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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, 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 80 300 1100 1675/4 85 300 1100 1676 85 300 1000 1676/5 90 300 1100 1677 80 300 1000 1678/7 80 300 1100 1679 80 300 1100 1680 110 500 1350 1681 85 300 1100 1682/1 85 300 1200 1682 120 400 1450 1683 85 300 1050 1684 90 300 1050 1675/4 means the 5 is over a 4
Year F VF EF 1686 150 450 1500 1687t1 175 500 1750 1687/6 175 500 1500 1687t2 170 500 1700 1687/6t2 180 550 1650 1688 170 500 1600 t1: early shields t2: late shields
Year F VF EF 1693 150 450 1500 1693i 250 550 1800 1694 160 525 1600 i: inverted 3
Year F VF EF 1695 35 110 425 1696b1r1 35 110 375 1696ns 50 150 550 1696b1r1B 40 125 475 1696b1r1C 45 110 550 1696b1r1E 50 110 500 1696b1r1N 50 100 550 1696b1r1y 50 120 625 1696b1r1Y 50 200 650 1696b1r2 50 175 500 1696b1r2B 70 225 800 1696Bns 80 275 650 1696b1r2C 110 400 1000 1696b1r2N 80 325 1696b2 300 800 2500 1697b1 30 75 325 1697b1B 60 140 550 1697b1C 80 225 600 1697b1E 70 200 600 1697b1N 70 200 600 1697b1y 65 150 550 1697b2 220 600 2000 1697b3 40 75 375 1697b3B 60 150 550 1697b3C 90 270 650 1697b3E 80 250 700 1697b3Y 60 220 600 1698 80 300 750 1698pl 100 300 900 1699 110 300 950 1699pl 90 300 1000 1699r 100 325 1000 1700 50 120 450 1700pl 2500 1701 75 200 600
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 40 150 600 1705 60 170 625 1705pl 80 220 750 1705rp 80 200 700 1707bU 50 180 650 1707aU 40 100 450 1707aUE 45 110 500 1707pl 50 150 500 1708 45 125 525 1708E 50 130 475 1708E* 70 150 500 1708E*E 50 150 500 1708pl 60 175 650 1710rp 60 175 650 1711 25 90 375
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 120 350 1000 1720 120 350 1000 1723SSC 30 80 300 1726 100 300 850
SSC: SSC in angles on reverse
All others have roses & plumes.
Year F VF EF 1728 70 200 600 1728 proof 4000 1728pl 45 150 550 1728rp 40 150 500 1731rp 45 150 525 1732rp 45 150 525 1734rp 45 150 525 1735rp 45 150 525 1735/4rp 50 160 550 1736rp 45 150 525 1739r 40 125 450 1741r 40 125 425 1743r 25 75 350 1745r 25 75 350 1745/3r 30 90 350 1745L 35 110 350 1746L 35 100 375 1746 proof 1800 1750 35 140 400 1751 40 150 450 1757 20 40 140 1758 20 40 140
pl: plumes
rp: roses & plumes
r: roses
L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF 1787nsh 15 35 90 130 1787sh 15 35 90 130 nsh: no semee of hearts sh: semee of hearts on 4th shield Year F VF EF Unc 1816 7 18 60 175 1817 8 18 60 175 1818 16 40 125 240 1819 8 18 60 160 1819s8 12 25 70 160 1820 10 20 80 200 s8: small eight in date
Year F VF EF Unc 1821 15 40 150 425 1821BB 100 325 1000 1821 proof 1800 1824 15 35 150 450 1825 18 40 150 440 1826t2 40 100 300 750 1826t3 15 35 100 3755 1826t3 proof 1400 1827 50 130 350 800 1828 30 70 225 450 1829 25 65 225 450 BB: BBRITANNIAR error t2: garter reverse t3: lion reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 15 40 140 375 1831 proof 1500 1834 15 40 150 425 1835 15 40 150 450 1836 15 45 180 475 1837 25 65 300 700
