George V Sixpence

1911
Rev B

1911
Obv 2

2 obverses, 2 reverses

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925
Narrow Rim

1925
Broad Rim

1926
First Effigy

1926
Modified Effigy

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1911

The 1911 Sixpence comes with the following reverses and obverses:

Reverses

■ Reverse A - Colon after FID points at a bead; I of FID points between beads
■ Reverse B - Colon after FID points between beads; I of FID points at a bead

Obverses

■ Obverse 1 – Hollow Neck - I of BRITT points at a bead; I of DEI slightly left
■ Obverse 2 – Flat Neck - I of BRITT points between beads; I of DEI slightly right

Possible combinations

■ 1+A – Davies 1860 (Rare)
■ 1+B – Davies 1861 (Unconfirmed)

1911 Sixpence Varieties

Obverse 1: Hollow Neck	Reverse A
■ I of BRITT points at a bead ■ I of DEI slightly to the left of a bead	■ The colon after FID points at a bead ■ I of FID points between beads
Obverse 1: Hollow Neck	Reverse B
■ I of BRITT points at a bead ■ I of DEI slightly to the left of a bead	■ The colon after FID points between beads ■ I of FID points at a bead
Obverse 2: Flat Neck	Reverse A
■ I of BRITT points between beads ■ I of DEI slightly to the right of a bead	■ The colon after FID points at a bead ■ I of FID points between beads
Obverse 2: Flat Neck	Reverse B
■ I of BRITT points between beads ■ I of DEI slightly to the right of a bead	■ The colon after FID points between beads ■ I of FID points at a bead

1912

1912 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1913

1913 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1914

1914 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1915

1915 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1916

1916 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1917

1917 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1918

1918 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1919

1919 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1920

The composition of all the silver coins was debased in 1920 from 92.5% sterling silver to 50%. Initially the alloy used was Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 10%, but this was not found to be satisfactory. Ag 50%, Cu 50% was tried briefly and found to be even worse, and finally Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 5%, Zn 5% was settled on. This alloy saw the coinage through to the final removal of silver in 1946.

Composition Varieties
Ag 92.5%, Cu 7.5% Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 10% Ag 50%, Cu 50%

Both sterling and 50% silver sixpences have been found dated 1920, and those with better trained ears than I can tell from the ring which is which. I can't, and I was never that comfortable with dropping coins on a hard surface in order to listen to the ring, so this a variety that I never attempted to include.

1920 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1921

Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 10%

1921 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1922

Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 10% OR
Ag 50%, Cu 50%

1922 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1923

Ag 50%, Cu 50%

Condition rarity, rising from Scarce in VF, Rare in EF, to R2 in UNC.

1923 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1924

Ag 50%, Cu 50%

1924 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse B

1925

Ag 50%, Cu 50%

As part of the experimentation leading up to the introduction of the Modified Head the following year, sixpence production switched to a distinctive Broad Rim type during 1925. It is slightly commoner than the earlier Narrow Rim, and although there are pointing differences, they are easy to distinguish even examining a single coin without direct side-by-side comparison.

1925 Sixpence Varieties

Narrow Rim – Reverse B	Narrow Rim – Obverse 2

Broad Rim – Reverse C	Broad Rim – Obverse 3

1926

Ag 50%, Cu 50%

Both a First Head and a Modified Head sixpence exist for 1926. The Modified Head is somewhat commoner, suggesting that the changeover took place fairly early in the year.

Although ghosting was not such an obvious problem in the sixpence, the Modified Head was introduced for all the denominations over the course of 1925 and 1926. It's not always easy to identify which head is which, so use the following pointings to be sure:

1926 Sixpence Varieties

Obverse 3 – First Head	Reverse ???

I of DEI points between beads B of BRITT points at a bead
Obverse 4 – Modified Head	Reverse ???

I of DEI points at a bead B of BRITT points between beads

1927

From this point onwards, the alloy is Ag 50%, Cu 40%, Ni 5%, Zn 5%.

To mark the introduction of new reverse designs across the silver coinage, 15,000 limited edition Proof sets were issued in 1927.

Any sixpence WITH THE NEW ACORN REVERSE dated 1927 will be from one of these sets; they are highly collectable.

1927 Sixpence

Obverse 4	Reverse C

1928

Obverse 1, Reverse B

1928 Sixpence

Obverse 1	Reverse B

1929

Obverse 1, Reverse C

1929 Sixpence

Obverse 1	Reverse C

1930

Obverse 2, Reverse D

1930 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse D

1931

Obverse 2, Reverse D

1931 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse D

1932

Obverse 2, Reverse D

1932 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse D

1933

Obverse 2, Reverse D

1933 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse D

1934

Obverse 2, Reverse E

1934 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse E

1935

Obverse 2, Reverse F

1935 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse F

1936

Obverse 2, Reverse G

1936 Sixpence

Obverse 2	Reverse G