Values of Coins of England and Great Britain
by Tony Clayton
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Values of Coins of England and Great Britainby Tony Clayton |
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8s and 8s4d <<-- : -->> 15s
History of the Half Guinea and Half Sovereign
Pictures of Half Sovereigns
Pictures of Half Guineas, both on www.ukcoinpics.co.uk
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. In addition it should be noted that the price of gold coins is very dependent on the bullion value of gold.
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
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to
evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that
a proof of that year does not exist.
Half Guineas
Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, Anne, George I, George II, George III
Half Sovereigns
George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Values of these hammered coins are not available.
Year F VF EF hg 1669 325 1000 3250 hg 1670 300 1000 2700 hg 1671 350 1000 3750 hg 1672b1 350 1000 3750 hg 1672b2 300 800 2750 hg 1673 450 1300 3600 hg 1674 500 1600 hg 1675 ex rare hg 1676 300 900 2500 hg 1676/4 1110 3750 hg 1676ec 600 2300 hg 1677 300 900 2800 hg 1677ec 450 1400 hg 1678 375 1100 3250 hg 1678ec 350 1100 3750 hg 1679 300 900 2950 hg 1680 400 1400 hg 1680ec ex rare hg 1681 400 1400 hg 1682 400 1200 3500 hg 1682ec 450 1500 hg 1683 325 800 2750 hg 1683ec ex rare hg 1684 300 850 2600 hg 1684ec 350 1000 3500 b1: bust one b2: bust two ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1686 300 1000 3500 hg 1686ec 700 3500 6000 hg 1687 400 1200 3500 hg 1688 325 1200 3500 ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1689 400 1600 4000 hg 1690 400 1600 4000 hg 1691 425 1500 4000 hg 1691ec 350 1500 4000 hg 1692 350 1000 3000 hg 1692el ex rare hg 1692ec 350 1500 4000 hg 1693 ex rare hg 1694 300 1650 4200 ec: elephant and castle below bust el: elephant below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1695 250 800 3000 hg 1695ec 425 1100 3200 hg 1696ec 250 900 3000 hg 1697 300 1000 3000 hg 1698 200 600 2300 hg 1698ec 350 900 3000 hg 1699 ex rare hg 1700 200 600 2400 hg 1701 200 500 2400 ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1702 400 1500 4000 hg 1703V 4000 10000 20000 hg 1705 450 1500 4200 hg 1707 230 900 2200 hg 1708 325 900 2350 hg 1709 300 800 2200 hg 1710 300 800 2200 hg 1711 300 800 2200 hg 1712 300 800 2200 hg 1713 300 800 2200 hg 1714 300 800 2200 V: VIGO below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1715 275 750 2000 hg 1717 250 600 1600 hg 1718 250 600 1600 hg 1719 250 600 1600 hg 1720 325 700 1700 hg 1721 ex rare hg 1721ec ex rare hg 1722 250 500 2000 hg 1723 ex rare hg 1724 300 600 2000 hg 1725 225 450 1200 hg 1726 225 450 1200 hg 1727 250 500 1500 ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1728 250 700 2400 hg 1729 300 700 2400 hg 1729E 325 1000 3000 hg 1730 600 2000 hg 1730E 600 2200 hg 1731 300 1000 2750 hg 1731E ex rare hg 1732 300 800 2600 hg 1732E ex rare hg 1733 unknown? hg 1734 275 800 200 hg 1735 ex rare hg 1736 275 800 2750 hg 1737 ex rare hg 1738 250 800 2200 hg 1739 275 900 2400 hg 1739E ex rare hg 1740 325 1000 2750 hg 1743 unique? hg 1745 300 900 2850 hg 1745L 800 3000 hg 