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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, 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.
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Year F VF EF 6d 1658 Rare patterns
Year F VF EF 6d 1674 70 300 900 6d 1675 70 300 900 6d 1675/4 80 300 925 6d 1676 85 300 900 6d 1676/5 80 300 900 6d 1677 70 300 900 6d 1678/7 70 280 900 6d 1679 75 300 900 6d 1680 90 500 1000 6d 1681 70 300 900 6d 1682/1 80 300 1000 6d 1682 90 320 950 6d 1683 70 300 925 6d 1684 75 300 900 1675/4 means the 5 is over a 4
Year F VF EF 6d 1686 120 400 1000 6d 1687/6 125 400 1000 6d 1687t2 120 400 975 6d 1687/6t2 120 425 1050 6d 1688 105 425 1050 t1: early shields t2: late shields
Year F VF EF 6d 1693 120 425 950 6d 1693i 150 500 1050 6d 1694 120 450 1050 i: inverted 3
Year F VF EF
6d 1695 35 100 400
6d 1696b1r1 35 100 325
6d 1696ns 40 110 400
6d 1696b1r1B 40 110 400
6d 1696b1r1C 35 100 425
6d 1696b1r1E 50 110 425
6d 1696b1r1N 40 100 425
6d 1696b1r1y 40 110 475
6d 1696b1r1Y 45 200 500
6d 1696b1r2 50 175 400
6d 1696b1r2B 70 225 500
6d 1696ns 80 275 550
6d 1696b1r2C 80 350 850
6d 1696b1r2N 70 325
6d 1696b2 300 800
6d 1697b1 30 75 300
6d 1697b1B 50 110 425
6d 1697b1C 70 200 475
6d 1697b1E 70 200 450
6d 1697b1N 70 200 450
6d 1697b1y 60 125 450
6d 1697b2 120 400 1200
6d 1697b3 25 70 275
6d 1697b3B 50 110 450
6d 1697b3C 75 220 500
6d 1697b3E 75 200 550
6d 1697b3Y 60 200 500
6d 1698 60 170 450
6d 1698pl 60 200 650
6d 1699 80 250 750
6d 1699pl 60 250 700
6d 1699r 70 250 700
6d 1700 40 90 350
6d 1700pl 2000
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 40 130 400 6d 1705 60 170 500 6d 1705pl 45 150 450 6d 1705rp 60 150 425 6d 1707bU 50 150 400 6d 1707aU 40 80 275 6d 1707aUE 40 80 300 6d 1707pl 45 120 325 6d 1708 45 100 400 6d 1708E 50 100 350 6d 1708E* 60 140 400 6d 1708E*E 50 140 400 6d 1708pl 50 140 400 6d 1710rp 55 110 450 6d 1711 25 70 200 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 90 250 700 6d 1720 80 220 600 6d 1723SSC 30 70 200 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 40 140 350
6d 1735rp 35 140 350
6d 1735/4rp 45 150 400
6d 1736rp 40 140 350
6d 1739r 30 100 275
6d 1741r 30 100 275
6d 1743r 25 75 250
6d 1745r 25 75 250
6d 1745/3r 30 80 250
6d 1745L 30 80 260
6d 1746L 30 80 260
6d 1746 proof 925
6d 1750 30 120 325
6d 1751 35 150 350
6d 1757 15 30 80
6d 1758 15 30 80
pl: plumes
rp: roses & plumes
r: roses
L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF
6d 1787nsh 15 35 80 110
6d 1787sh 15 35 80 110
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 7 15 40 95
6d 1818 10 25 80 175
6d 1819 7 15 40 80
6d 1819s8 7 15 40 100
6d 1820 7 15 40 100
s8: small eight in date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1821 12 25 100 300 6d 1821BB 75 250 750 6d 1821 proof 600 6d 1824 25 25 100 300 6d 1825 12 25 90 275 6d 1826t2 30 80 200 475 6d 1826t3 10 25 90 200 6d 1826t3 proof 375 6d 1827 25 80 240 450 6d 1828 16 40 125 275 6d 1829 12 40 110 300 BB: BBRITANNIAR error t2: garter reverse t3: lion reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1831 15 40 125 275 6d 1831 proof 400 6d 1834 15 40 125 275 6d 1835 15 40 125 275 6d 1836 15 40 150 325 6d 1837 18 40 175 425
