       40      110     450
1696b1r1C       40      100     475
1696b1r1E       50      110     475
1696b1r1N       50      100     500
1696b1r1y       50      120     575
1696b1r1Y       50      200     600
1696b1r2        50      175     425
1696b1r2B       70      225     650
1696Bns         80      275     575
1696b1r2C       100     400     1000
1696b1r2N       70      325
1696b2          300     800     2300
1697b1          30      75      300
1697b1B         55      120     475
1697b1C         70      200     500
1697b1E         70      200     525
1697b1N         70      200     500
1697b1y         65      140     500
1697b2          220     550     1800
1697b3          35      75      300
1697b3B         55      140     500
1697b3C         80      240     575
1697b3E         80      240     575
1697b3Y         60      210     575
1698            60      200     550
1698pl          100     250     850
1699            110     275     900
1699pl          80      275     950
1699r           75      260     875
1700            45      110     425
1700pl          2400
1701            70      175     550

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, below bust for 1700
r: roses in angles on reverse
ns: roses in angles but no obverse stops


Queen Anne

Year    F       VF      EF
1703V   40      150     500
1705    60      170     550
1705pl  60      175     600
1705rp  70      180     575
1707bU  50      160     500
1707aU  40      90      375
1707aUE 40      90      350
1707pl  50      140     380
1708    45      100     400
1708E   50      100     350
1708E*  60      140     400
1708E*E 50      140     400
1708pl  60      160     550
1710rp  40      125     500
1711    25      70      280

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


George I

Year    F       VF      EF
1717    90      300     850
1720    90      300     725
1723SSC 30      70      220
1726    80      240     700

SSC: SSC in angles on reverse
All others have roses & plumes.


George II

Year     F       VF      EF
1728    70      240     525
1728    proof           4000
1728pl  40      140     425
1728rp  35      125     370
1731rp  40      140     400
1732rp  35      130     400
1734rp  40      140     400
1735rp  35      140     400
1735/4rp45      150     425
1736rp  45      150     425
1739r   30      110     350
1741r   30      110     340
1743r   25      75      250
1745r   25      75      250
1745/3r 30      85      275
1745L   30      80      275
1746L   30      80      275
1746    proof           1800
1750    35      140     350
1751    35      150     400
1757    18      35      95
1758    18      35      95

pl: plumes
rp: roses & plumes
r: roses
L: LIMA below bust


George III

Year    F       VF      EF
1787nsh 15      35      80      115
1787sh  15      35      80      115
nsh: no semee of hearts
sh: semee of hearts on 4th shield

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1816    7       15      40      110
1817    7       15      40      110
1818    10      25      80      175
1819    8       15      40      100
1819s8  12      22      60      140
1820    8       15      50      125
s8: small eight in date

George IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1821    12      30      120     350
1821BB  100     300     950
1821    proof                   1200
1824    10      30      100     325
1825    12      30      100     300
1826t2  40      100     250     550
1826t3  10      30      100     220
1826t3  proof                   1100
1827    40      110     300     700
1828    20      50      150     350
1829    15      45      125     350
BB: BBRITANNIAR error
t2: garter reverse
t3: lion reverse

William IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1831    15      40      125     300
1831    proof                   1000
1834    15      40      125     300
1835    15      40      125     300
1836    15      45      150     350
1837    25      50      240     550