1746 275 700 2200 hg 1747 300 700 2200 hg 1748 200 600 1600 hg 1749 ex rare hg 1750 225 600 1500 hg 1751 225 600 1500 hg 1752 225 600 1500 hg 1753 225 600 1500 hg 1755 225 600 1500 hg 1756 225 600 1500 hg 1758 225 600 1500 hg 1759 225 600 1500 hg 1760 225 600 1500 E: EIC below bust L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF hg 1762 400 1200 2750 hg 1763 450 1400 3250 hg 1764 140 350 800 hg 1765 400 800 2400 hg 1766 175 400 1000 hg 1768 175 400 1000 hg 1769 170 425 1000 hg 1772 ex rare hg 1773 200 500 1000 hg 1774b2 300 600 1750 hg 1774b3 ex rare hg 1775b3 600 1800 4000 hg 1775b4 100 250 550 hg 1776 100 300 600 hg 1777 100 300 600 hg 1778 125 350 650 hg 1779 125 350 650 hg 1781 140 300 700 hg 1783 400 1200 hg 1784 120 300 600 hg 1785 120 300 600 hg 1786 120 300 600 hg 1787 90 170 400 hg 1788 100 200 500 hg 1789 100 240 525 hg 1790 100 200 425 hg 1791 100 200 425 hg 1792 500 1600 hg 1793 100 225 400 hg 1794 100 250 400 hg 1795 140 300 650 hg 1796 100 250 450 hg 1797 100 250 450 hg 1798 100 250 450 hg 1800 225 650 1500 hg 1801 70 125 300 hg 1802 70 125 300 hg 1803 70 125 300 hg 1804 70 125 300 hg 1805 ex rare hg 1806 80 125 300 hg 1808 80 140 350 hg 1809 80 140 350 hg 1810 80 140 350 hg 1811 140 350 700 hg 1813 110 260 500 b2: bust two b3: bust three b4: bust four
Extracted from Coin News February 2006
Year F VF EF Unc 10s 1817 60 100 250 500 10s 1818 60 100 250 500 10s 1820 60 100 250 500
Year F VF EF Unc 10s 1821 200 600 1500 2650 10s 1821 proof 2000 3000 10s 1823 70 150 400 700 10s 1824 70 150 425 700 10s 1825 70 150 425 700 10s 1826 70 130 400 700 10s 1826 proof 750 1100 10s 1827 75 150 400 700 10s 1828 70 135 400 750
Year F VF EF Unc 10s 1831 proof 750 1600 10s 1834 100 200 500 900 10s 1835 100 300 425 775 10s 1836 90 200 500 900 10s 1836sd 600 1200 2500 10s 1837 100 200 475 800
Year F VF EF Unc Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1838 60 90 225 500 10s 1839 proof 1700 10s 1841 65 90 260 650 10s 1842 65 200 400 10s 1843 65 90 260 600 10s 1844 60 70 240 400 10s 1845 100 300 700 1200 10s 1846 60 80 220 425 10s 1847 60 80 220 425 10s 1848 60 80 220 425 10s 1849 75 180 375 10s 1850 100 200 500 1000 10s 1851 75 200 400 10s 1852 80 200 400 10s 1853 70 180 350 10s 1853 proof 2500 10s 1854 600 10s 1855 75 180 350 10s 1856 75 180 350 10s 1857 80 190 400 10s 1858 80 190 400 10s 1859 70 180 350 10s 1860 70 180 350 10s 1861 70 180 350 10s 1862 275 800 3000 10s 1863 70 180 350 10s 1863dn 65 180 350 10s 1864 70 180 350 10s 1865 70 180 350 10s 1866 70 180 350 10s 1867 70 180 350 10s 1869 65 180 350 10s 1870 65 175 300 10s 1871 60 150 300 10s 1872 65 150 300 10s 1873 60 150 300 10s 1874 60 150 300 10s 1875 60 150 300 10s 1876 60 150 275 10s 1877 60 130 300 10s 1878 60 130 300 10s 1879 60 140 300 10s 1880dn 60 140 300 10s 1880ndn 60 140 300 10s 1883 60 135 250 10s 1884 60 125 250 10s 1885 60 125 250 Melbourne Mint 10s 1873M 50 120 500 10s 1877M 50 120 450 10s 1881M 60 175 550 10s 1882M 60 100 500 10s 1884M 60 100 500 10s 1885M 70 200 1200 10s 1886M 60 110 500 10s 1887M 100 300 1200 4000 Sydney Mint 10s 1871S 60 125 600 10s 1872S 65 125 600 10s 1875S 55 125 600 10s 1879S 55 100 750 10s 1880S 55 90 750 10s 1881S 55 100 750 10s 1882S 100 500 2500 10s 1883S 55 80 500 10s 1886S 55 80 450 10s 1887S 55 100 650 2000 dn: die number nd: no die number M: Melbourne S: Sydney
Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1887 45 65 80 10s 1887 proof 350 10s 1890 50 70 125 10s 1891 50 70 125 10s 1892 60 120 10s 1893 65 120 Melbourne Mint 10s 1887M 50 100 275 450 10s 1893M 60 125 375 Sydney Mint 10s 1887S 50 90 250 400 10s 1889S 60 100 250 10s 1893S 60 120 275 M: Melbourne S: Sydney
Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1893 40 60 100 10s 1893 proof 500 10s 1894 40 70 100 10s 1895 40 70 100 10s 1896 40 70 100 10s 1897 40 70 100 10s 1898 40 70 100 10s 1899 40 70 100 10s 1900 40 70 100 10s 1901 40 70 100 Melbourne Mint 10s 1893M extremely rare 10s 1896M 50 100 400 10s 1899M 50 100 400 10s 1900M 50 100 400 Perth Mint 10s 1899P unique 10s 1900P 125 300 500 Sydney Mint 10s 1893S 60 100 275 10s 1897S 50 90 275 10s 1900S 50 80 275 M: Melbourne P: Perth S: Sydney
Year F VF EF Unc Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1902 45 55 10s 1902 proof 115 10s 1903 45 55 10s 1904 45 55 10s 1905 45 55 10s 1906 45 55 10s 1907 45 55 10s 1908 45 55 10s 1909 45 55 10s 1910 45 55 Melbourne Mint 10s 1906M 40 100 300 10s 1907M 40 80 250 10s 1908M 40 80 300 10s 1909M 40 80 250 Perth Mint 10s 1904P 100 150 550 10s 1908P 100 150 550 10s 1909P 70 130 450 Sydney Mint 10s 1902S 45 100 300 10s 1902S proof 3000 10s 1903S 45 100 250 10s 1906S 45 100 275 10s 1908S 45 100 275 10s 1910S 45 100 275 M: Melbourne P: Perth S: Sydney
Year F VF EF Unc Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1911 35 50 75 10s 1911 proof 175 10s 1912 35 50 75 10s 1913 35 50 75 10s 1914 35 50 75 10s 1915 35 50 75 Melbourne Mint 10s 1915M 100 200 Perth Mint 10s 1911P 100 200 10s 1915P 100 200 10s 1918P 120 275 600 Sydney Mint 10s 1911S 70 110 10s 1912S 70 110 10s 1914S 70 110 10s 1915S 70 110 10s 1916S 70 110 Pretoria Mint 10s 1923SA proof 350 10s 1925SA 40 75 10s 1926SA 40 75 M: Melbourne P: Perth S: Sydney SA: Pretoria, South Africa
Year F VF EF Unc 10s 1937 proof 175
Year F VF EF Unc Note that recent rises in the cost of gold mean that the minimum value of a half sovereign should be about 50 pounds. 10s 1953 extremely rare 10s 1980 proof 40 10s 1982 40 10s 1982 proof 45 10s 1983 proof 50 10s 1984 proof 50 10s 1985 proof 45 10s 1986 proof 45 10s 1987 proof 45 10s 1988 proof 50 10s 1989 proof 100 10s 1990 proof 55 10s 1991 proof 55 10s 1992 proof 65 10s 1993 proof 65 10s 1994 proof 70 10s 1995 proof 70 10s 1996 proof 70 10s 1997 proof 70 10s 1998 proof 70 10s 1999 proof 70 10s 2000 40 10s 2000 proof 70 10s 2001 40 10s 2001 proof 70 10s 2002 40 10s 2002 proof 70 10s 2003 40 10s 2003 proof 70 10s 2004 40 10s 2004 proof 70
Extracted from Coin News November 2005 (1817-1937) May 2004 (1953-date)
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that it has bullion value only.
On 2nd May 2008 gold bullion was $852.20 per Troy oz (£432). The half sovereign contains 0.1177 oz of gold, and this gives a bullion value of about £51 or US$100.
Please note that prices given above were valid in early 2006 when gold prices were lower.
Half Guineas
Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, Anne, George I, George II, George III
Half Sovereigns
George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
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