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1838 10 30 80 225 6d 1839 10 30 70 225 6d 1839 proof 500 6d 1840 10 30 80 240 6d 1841 10 30 80 240 6d 1842 10 30 80 240 6d 1843 10 30 80 240 6d 1844 8 25 55 240 6d 1844L 12 40 100 275 6d 1845 10 25 65 225 6d 1846 10 25 65 225 6d 1848 40 90 275 800 6d 1848/6 40 90 400 6d 1850 10 30 80 225 6d 1850/3 15 30 90 300 6d 1851 8 25 80 225 6d 1852 8 25 80 225 6d 1853 8 25 80 225 6d 1853 proof 500 6d 1854 100 250 700 1400 6d 1855 8 25 70 175 6d 1855/3 12 40 80 225 6d 1856 8 25 70 200 6d 1857 8 25 70 200 6d 1858 8 25 70 200 6d 1859 8 25 75 200 6d 1859/8 10 30 80 250 6d 1860 10 25 80 225 6d 1862 60 150 400 900 6d 1863 50 100 350 800 6d 1866ndn 30 120Type 2: First Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1864dn 8 25 80 200 6d 1865dn 8 25 70 200 6d 1866dn 8 25 70 200Type 3: Second Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1867dn 8 20 70 220 6d 1868dn 8 20 70 160 6d 1869dn 8 20 70 160 6d 1870dn 8 20 70 160 6d 1871dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1872dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1873dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1874dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1875dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1876dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1877dn 7 20 60 150 6d 1878dn 7 20 60 140 6d 1878DR 60 200 6d 1879dn 7 18 60 150Type 4: Second Young Head, no die number
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1871ndn 7 20 60 150 6d 1877ndn 7 20 60 150 6d 1879ndn 6 18 60 150 6d 1880h2 6 18 50 140Type 5: Third Young Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1880h3 7 20 50 120 6d 1881 7 20 50 120 6d 1882 12 40 125 325 6d 1883 7 18 40 100 6d 1884 7 18 40 100 6d 1885 7 18 40 100 6d 1886 7 18 40 90 6d 1887yh 7 18 40 90 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 5 8 15 30 6d 1887sh proof 100Type 7: Jubilee Head, normal reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1887nr 5 8 15 25 6d 1888 5 8 25 45 6d 1889 5 8 25 55 6d 1890 5 8 25 55 6d 1891 5 8 25 55 6d 1892 5 10 28 65 6d 1893jh 400 1000 3000 sh: shield reverse, jubilee head nr: normal reverse jh: jubilee headType 8: Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1893oh 5 10 20 45 6d 1893oh proof 75 6d 1894 7 14 40 80 6d 1895 6 14 35 70 6d 1896 5 10 30 55 6d 1897 5 10 30 55 6d 1898 5 10 30 50 6d 1899 5 10 30 50 6d 1900 5 10 30 50 6d 1901 5 10 28 50 oh: old head
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1902 4 10 30 50 6d 1902 proof 70 6d 1903 6 18 50 150 6d 1904 10 40 140 350 6d 1905 7 20 60 170 6d 1906 5 10 35 95 6d 1907 5 10 40 100 6d 1908 8 25 80 275 6d 1909 6 15 45 150 6d 1910 4 6 22 45
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1911 2 5 10 35 6d 1911 proof 45 6d 1912 2 5 20 50 6d 1913 2 6 22 60 6d 1914 2 5 10 30 6d 1915 2 5 12 35 6d 1916 2 5 10 25 6d 1917 7 18 50 100 6d 1918 2 5 12 25 6d 1919 2 5 12 35 6d 1920 2 5 10 25Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1920 1 3 10 30 6d 1921 1 3 10 30 6d 1922 1 3 10 30 6d 1923 3 8 40 100 6d 1924 1 5 10 30 6d 1925 1 3 10 30 6d 1925br 1 3 10 30 6d 1926 1 3 10 30 br: broad rimType 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1926me 1 2 10 30 6d 1927 2 10 30 me: modified low-relief effigyType 4: New Oak Sprig Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1927 proof 10 35 6d 1928 1 2 8 25 6d 1929 1 2 8 25 6d 1930 1 2 8 28 6d 1931 1 2 8 25 6d 1932 1 2 8 35 6d 1933 1 2 8 24 6d 1934 1 2 12 30 6d 1935 1 2 6 12 6d 1936 1 2 6 12 n.b. the 1927 proof is of the 1928 design.
Year F VF EF Unc 6d 1937 5 10 6d 1937 proof 5 6d 1938 2 5 18 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 6 6d 1951 1 3 6d 1951 proof 6 6d 1952 5 15 40 90
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 1
Extracted from Coin News July 2011
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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