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4 - The Pound and Two Pound Coins


20p and 50p Coins <<-- : -->> Decimal Crowns

Values of Gold Sovereigns and Double Sovereigns
History of Decimal Pound Coins
History of Decimal Two Pound Coins
Pictures of Decimal One Pound Coins
Pictures of Decimal Two Pound 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.


Quick find by denomination:

One Pound: Circulation Issues : Presentation Folders : Nickel-brass Proof Issues : Silver Proof Issues : Silver Piedfort Proof Issues : Gold Proof Issues

Two Pounds: Circulation Issues : Presentation Folders : Base metal Proof Issues : Silver Proof Issues : Silver Piedfort Proof Issues : Gold Proof Issues


One Pound


Normal Circulation Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983    5
£1      1984    4
£1      1985    3
£1      1986    3
£1      1987    3
£1      1988    2
£1      1989    2
£1      1990    2
£1      1991    2
£1      1992    2
£1      1993    2
£1      1994    2
£1      1995    2
£1      1996    3
£1      1997    3
£1      2000    2
£1      2001    2
£1      2002    2
£1      2003    2
£1      2004    3
£1      2005    3
£1      2006    3
Those dated 1998 and 1999 were not issued for general
circulation and were only available in Uncirculated sets or folders

Circulation Issues in Folder

        Year    BU
£1      1983f   7
£1      1984f   6
£1      1985f   6
£1      1986f   6
£1      1987f   6
£1      1988f   6
£1      1989f   6
£1      1990f   5
£1      1991f   6
£1      1992f   5
£1      1993f   5
£1      1994f   6
£1      1995fe  6
£1      1995fw  8
£1      1996f   6
£1      1997f   6
£1      1998f   7
£1      1999f   6
£1      2000f   6
£1      2001f   6
£1      2002f   6
£1      2003f   6
£1      2004f   6
£1      2005f   6
£1      2006f   6
f: folder
fe: English text
fw: Welsh text
Prices also apply to individual coins removed from Uncirculated sets.

Nickel-brass Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983p   10
£1      1984p   7
£1      1985p   7
£1      1986p   8
£1      1987p   10
£1      1988p   10
£1      1989p   8
£1      1990p   8
£1      1991p   8
£1      1992p   8
£1      1993p   10
£1      1994p   8
£1      1995p   10
£1      1996p   8
£1      1997p   8
£1      1998p   8
£1      1999p   8
£1      2000p   8
£1      2001p   8
£1      2002p   8
£1      2003p   10
£1      2004p   10
£1      2005p   10
£1      2006p   10

Silver Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983sp  28
£1      1984sp  30
£1      1985sp  30
£1      1986sp  30
£1      1987sp  30
£1      1988sp  30
£1      1989sp  30
£1      1990sp  28
£1      1991sp  32
£1      1992sp  30
£1      1993sp  30
£1      1994sp  30
£1      1995sp  30
£1      1996sp  30
£1      1997sp  30
£1      1998sp  30
£1      1999sp  30
£1      2000sp  30
£1      2001sp  30
£1      2002sp  30
£1      2003sp  35
£1      2004sp  35
£1      2005sp  35
£1      2006sp  35

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983spp 100
£1      1984spp 50
£1      1985spp 50
£1      1986spp 50
£1      1987spp 50
£1      1988spp 50
£1      1989spp 50
£1      1993spp 65
£1      1994spp 65
£1      1995spp 65
£1      1996spp 60
£1      1997spp 60
£1      1998spp 45
£1      1999spp 70
£1      2000spp 45
£1      2001spp 45
£1      2002spp 50
£1      2003spp 50
£1      2004spp 55
£1      2005spp 55
£1      2006spp 55

Gold Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      2002gp  160
£1      2004gp  175
£1      2005gp  175
£1      2006gp  175