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 15 40 130 400 1839 15 40 130 400 1839 proof 1600 1840 15 40 130 425 1841 20 60 175 550 1842 15 40 150 425 1843 15 40 150 425 1844 15 40 160 450 1844L 18 45 150 500 1845 15 40 130 475 1846 15 40 130 475 1847 1000 1848 100 300 1000 3000 1848/6 100 300 1000 3000 1850 15 40 130 475 1850/3 18 40 130 475 1851 15 35 120 475 1852 15 35 160 475 1853 15 35 160 475 1853 proof 2000 1854 300 650 1600 4000 1855 15 35 120 375 1855/3 18 45 150 425 1856 15 45 120 400 1857 15 45 120 400 1858 12 45 120 400 1859 12 45 120 400 1859/8 14 45 120 550 1860 12 40 120 425 1862 110 300 800 2200 1863 80 200 600 1750 1866ndn ex rareType 2: First Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 1864dn 10 25 125 400 1865dn 10 25 125 400 1866dn 10 25 125 400Type 3: Second Young Head, die number above date
Year F VF EF Unc 1867dn 15 35 140 350 1868dn 15 35 130 350 1869dn 15 35 130 400 1870dn 15 35 130 375 1871dn 15 35 110 375 1872dn 15 35 110 350 1873dn 15 35 110 350 1874dn 15 35 120 325 1875dn 15 35 110 325 1876dn 15 35 110 375 1877dn 15 35 110 325 1878dn 15 35 110 350 1878/7 45 200 750 1878DR 160 400 1200 1879dn 15 30 110 350Type 4: Second Young Head, no die number
Year F VF EF Unc 1871ndn 15 35 110 350 1877ndn 15 35 110 325 1879ndn 15 30 110 350 1880h2 15 30 110 350Type 5: Third Young Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1880h3 10 25 90 250 1881 10 25 90 250 1882 15 50 150 525 1883 10 25 80 240 1884 10 25 80 240 1885 10 25 80 240 1886 10 25 80 240 1887yh 10 25 80 240 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 20 30 1887sh proof 500Type 7: Jubilee Head, normal reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1887nr 6 10 20 40 1888 8 12 35 70 1889 8 12 35 80 1890 8 12 35 80 1891 8 12 35 100 1892 8 12 40 110 1893jh 800 1500 4000 6500 nr: normal SIX PENCE reverse jh: jubilee headType 8: Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1893oh 7 12 25 55 1893oh proof 500 1894 8 18 60 175 1895 8 18 60 150 1896 7 15 50 95 1897 7 15 50 95 1898 7 15 50 95 1899 7 15 50 90 1900 7 15 50 90 1901 7 15 50 90 oh: old head
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 5 15 40 75 1902 proof 150 1903 7 20 50 180 1904 15 50 175 550 1905 8 20 70 250 1906 7 12 40 140 1907 7 12 45 150 1908 10 30 110 375 1909 8 20 55 200 1910 5 8 35 80
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 4 8 18 45 1911 proof 150 1912 4 8 25 70 1913 4 10 24 90 1914 4 8 15 40 1915 4 8 15 50 1916 4 8 15 35 1917 8 25 70 150 1918 4 8 14 30 1919 4 8 14 40 1920 4 8 10 35 1920 1 3 10 40Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1920 1 3 10 40 1921 1 3 10 40 1922 1 3 10 35 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 40 1927 2 10 40Type 4: New Oak Sprig Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1927 proof 75 1928 2 4 10 35 1929 2 4 10 35 1930 2 4 10 40 1931 2 4 10 35 1932 2 4 10 40 1933 2 4 10 40 1934 2 4 14 45 1935 2 4 8 22 1936 2 4 8 22 The 1927 proof has the 1928 design.
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 2 6 1937 proof 15 1938 2 6 20 1939 2 6 1940 2 6 1941 2 6 1942 2 6 1943 2 6 1944 2 4 1945 2 4 1946 2 3 1947 1 3 1948 1 3Type 2: No IND IMP
Year F VF EF Unc 1949 1 3 1950 1 3 1950 proof 8 1951 1 3 1951 proof 10 1952 15 35 70 200
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 June 2025
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 31st October 2025 silver bullion was $48.82 per oz. An unworn sixpence dated prior to 1920 contains 0.0841 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £3.12 or US$4.11.
Sixpence from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.0454 oz of silver and thus had a bullion value of £1.68 or US$2.22.
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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v39 31st October 2025