Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


Decimal Five and Ten Pence

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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.


Five Pence


Circulation Issue


Type 1: NEW PENCE reverse, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1968    3
1969    3
1970    3
1971    3
1975    3
1977    8
1978    4
1979    4
1980    3
Type 2: FIVE PENCE reverse, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
None issued for circulation - found from sets only; see below.
Type 3: Second Portrait, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1987    1
1988    1
1989    1
Type 4: Second Portrait, 18mm dia.
Year    BU
1990s   2
1991    1
1992    1
1994    1
1995    1
1996    1
1997    1
Type 5: Third Portrait
Year    BU
1998    1
1999    1
2000    1
2001    1
2002    1
2003    1
2004    1
2005    1
2006    1
2007    1
2008    1
Type 6: New reverse
Year    BU
2008n   1
2009    1
2010    1
Type 7: Plated steel
Year    BU
2011    1
2012    1
2013    1
2014    1
2015    2
Type 8: New portrait
Year    BU
2015n   2
2016    2
2017
2019
2020
2021
2022
l: large
s: small
n: new design

Uncirculated Cupronickel Issues from Sets


No uncirculated sets were issued prior to 1982


Type 2: First Portrait FIVE PENCE reverse, 24mm dia.

Year    BU
1982f   7
1983f   5
1984f   4
Type 3: Second Portrait, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1985f   2
1986f   2
1987f   3
1988f   3
1989f   4
1990lf  2
Type 4: Second Portrait, 18mm dia.
Year    BU
1990sf  3
1991f   3
1992f   3
1993f   5
1994f   5
1995f   5
1996f   4
1997f   4
Type 5: Third Portrait
Year    BU
1998f   4
1999f   4
2000f   4
2001f   3
2002f   3
2003f   3
2004f   3
2005f   3
2006f   3
2007f   5
2008f   3
Type 6: New reverse
Year    BU
2008nf  4
2009f   6
2010f   4
Type 7: Plated steel
Year    BU
2011f   4
2012f   5
2013f   5
2014f   5
2015f   4
Type 8: New portrait
Year    BU
2015nf  4
2016f   4
2017f   4
2018f   5
2019f   4
2020f   4
2021f   4
2022f   4
l: large
s: small
n: new design

Cupronickel Proof Issues


Type 1: NEW PENCE reverse, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1971p   3
1972p   7
1973p   5
1974p   5
1975p   4
1976p   8
1977p   7
1978p   4
1979p   4
1980p   4
1981p   7
Type 2: FIVE PENCE reverse, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1982p   8
1983p   6
1984p   5
Type 3: Second Portrait, 24mm dia.
Year    BU
1985p   7
1986p   7
1987p   5
1988p   5
1989p   5
1990lp  5
Type 4: Second Portrait, 18mm dia.
Year    BU
1990sp  4
1991p   5
1992p   7
1993p   9
1994p   7
1995p   7
1996p   7
1997p   7
Type 5: Third Portrait
Year    BU
1998p   7
1999p   7
2000p   7
2001p   5
2002p   5
2003p   5
2004p   5
2005p   5
2006p   7
2007p   7
2008p   5
Type 6: New reverse
Year    BU
2008np  5
2009p   7
2010p   5
Type 7: Plated steel
Year    BU
2011p   6
2012p   8
2013p   8
2014p   8
2015p   6
Type 8: New portrait
Year    BU
2015np  6
2016p   8
2017p   6
2018p   6
2019p   6
2020p   6
2021p   6
2022p   6
p: proof
l: large
s: small
n: new design

Silver Proof Issues


Year    BU
1990lsp 20
1990ssp 20
1996sp  20
2000sp  20
2006sp  20
2008sp  20
2008nsp 20
2009sp  20
2010sp  20
2011sp  20
2012sp  25
2013sp  20
2014sp  20
2015sp  20
2015nsp 20
2016sp  20
2017sp  20
2018sp  20
2019sp  20
2020sp  20
2021sp  20
2022sp  20
sp: silver proof
l: large
s:small

