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| 1817 - ↑↓ | - | £378 | £378 | £658 | £1,090 | £1,310 |
| 1817 - ↑↑ | - | - | £880 | - | - | - |
| 1818 - Descending colon | - | - | £670 | £1,320 | £2,690 | £3,370 |
| 1818 - Ascending colon | - | - | £630 | £1,240 | £2,540 | £3,200 |
| 1819 | - | - | £37,500 | £71,500 | £140,000 | £166,000 |
| 1820 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Open 2 - Short Date | - | - | £380 | £673 | £1,140 | £1,370 |
| 1820 - Open 2 - Large Date | - | - | £378 | £573 | £850 | £1,220 |
| 1820 - Closed 2 | - | - | £378 | £613 | £1,030 | £1,230 |
| 1820 - Thin date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | - | - | £378 | £658 | £899 | £1,090 |
| 1822 | - | - | £378 | £641 | £880 | £1,120 |
| 1823 | - | - | £798 | £1,330 | £3,610 | £4,870 |
| 1824 | - | £378 | £388 | £635 | £1,160 | £1,460 |
| 1825 - Laureate Head | - | - | £826 | £1,590 | £3,060 | £3,390 |
| 1825 - Bare Head | - | - | £378 | £565 | £925 | £1,050 |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | £378 | £508 | £850 | £974 |
| 1827 | - | - | £378 | £543 | £944 | £1,100 |
| 1828 | - | - | £4,400 | £11,000 | £17,400 | £20,500 |
| 1829 | - | - | £378 | £595 | £1,060 | £1,180 |
| 1830 - ↑↓ | - | - | £400 | £636 | £976 | £1,270 |
| 1830 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - 1st Head | - | - | £500 | £994 | £1,530 | £1,880 |
| 1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop | - | - | £720 | £1,440 | £2,220 | £2,610 |
| 1831 - 2nd Head | - | - | £4,800 | £9,600 | - | - |
| 1832 - 1st Head | - | - | £640 | £1,280 | £1,710 | £2,570 |
| 1832 - 2nd Head | - | - | £403 | £694 | £1,160 | £1,580 |
| 1833 | - | - | £420 | £705 | £1,100 | £1,510 |
| 1835 | - | - | £420 | £755 | £1,220 | £1,650 |
| 1836 | - | - | £380 | £703 | £1,190 | £1,380 |
| 1836 - N in Shield | - | - | £3,200 | £7,600 | £11,700 | £13,300 |
| 1837 | - | - | £413 | £748 | £1,080 | £1,440 |
| 1837 - Tailed 8 | - | - | £440 | £800 | £1,400 | £1,700 |
| 1838 | - | - | £700 | £1,530 | £2,220 | £2,240 |
| 1838 - Narrow Shield | - | - | £3,400 | £7,100 | £13,600 | £16,800 |
| 1838 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | £1,000 | £1,930 | £2,800 | £3,260 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | £4,250 | £8,100 | £11,900 | £13,800 |
| 1841 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | £3,600 | £7,500 | £12,200 | £14,500 |
| 1842 | - | - | £378 | £440 | £500 | £599 |
| 1842 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | £440 | £760 | - | - |
| 1842 - Open 2 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £550 | £645 |
| 1843 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £645 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | £378 | £560 | £840 | £980 |
| 1843 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1843 - Narrow Shield | - | - | £3,700 | £7,500 | £12,400 | £14,800 |
| 1844 - Large 44 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £430 | £630 |
| 1844 - Small 44 | - | - | - | - | £378 | £378 |
| 1844 - 4/Inverted 4 | - | - | £600 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,650 |
| 1845 | - | - | £378 | £570 | £592 | £610 |
| 1845 - 4/Inverted 4 | - | - | £600 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,650 |
| 1845 - Roman I | - | - | £580 | £1,120 | - | - |
| 1846 - 4/Inverted 4 | - | - | £600 | £1,200 | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | £378 | £400 | £520 | £665 |
| 1846 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | £378 | £400 | £480 | £585 |
| 1847 - Inverted 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 - Roman I | - | - | £560 | £1,160 | - | - |
| 1848 - 1st Head | - | - | £800 | £1,800 | £3,600 | £4,500 |
| 1848 - 2nd Head | - | - | £378 | £378 | £449 | £502 |
| 1849 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £390 | £527 |
| 1849 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1850 | - | - | £378 | £400 | £415 | £539 |
| 1850 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1850 - R/E in GRATIA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - 8/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £415 |
| 1852 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £378 | £456 |
| 1852 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £378 | £460 | £600 | £614 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £378 | £378 | £397 | £456 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
| 1854 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £378 | £380 | £711 | £724 |
| 1854 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £414 |
| 1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £431 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | £520 | £1,160 | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £378 | £378 | £450 | £501 |
| 1856 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £378 | £451 |
| 1857 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £378 | £426 |
| 1857 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - 7/5 | - | - | - | - | - | £800 |
| 1857 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | £600 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | £378 | £378 | £420 | £450 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | £378 | £378 | £420 | £440 |
| 1859 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £464 |
| 1859 - Ansell | - | - | £638 | £1,990 | £4,280 | £4,930 |
| 1860 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £378 | £389 |
| 1860 - Roman I | - | - | £520 | £1,160 | - | - |
| 1860 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | £2,200 | - | - |
| 1860 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | £520 | £1,200 | - | - |
| 1860 - Large 0 | - | - | £378 | £378 | £400 | £450 |
