Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


Two Shillings or Florin


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History of the Florin
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Search by reign:

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


Condition Grades

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.


Quarter Angel

No values of these hammered coins are available.

The Florin


Victoria

Godless Type
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1848    rare pattern
1849    30      75      280     550
Gothic Type
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1851    proof rare
1852    30      65      280     700
1852    proof rare
1853    30      65      300     725
1853    proof                   7000
1854    800     2000
1855    30      75      325     850
1856    30      75      325     850
1857    30      70      325     900
1857    proof rare
1858    30      70      325     875
1858    proof rare
1859    30      70      325     800
1860    35      90      325     1000
1862    300     800     1800    5250
1862    proof rare
1863    1300    2500    7000    15000
1863    proof rare
1864    30      65      325     800
1865    40      100     450     750
1866    35      90      400     750
1867a48 50      170     500     1200
1867a42 ex rare
1868    30      80      400     850
1869    40      100     500     1100
1870    30      80      350     750
1871    30      80      350     700
1872    30      70      280     600
1873    30      70      280     625
1874    30      70      280     650
1874o   35      80      400     800
1875    35      85      275     700
1876    50      130     550     1200
1877ww  30      70      300     650
1877a48 30      70      300     650
1877a42 30      75      300     700
1877ndn extremely rare
1878    35      70      300     700
1879a42 extremely rare
1879a48d30      60      300     700
1879a48nextremely rare
1879a38 30      60      300     700
1880yp  rare
1880op  30      60      300     600
1881    28      60      300     600
1881r   35      70      280     700
1883    30      70      280     650
1884    30      70      280     675
1885    30      70      280     675
1886    30      70      280     650
1887a46 50      120     350     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   8       16      35      75
1887j   proof                   550
1888    8       20      50      150
1889    9       20      50      170
1890    12      30      140     375
1891    25      80      300     600
1892    40      140     400     950
1892    proof extremely rare
Old Head Type
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1893    10      20      60      140
1893    proof                   800
1894    15      30      110     300
1895    12      35      100     300
1896    10      30      90      240
1897    10      30      90      220
1898    10      30      90      230
1899    10      30      90      235
1900    10      30      80      200
1901    10      30      80      200

Edward VII

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1902    10      30      75      140
1902    proof                   250
1903    12      35      170     600
1904    15      45      180     550
1905    65      250     750     2000
1906    12      40      150     600
1907    12      40      150     600
1908    20      60      350     900
1909    15      50      270     700
1910    15      40      150     350

George V

Type 1: .925 Fine silver
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1911    7       12      50      125
1911    proof                   275
1912    8       18      50      175
1913    12      30      70      225
1914    7       18      30      90
1915    7       18      30      90
1916    7       18      30      90
1917    7       22      40      100
1918    7       18      30      100
1919    10      22      50      140
Type 2: .500 Fine silver
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1920    4       12      40      90
1921    4       12      40      70
1922    4       12      40      70
1923    4       10      30      65
1924    12      35      95      275
1925    30      75      300     1000
1926    10      25      60      200
Type 3: New design
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1927    proof                   125
1928    4       8       20      45
1929    4       8       20      40
1930    4       8       25      60
1931    4       8       25      40
1932    15      50      350     800
1933    4       8       20      45
1935    4       8       15      35
1936    4       8       15      35

Rare proofs dated 1928 to 1936 are known


George VI

Type 1: Silver
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1937    4       5       8       15
1937    proof                   35
1938    6       8       18      40
1939    4       5       10      12
1940    4       5       8       15
1941    4       5       8       12
1942    4       5       8       12
1943    4       5       8       12
1944    4       5       8       12
1945    4       5       8       12
1946    4       5       8       12
Type 2: Cupronickel
1947                    1       3
1948                    1       3
Type 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.



Elizabeth II

Type 1: BRITT OMN
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1953                            3
1953    proof                   10
Type 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 June 2023

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.


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Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II


Bullion Value

Very worn coins may be worth no more than bullion value.

On 6th August 2018 silver bullion was $15.40 per Troy oz. An unworn florin dated prior to 1920 contains 0.3364 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £4.01 or US$5.18.

Florins from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.1818 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £2.17 or US$2.80.

Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.


Links

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Decimal Five & Ten Pence Coins
Values Index

History of Florin
History of Decimal 10 pence coins
Main History Index

Pictures of Florins
Pictures Index

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Values of Coins of the UK - Two Shillings or Florin
Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton
v48 24th October 2023