Home / Pre-Decimal / 1963 Sixpence, Elizabeth II, Choice UNC/nBU
Slabbed & Graded CGS85 (UIN 17264)
High grade cupro-nickel coins are becoming harder to find, and owing to lack of appreciation in the wider dealer market even the choicer grades are bulked in with low grade material increasing tarnish, bag marks and the like. In time we are certain these will become as prized in higher grades as their silver counterparts.
This example bright and vibrant with plenty of cartwheel lustre.
So a 1963 Sixpence – Queen Elizabeth II is 6 (old) pennies or half a shilling. One fortieth of a pound. In today's money it would be worth 2½ pence. Not much now, but in days gone by sixpence was a good amount of money.
High grade cupro-nickel coins are becoming harder to find, and owing to lack of appreciation in the wider dealer market even the choicer grades are bulked in with low grade material increasing tarnish, bag marks and the like.
The Obverse (front, heads) presents Queen Elizabeth II's first portrait by Mary Gillick. The first Portrait of Elizabeth II was issued on British coinage in 1953, the year of Her Majesty's Coronation. The image hosts a youthful and uncrowned Queen.
In fact, the rarest sixpence coins are believed to be those struck in 1952, as only a small batch was issued prior to the death of King George VI and were sent to Jamaica. Apart from this series of sixpence, no other coins were issued other than this shipment, making them the rarest sixpences in their history.
What is the value of a 1929 British six pence silver coin in USD? - Quora. The melt value of the coin is about $1. Beyond that, it depends on condition and whether it was a circulation strike or a proof strike. Circulated coins retail for between $2 and $10 or so.
Sixpences issued before 1947 contain silver. If your Sixpence was minted before 1920 it is made of sterling silver (92.5% pure silver). If the date on your coin is between 1920 and 1946 then it contains 50% silver. This makes pre-1947 Sixpences valuable.
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.
It was first minted in 1551, during the reign of Edward VI, and circulated until 1980. The coin was made from silver from its introduction in 1551 until 1947, and thereafter in cupronickel.
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.
The most valuable coins from King George VI's reign are the Gold Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns that were struck in 1937 as part of a four coin set to celebrate his coronation. The design showed Pistrucci's St George and the Dragon on the reverse and Humphrey Paget's portrait of the King on the obverse.
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