| 1860 - O/C | - | - | £378 | £880 | - | - |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1817 - ↑↓ | £1,530 | £2,540 | £3,610 | £8,700 | - | - | - |
| 1817 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 - Descending colon | £4,050 | £5,600 | £7,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 - Ascending colon | £3,850 | £4,950 | £6,100 | £12,300 | - | - | - |
| 1819 | £192,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Open 2 - Short Date | £1,730 | £2,450 | £3,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Open 2 - Large Date | £1,320 | £2,320 | £3,410 | £10,000 | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Closed 2 | £1,440 | £2,360 | £3,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Thin date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | £1,280 | £2,130 | £3,030 | £3,510 | £14,100 | - | - |
| 1822 | £1,300 | £2,150 | £3,050 | £6,200 | - | - | £23,900 |
| 1823 | £6,100 | £10,200 | £15,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1824 | £1,680 | £2,780 | £4,210 | £9,200 | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Laureate Head | £4,530 | £6,300 | £8,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head | £1,280 | £1,930 | £3,110 | £4,760 | £16,300 | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | £1,250 | £1,980 | £2,840 | £4,300 | £6,300 | - | - |
| 1827 | £1,310 | £2,190 | £3,140 | £3,500 | - | - | - |
| 1828 | £23,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1829 | £1,590 | £2,460 | £3,160 | - | - | - | - |
| 1830 - ↑↓ | £1,640 | £2,450 | £3,370 | £8,500 | £13,600 | - | - |
| 1830 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - 1st Head | £2,230 | £3,170 | £4,220 | £7,500 | - | - | - |
| 1831 - 1st Head - WW no stop | £3,000 | £4,500 | £6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1832 - 1st Head | £3,000 | £4,300 | £5,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1832 - 2nd Head | £1,640 | £2,470 | £3,350 | £5,300 | - | - | - |
| 1833 | £1,780 | £2,700 | £3,620 | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 | £1,900 | £3,240 | £6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | £1,740 | £2,610 | £3,400 | £3,840 | - | - | - |
| 1836 - N in Shield | £15,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | £1,930 | £2,800 | £3,930 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 - Tailed 8 | £2,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | £3,020 | £3,480 | £5,200 | £10,300 | £10,800 | - | - |
| 1838 - Narrow Shield | £20,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | £3,730 | £6,000 | £8,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | £15,800 | £19,300 | £25,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - GRΛTIΛ | £16,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | £683 | £1,190 | £1,940 | £2,510 | - | - | - |
| 1842 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 - Open 2 | £740 | £1,150 | £1,560 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | £663 | £1,120 | £1,460 | £4,540 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | £1,120 | £1,700 | £2,280 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - Narrow Shield | £17,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 - Large 44 | £653 | £1,190 | £1,730 | £3,150 | £6,300 | - | - |
| 1844 - Small 44 | - | £977 | £1,520 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 - 4/Inverted 4 | £1,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | £720 | £1,260 | £1,800 | £3,130 | - | - | - |
| 1845 - 4/Inverted 4 | £1,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 - 4/Inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | £730 | £1,260 | £1,800 | £3,420 | - | - | - |
| 1846 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | £618 | £959 | £1,470 | £1,840 | £11,500 | - | - |
| 1847 - Inverted 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 1st Head | £5,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 2nd Head | £598 | £1,140 | £1,430 | £1,830 | £5,500 | £9,300 | - |
| 1849 | £710 | £1,720 | £2,540 | £7,500 | £12,400 | - | - |
| 1849 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | £593 | £1,140 | £1,690 | £2,690 | £4,450 | £5,600 | - |
| 1850 - Roman I | - | £2,640 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - R/E in GRATIA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - 8/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | £470 | £829 | £1,020 | £1,200 | £4,050 | £4,970 | - |
| 1852 | £507 | £899 | £1,270 | £1,330 | £4,810 | £8,300 | - |
| 1852 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | £650 | £1,100 | £1,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | £478 | £803 | £1,650 | £3,760 | £3,790 | £3,830 | £11,600 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 - W.W. Raised | £738 | £1,260 | £1,790 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 - W.W. Incuse | £488 | £819 | £1,310 | £4,520 | - | - | - |
| 1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | £468 | £805 | £1,270 | £2,040 | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | £598 | £849 | £1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | £507 | £786 | £1,150 | £1,600 | - | - | - |
| 1857 | £469 | £716 | £1,490 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 - 7/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | £508 | £849 | £1,950 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | £488 | £839 | £1,190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | £488 | £869 | £1,150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 - Ansell | £6,600 | £8,600 | £10,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | £400 | £893 | £1,390 | £3,770 | £5,300 | - | - |
| 1860 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Large 0 | £500 | £770 | £1,040 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - O/C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
