Values of Decimal Coins of the UK
by Tony Clayton
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Values of Decimal Coins of the UKby Tony Clayton |
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Decimal Crowns <<-- : -->> Decimal Proof Sets
History of Decimal Gold Coins
Pictures of Post-1971 Gold and Silver Bullion Coins
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. 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
Coins of lower condition than BU have not been listed. Prices of coins dated 2006 are as available from the Royal Mint, but St.George reverse 2 and 5 pound coins are only available in sets.
Please note that gold coin values are very dependent on gold bullion prices.
Year BU Proof 10s 1980 45 10s 1982 45 50 10s 1983 50 10s 1984 50 10s 1985 45 10s 1986 45 10s 1987 45 10s 1988 55 10s 1989 100 10s 1990 55 10s 1991 55 10s 1992 65 10s 1993 65 10s 1994 70 10s 1995 70 10s 1996 70 10s 1997 70 10s 1998 70 10s 1999 70 10s 2000 40 70 10s 2001 40 70 10s 2002 40 70 10s 2003 40 70 10s 2004 40 70 10s 2005 45 80 10s 2006 57 97
Extracted from Coin Yearbook 2007
Year BU Proof £1 1974 55 £1 1976 55 £1 1978 55 £1 1979 55 75 £1 1980 55 75 £1 1981 55 75 £1 1982 55 80 £1 1983 80 £1 1984 90 £1 1985 100 £1 1986 90 £1 1987 90 £1 1988 120 £1 1989 350 £1 1990 150 £1 1991 150 £1 1992 165 £1 1993 165 £1 1994 165 £1 1995 165 £1 1996 165 £1 1997 175 £1 1998 175 £1 1999 200 £1 2000 65 140 £1 2001 65 140 £1 2002 65 140 £1 2003 65 140 £1 2004 65 150 £1 2005 85 140 £1 2006 110 179
Extracted from Coin Yearbook 2007
Details of silver or nickel-brass one pound coins can be found on the Pound and Two Pound page
St George reverse unless indicated
Year Proof £2 1980 250 £2 1982 250 £2 1983 200 £2 1985 250 £2 1986CG 250 £2 1987 225 £2 1988 200 £2 1989A 285 £2 1990 250 £2 1991 275 £2 1992 275 £2 1993 275 £2 1994BE 400 £2 1994er 575 £2 1995P 450 £2 1995U 450 £2 1996 275 £2 1996F 450 £2 1997b 400 £2 1998 285 £2 1999Rb 355 £2 2000 275 £2 2000b 355 £2 2001Mb 355 £2 2002 300 £2 2002Cb 350 £2 2003 300 £2 2003Db 300 £2 2004 300 £2 2004Tb 350 £2 2005 300 £2 2006 300 CG: Commonwealth Games type A: Anniversary of Sovereign BE: Bank of England er: error obverse P: Peace U: UN F: Football M: Marconi C: Commonwealth Games (four types, all same price) D: DNA T: Trevithick B1: Brunel (portrait) B2: Brunel (Paddington) (Not yet issued) b: Bimetallic design
Extracted from Coin Yearbook 2007
Details of gold versions of bimetallic circulation issue two pound coins from 1997 can also be found on the Pound and Two Pound page
St George reverse unless indicated
Year BU Proof £5 1980 450 £5 1981 450 £5 1982 480 £5 1984 400 475 £5 1985 400 480 £5 1986 400 £5 1987 400 £5 1988 400 £5 1989A 550 650 £5 1990 400 500 £5 1991 400 550 £5 1992 400 550 £5 1993 400 550 £5 1994 400 550 £5 1995 400 550 £5 1996 400 550 £5 1997 400 600 £5 1998 425 650 £5 1999 425 650 £5 2000 450 650 £5 2001 450 650 £5 2002 450 650 £5 2003 425 650 £5 2004 650 £5 2005 550 650 £5 2006 650 Uncirculated coins have a U in a circle on them. *: Bullion coins without the U were issued in 2000 and 2002. These are worth just 350 UK pounds. A: Anniversary of Sovereign
Extracted from Coin Yearbook 2007
Values for gold versions of the five pound coins normally issued in cupronickel can be found on the Decimal Crowns page.
Values for other coins in gold or silver in the same design as coins issued for currency are to be found on the relevant pages for the issued coins.
There are four denominations of Britannia Gold bullion coins: 100 pounds, 50 pounds, 25 pounds, and 10 pounds.
Bullion coins are worth bullion value only, while proof versions are marginally more. More information on proof sets is given on the Royal Mint Sets page.
The bullion weights are 1 Troy oz, 0.5 Troy oz, 0.25 Troy oz and 0.1 Troy oz respectively. On 4th April 2006 gold was at $590.30 or 339.48 UKP per Troy oz.
Year BU Proof Set (4 coins)
BS 1997 100
BS 1998 95
BS 1999 14
BS 2000 14
BS 2001 14 100
BS 2002 14
BS 2003 14 100
BS 2004 14 95
BS 2005 14
BS 2006 14
(Incomplete Listing)
Bullion values for these coins is much less than given above ($11.71 or 6.74 UKP on 4th April 2006).
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The History of Pre-1971 Gold and Silver Bullion Coins
Pictures of Pre-1971 Gold and Silver Bullion Coins
Pictures Index
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