Silver Piedfort Proof Issue


Year    BU
1990ssP 25
2008nsP 25
s:Small
sP: silver piedfort proof

Gold Proof Issue


Year    BU
2002gp  500
2008gp  600
2008ngp 500
2012gp  500
2013gp  500
2015gp  500
2015ngp 500
2017gp  500

Platinum Proof Issue


Year    BU
2008pp  350
2008npp 350
2015pp  350
2015npp 350

Extracted from Coin News September 2014


Ten Pence


Circulation Issues


Type 1: NEW PENCE reverse, 28.5mm dia.
Year    BU
1968    3
1969    4
1970    3
1971    3
1973    3
1974    3
1975    3
1976    3
1977    4
1979    2
1980    3
1981    3
Type 2: TEN PENCE reverse, 28.5mm dia.
Year    BU
None issued for circulation - sets only; see below.
Type 3: Second Portrait, 28.5mm dia.
Year    BU
None issued for circulation - sets only; see below.
Type 4: Second Portrait, 24.5mm dia.
Year    BU
1992SAA 3
1992SAA 3
1992SAB
1992SBA
1992SBB 3
1995    1
1996    2
1997    2
SAA etc.: die varieties
AA: Obv A, Rev A, wire or thick edge
AB: Obv A, Rev B
BA: Obv B, Rev A
BB: Obv B, Rev B
Type 5: Third Portrait
Year    BU
2000    1
2001    1
2002    2
2003    1
2004    1
2005    1
2006    1
2007    1
2008    1
Type 6: New reverse
Year    BU
2008n   1
2009    1
2010    1
2011    1
2012    1
2013    1
2014
L:large
S:Small
n: new design

Uncirculated Cupronickel Issues from Sets


Year    BU
1982f   4
1983f   3
1984f   4
1985f   5
1986f   4
1987f   4
1988f   5
1989f   6
1990f   6
1991f   6
1992Lf  5
1992f   4
1993f   2
1994f   2
1995f   5
1996f   4
1997f   4
1998f   8
1999f   4
2000f   4
2001f   3
2002f   3
2003f   3
2004f   3
2005f   2
2006f   3
2007f   4
2008f   4
2008nf  4
2009f   3
2010f   5
2011f   5
2012f   5
2013f   5
2014f
L:large
S:Small
n: new design

Cupronickel Proof Issues


Year    BU
1971p   4
1972p   5
1973p   4
1974p   4
1975p   4
1976p   4
1977p   4
1978p   6
1979p   4
1980p   4
1981p   5
1982p   6
1983p   4
1984p   6
1985p   7
1986p   6
1987p   7
1988p   7
1989p   9
1990p   9
1991p   9
1992Lp  7
1992Sp  5
1993p   7
1994p   7
1995p   7
1996p   7
1997p   4
1998p   10
1999p   11
2000p   7
2001p   4
2002p   5
2003p   5
2004p   5
2005p   4
2006p   7
2007p   7
2008p   5
2008np  5
2009p   5
2010p   7
2011p   10
2012p   10
2013p   10
2014p
p: proof
L:large
S:Small
n: new design

Silver Proof Issues


Year    BU
1992Lsp 12
1992Ssp 12
1996sp  25
2000sp  15
2006sp  25
2008sp  25
2008nsp 25
2009sp  25
2010sp  25
2011sp  25
2012sp  25
2013sp  25
sp: silver proof
L:large
S:Small
n: new design

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues


Year    BU
1992SsP 25
2008nsP 45
S:Small
n: new design
sP: silver piedfort proof

Gold Proof Issues


Year    BU
2002gp  300
2008gp  300
2008ngp 300
2012gp  350
2013gp  350

Platinum Proof Issues


Year    BU
2008pp  450
2008npp 450

Extracted from Coin News June 2024

The lack of a value for a grade means that its value is little more than face, or that no firm price has been reached for recent issues.


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