Extracted from Coin News June 2006


Two Pounds


Circulation Issues

Thick Single-Metal Types
        Year    BU
£2      1986    6
£2      1989B   7
£2      1989C   12
£2      1994    5
£2      1995P   5
£2      1995U   5
£2      1996    6
Thin Bimetallic Types
£2      1997    4
Note: The above is the famous 'necklace' coin falsely rumoured to have 'enormous value'.
£2      1998    3
£2      1999    3
£2      1999R   3
£2      2000    3
£2      2001    3
£2      2001m   3
£2      2002    3
£2      2002c   3
£2      2003
£2      2003d
£2      2004
£2      2004t
£2      2005
£2      2005g
£2      2005v
£2      2006
£2      2006b
£2      2006p
B: Bill of Rights
C: Claim of Rights
P: Peace
U: UN
R: Rugby World Cup
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (each of four types)
d: DNA
t: Trevithick
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

Circulation Issues from Folder or Uncirculated set

        Year    BU
£2      1986f   7
£2      1989BCf 20
£2      1994f   7
£2      1995Pf  6
£2      1995Uf  6
£2      1996f   7
£2      1997f   8
£2      1998f   7
£2      1999Rf  4
£2      2000f   4
£2      2001f   3
£2      2001mf  4
£2      2002f   3
£2      2002cf  4
£2      2003f   4
£2      2003df  4
£2      2004f   4
£2      2004tf  4
£2      2005f
£2      2005gf
£2      2005vf
£2      2006f
£2      2006bf
£2      2006pf
BC: pair; Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
P: Peace
U: UN
R: Rugby World Cup
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (same value for each of four types)
d: DNA
t: Trevithick
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

Nickel-brass/Bimetallic Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£2      1986p   10
£2      1989BCp 28
£2      1994p   10
£2      1995Pp  10
£2      1995Up  10
£2      1996p   8
£2      1997p   12
£2      1998p   10
£2      1999Rp  12
£2      2000p   10
£2      2001p   10
£2      2001mp  10
£2      2002p   10
£2      2002cp  10
£2      2003p   12
£2      2003dp  10
£2      2004p   12
£2      2004tp  12
£2      2005p
£2      2005gp
£2      2006p
£2      2006bp
£2      2006pp
p: proof in usual metal
BC: pair; Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
P: Peace
R: Rugby World Cup
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (same value for each of four types)
d: DNA
t: Trevithick
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

50% Silver Issue

        Year    BU
£2      1986s   15

Silver Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£2      1986sp  18
£2      1989BCsp40
£2      1994sp  28
£2      1995Psp 35
£2      1995Usp 35
£2      1996sp  32
£2      1997sp  25
£2      1998sp  34
£2      1999Rsp 32
£2      2000sp  32
£2      2001msp 30
£2      2002csp 32
£2      2003dsp 30
£2      2004tsp 25
£2      2005gsp
£2      2005vsp
£2      2006bsp
£2      2006psp
sp: silver proof
BC: pair; Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
P: Peace
U: UN
R: Rugby World Cup
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (each of four types)
t: Trevithick commemorative
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£2      1989BCsP60
£2      1994sP  65
£2      1995PsP 55
£2      1995UsP 60
£2      1996sP  55
£2      1997sP  45
£2      1999RsP 85
£2      2001msP 85
£2      2002csP 85
£2      2003dsP 80
£2      2004tsP 100
£2      2005gsP
£2      2005vsP
sP: silver piedfort proof
BC: pair; Bill of Rights and Claim of Rights
P: Peace
U: UN
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (each of four types)
t: Trevithick commemorative
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

Gold Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£2      1986gp  250
£2      1994gp  400
£2      1994gpE 575
£2      1995Pgp 450
£2      1995Ugp 450
£2      1996gp  450
£2      1997gp  400
£2      1998gp  350
£2      1999Rgp 355
£2      2000gp  355
£2      2001mgp 355
£2      2002cgp 350
£2      2003dgp 300
£2      2004tgp 350
£2      2005ggp
£2      2005vgp
£2      2006bgp
£2      2006pgp
gp: gold proof
P: Peace
U: UN
R: Rugby World Cup
E: error coin - no denomination on obverse
S: gold Sovereign commemorative
m: Marconi
c: Commonwealth Games (each of four types)
t: Trevithick commemorative
g: Fireworks
v: WW2 Commemoration
b: Brunel
p: Paddington

Extracted from Coin News January 2006

The lack of a value for a grade means that its value is little more than face.


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History page - One Pound Coins
History page - Two Pound Coins

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