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Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only,
and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer,
rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
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, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
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, as special VIP proofs were often struck for presentation to
distinguished visitors.
Year F VF EF Unc 1848 rare pattern 1849 40 100 375 650Gothic Type
Year F VF EF Unc 1851 proof rare 1852 35 75 300 750 1852 proof rare 1853 35 75 320 800 1853 proof 7000 1854 1200 4000 1855 40 90 350 850 1856 40 90 350 850 1857 40 90 350 900 1857 proof rare 1858 40 90 350 875 1858 proof rare 1859 40 90 350 800 1860 45 110 350 1000 1862 300 800 2000 5500 1862 proof rare 1863 1300 3000 7500 17500 1863 proof rare 1864 40 80 350 850 1865 45 110 500 850 1866 45 100 450 800 1867a48 55 170 550 1350 1867a42 ex rare 1868 40 95 450 1000 1869 45 110 500 1100 1870 40 100 400 900 1871 40 100 400 850 1872 35 80 300 750 1873 35 80 300 725 1874 40 90 325 800 1874o 40 90 400 850 1875 45 100 325 900 1876 60 140 600 1300 1877ww 35 80 325 750 1877a48 35 80 325 750 1877a42 35 85 325 750 1877ndn extremely rare 1878 35 85 325 800 1879a42 extremely rare 1879a48d 45 90 375 900 1879a48n extremely rare 1879a38 35 80 325 900 1880yp rare 1880op 35 75 325 700 1881 30 75 325 700 1881r 35 80 300 800 1883 30 75 300 725 1884 35 80 300 750 1885 30 75 300 750 1886 30 75 300 750 1887a38 50 130 350 900 1887a46 50 130 375 1000 a48 48 arcs a42 42 arcs a38 38 arcs a46 46 arcs o: iv over iii in date ww: WW below bust n: no die number d: die number yp: younger portrait op: older portrait (as 1881) r: broken x in date
Proofs are known for many dates between 1862 and 1887
Jubilee Type
Year F VF EF Unc 1887j 10 18 40 90 1887j proof 600 1888 10 22 60 175 1889 11 22 60 200 1890 15 40 175 425 1891 25 80 350 650 1892 40 150 450 1000 1892 proof extremely rareOld Head Type
Year F VF EF Unc 1893 12 20 70 175 1893 proof 800 1894 20 45 125 350 1895 15 40 110 350 1896 12 35 90 250 1897 12 35 90 250 1898 12 35 90 250 1899 12 35 90 250 1900 12 35 80 225 1901 12 35 80 225
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 12 30 75 10 1902 proof 250 1903 15 40 200 600 1904 18 50 200 575 1905 65 250 750 2000 1906 16 40 150 600 1907 16 40 150 600 1908 20 60 350 950 1909 16 50 270 700 1910 15 40 150 375
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 7 12 50 160 1911 proof 275 1912 8 18 50 225 1913 12 30 70 250 1914 7 18 35 110 1915 7 18 35 110 1916 7 18 35 110 1917 7 22 45 130 1918 7 18 35 110 1919 10 22 50 150Type 2: .500 Fine silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1920 5 12 40 100 1921 5 12 40 80 1922 5 12 40 80 1923 5 12 35 75 1924 12 35 100 300 1925 30 75 300 1000 1926 12 30 80 250Type 3: New design
Year F VF EF Unc 1927 proof 170 1928 4 8 20 50 1929 4 8 20 45 1930 4 8 25 65 1931 4 8 25 45 1932 15 50 350 900 1933 4 8 20 45 1935 4 8 15 40 1936 4 8 15 40
Rare proofs dated 1928 to 1936 are known
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 4 6 10 20 1937 proof 35 1938 6 9 20 45 1939 4 6 12 20 1940 4 6 10 20 1941 4 6 10 20 1942 4 6 10 20 1943 4 6 10 20 1944 4 6 10 20 1945 4 6 10 20 1946 4 6 10 20Type 2: Cupronickel
1947 1 3 1948 1 3Type 3: No IND IMP
1949 1 5 1950 2 7 1950 proof 1 9 1951 2 8 1951 proof 9
Rare proofs for some dates between 1938 and 1949 are known.
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 3 1953 proof 10Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1954 8 50 1955 1 5 1956 1 5 1957 4 30 1958 4 50 1959 4 40 1960 1 5 1961 1 2 1962 1 2 1963 1 2 1964 1 2 1965 2 1966 2 1967 2 1970 proof 8
Rare proofs for all dates from 1954 to 1967 are known.
Extracted from Coin News August 2025
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than one pound.
Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
Very worn coins may be worth no more than bullion value.
On 23rd November 2025 silver bullion was $50.14 per Troy oz. An unworn florin dated prior to 1920 contains 0.3364 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £12.87 or US$16.87.
Florins from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.1818 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £6.96 or US$9.12.
Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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v49 23rd November 2025