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March 14, 2026
Penny 1825 to 1901 - Price Guide and values
The penny was originally minted in silver, but from the late 18th century it was minted in copper, and, because of a survey in 1857 by the Royal Mint, the composition changed to bronze after 1860. The survey showed that around one third of all copper coinage was worn or mutilated, often by advertisements.
March 13, 2026
Queen Mother 1900-2002 5 Pounds
The reverse design features a portrait of the Queen Mother The reverse design features a portrait of The Queen Mother (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon; 1900–2002, wife of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II) encircled by a wreath and with the circumscription QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER and the dates 1900-2002.
March 7, 2026
Historical melt values of British silver and gold coins added
This tool calculates British circulating coins precious metal values based on current silver and gold market prices.
March 7, 2026
5 Guineas 1716 to 1753 - Price Guide and values
The 5 Guinea was the largest regularly produced gold coin in Britain. George I's 5 Guinea coins were only struck in 1716, 1717, 1720, and 1726, and they bear his abbreviated Hanoverian titles in addition to the usual British, French, and Irish title. George II's 5 Guinea pieces mark the last of the denomination. Some of the 1729 coins bear the initials EIC under the king's head, indicating the gold was supplied by the East India Company, while the 1746 coins have LIMA under the head, indicating the gold was obtained during Admiral Anson's circumnavigation of the world.
February 25, 2026
Several pictures of pre-decimal coins added
Prior to decimalisation the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence; thus, there were 240 (old) pence to the pound.