Victoria

Type 1: First Young Head
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1838    15      40      130     350
1839    15      40      130     350
1839    proof                   1600
1840    15      40      130     350
1841    18      45      150     425
1842    15      40      130     350
1843    15      40      130     350
1844    15      30      140     375
1844L   18      40      130     425
1845    15      35      100     360
1846    15      35      100     380
1847    1000
1848    50      125     375     550
1848/6  50      120     400
1850    15      40      120     425
1850/3  18      40      110     400
1851    10      30      100     380
1852    10      30      150     380
1853    10      30      150     380
1853    proof                   1750
1854    200     600     1200    3250
1855    10      30      120     300
1855/3  15      45      140     320
1856    10      40      120     320
1857    10      40      120     300
1858    10      40      120     300
1859    10      40      120     300
1859/8  12      40      120     420
1860    10      35      120     360
1862    100     200     600     1800
1863    70      150     475     1300
1866ndn ex rare
Type 2: First Young Head, die number above date
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1864dn  10      25      110     275
1865dn  10      25      100     275
1866dn  10      25      100     275
Type 3: Second Young Head, die number above date
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1867dn  10      30      120     300
1868dn  10      30      110     300
1869dn  10      30      110     310
1870dn  10      30      110     280
1871dn  8       30      75      280
1872dn  8       30      75      240
1873dn  8       30      75      240
1874dn  8       30      90      300
1875dn  8       30      75      250
1876dn  8       30      75      250
1877dn  8       30      75      250
1878dn  8       30      75      280
1878/7  45      200     750
1878DR  125     300     1000
1879dn  8       25      80      250
Type 4: Second Young Head, no die number
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1871ndn 8       30      75      240
1877ndn 8       30      75      250
1879ndn 8       25      80      250
1880h2  8       25      75      250
Type 5: Third Young Head
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1880h3  8       20      80      200
1881    8       20      80      200
1882    15      50      150     475
1883    8       20      70      175
1884    8       20      70      175
1885    8       20      70      175
1886    8       20      70      170
1887yh  8       20      70      170
L: large date
dn: die number
ndn: no die number
h2: second head
h3: third head
DR: DRITANNIAR error
yh: young head
Type 6: Jubilee Head, shield reverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1887sh  6       10      15      30
1887sh  proof                   1200
Type 7: Jubilee Head, normal reverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1887nr  6       8       18      35
1888    8       12      35      60
1889    8       12      35      70
1890    8       12      35      70
1891    8       12      35      70
1892    8       12      35      80
1893jh  800     1500    4000
nr: normal SIX PENCE reverse              
jh: jubilee head
Type 8: Old Head
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1893oh  7       12      22      50
1893oh  proof                   400
1894    8       18      55      160
1895    8       18      50      125
1896    7       15      40      80
1897    7       15      40      80
1898    7       15      40      80
1899    7       15      40      75
1900    7       15      40      75
1901    7       15      40      75
oh: old head

Edward VII

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1902    5       10      30      60
1902    proof                   150
1903    7       20      50      170
1904    15      50      175     500
1905    8       20      70      220
1906    7       12      40      110
1907    7       12      45      120
1908    10      30      110     350
1909    8       18      50      175
1910    5       8       25      65

George V

Type 1: .925 Silver
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1911    3       7       15      40
1911    proof                   150
1912    3       7       20      65
1913    3       8       22      80
1914    3       7       10      35
1915    3       7       12      45
1916    3       7       10      35
1917    8       25      60      150
1918    3       7       12      30
1919    3       7       12      40
1920    3       7       10      35
Type 2: .500 Silver
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1920    1       3       10      40
1921    1       3       10      40
1922    1       3       10      30
1923    4       10      45      110
1924    1       5       10      35
1925    1       3       10      35
1925br  1       3       10      35
1926    1       3       10      35
br: broad rim
Type 3: Modified Obverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1926me  1       2       10      35
1927            2       10      35
Type 4: New Oak Sprig Reverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1927    proof                   60
1928    1       2       8       25
1929    1       2       8       25
1930    1       2       8       30
1931    1       2       8       30
1932    1       2       8       40
1933    1       2       8       25
1934    1       2       12      35
1935    1       2       6       15
1936    1       2       6       15
The 1927 proof has the 1928 design.

George VI

Type 1: IND IMP
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1937                    1       5
1937    proof                   10
1938            2       5       18
1939                    1       5
1940                    1       5
1941                    1       5
1942                    1       4
1943                    1       4
1944                    1       4
1945                    1       3
1946                    1       3
1947                    1       3
1948                    1       3
Type 2: No IND IMP
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1949                    1       3
1950                    1       3
1950    proof                   7
1951                    1       3
1951    proof                   7
1952    7       22      50      160

Elizabeth II

Type 1: BRITT OMN
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1953                            2
1953    proof                   4
Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1954                            3
1955                            1
1956                            1
1957                            1
1958                            3
1959                            1
1960                            3
1961                            3
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1970    proof only              8

Values extracted from Coin News April 2021

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.


Search by reign:

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


Bullion Value

Very worn coins of Victoria and later may be worth no more than bullion value.

On 11th June 2021 silver bullion was $17.90 per oz. An unworn sixpence dated prior to 1920 contains 0.0841 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £1.07 or US$1.51.

Sixpence from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.0454 oz of silver and thus had a bullion value of £0.58 or US$0.81.

Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.


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