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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    2
£1      2006    2
£1      2007    2
£1      2008    2
£1      2008n
£1      2009
Those dated 1998 and 1999 were not issued for general
circulation and were only available in Uncirculated sets or folders.
n: new shield reverse

Circulation Issues in Folder

        Year    BU
£1      1983f   5
£1      1984f   5
£1      1985f   5
£1      1986f   5
£1      1987f   5
£1      1988f   5
£1      1989f   6
£1      1990f   5
£1      1991f   5
£1      1992f   5
£1      1993f   5
£1      1994f   5
£1      1995fe  5
£1      1995fw  7
£1      1996f   5
£1      1997f   5
£1      1998f   7
£1      1999f   6
£1      2000f   5
£1      2001f   5
£1      2002f   5
£1      2003f   5
£1      2004f   5
£1      2005f   5
£1      2006f   5
£1      2007f   5
£1      2008f   6
£1      2008nf
£1      2009f
f: folder
fe: English text
fw: Welsh text
Prices also apply to individual coins removed from Royal Mint Uncirculated Sets,
which are characterised by the absence of bag marks.

Nickel-brass Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983p   6
£1      1984p   6
£1      1985p   6
£1      1986p   6
£1      1987p   6
£1      1988p   5
£1      1989p   9
£1      1990p   6
£1      1991p   6
£1      1992p   7
£1      1993p   7
£1      1994p   7
£1      1995p   10
£1      1996p   7
£1      1997p   7
£1      1998p   8
£1      1999p   11
£1      2000p   7
£1      2001p   6
£1      2002p   8
£1      2003p   10
£1      2004p   10
£1      2005p   10
£1      2006p   10
£1      2007p   7
£1      2008p   8
£1      2008np
£1      2009p

Silver Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983sp  32
£1      1984sp  34
£1      1985sp  34
£1      1986sp  35
£1      1987sp  35
£1      1988sp  34
£1      1989sp  30
£1      1990sp  30
£1      1991sp  32
£1      1992sp  32
£1      1993sp  34
£1      1994sp  32
£1      1995sp  34
£1      1996sp  35
£1      1997sp  35
£1      1998sp  30
£1      1999sp  35
£1      2000sp  35
£1      2001sp  35
£1      2002sp  32
£1      2003sp  40
£1      2004sp  40
£1      2005sp  55
£1      2006sp  35
£1      2007sp  40
£1      2008sp  35
£1      2008nsp
£1      2009sp

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      1983spp 125
£1      1984spp 65
£1      1985spp 65
£1      1986spp 65
£1      1987spp 55
£1      1988spp 60
£1      1989spp 55
£1      1993spp 65
£1      1994spp 65
£1      1995spp 70
£1      1996spp 65
£1      1997spp 70
£1      1998spp 45
£1      1999spp 75
£1      2000spp 50
£1      2001spp 50
£1      2002spp 55
£1      2003spp 55
£1      2004spp 55
£1      2005spp 60
£1      2006spp 55
£1      2007spp 55
£1      2008nspp
£1      2009spp

Gold Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      2002gp  250
£1      2004gp  250
£1      2005gp  250
£1      2006gp  250
£1      2007gp  300
£1      2008gp  300
£1      2009gp

Platinum Proof Issues

        Year    BU
£1      2008pp  385
£1      2008npp

Extracted from Coin News June 2009


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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