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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
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.
Year F VF EF 1658 Rare patterns
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
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
Year F VF EF 1693 130 450 1250 1693i 240 500 1550 1694 130 450 1250 i: inverted 3
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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 rareType 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 275Type 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 250Type 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 250Type 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 headType 6: Jubilee Head, shield reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1887sh 6 10 15 30 1887sh proof 1200Type 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 headType 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
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
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 35Type 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 rimType 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1926me 1 2 10 35 1927 2 10 35Type 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.
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 3Type 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
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 2 1953 proof 4Type 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.
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
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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