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1838 | - | - | £700 | £1,530![]() | £2,220![]() | £2,300![]() |
1838 - Narrow Shield | - | - | £3,400 | £7,100 | £13,600 | £16,800 |
1839 | - | - | £1,000 | £1,930![]() | £2,800 | £3,260 |
1841 | - | - | £4,250 | £8,100 | £11,900 | £13,800 |
1841 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | £3,600 | £7,500 | £12,200 | £14,500 |
1842 | - | - | £311 | £440 | £500![]() | £599![]() |
1842 - GRΛTIΛ | - | - | £440 | £760 | - | - |
1842 - Open 2 | - | - | £311 | £360 | £550 | £645 |
1843 | - | - | £311 | £360 | £400![]() | £645 |
1843 - 3/2 | - | - | £360 | £560 | £840 | £980 |
1843 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1843 - Narrow Shield | - | - | £3,700 | £7,500 | £12,400 | £14,800 |
1844 - Large 44 | - | - | £311 | £360 | £430 | £630 |
1844 - Small 44 | - | - | - | - | £315 | £325 |
1844 - 4/Inverted 4 | - | - | £600 | £1,200 | £1,500 | £1,650 |
1845 | - | - | £311 | £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 | - | - | £311 | £400 | £530![]() | £665 |
1846 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1847 | - | - | £311 | £400 | £480![]() | £579 |
1847 - Inverted 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1847 - Roman I | - | - | £560 | £1,160 | - | - |
1848 - 1st Head | - | - | £800 | £1,800 | £3,600 | £4,500 |
1848 - 2nd Head | - | - | £311 | £340 | £449 | £502![]() |
1849 | - | - | £311 | £340 | £390 | £529 |
1849 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1850 | - | - | £311 | £400 | £415 | £521 |
1850 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1850 - R/E in GRATIA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1850 - 8/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1850 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
1851 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £400![]() | £413![]() |
1852 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £360![]() | £456 |
1852 - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £311 | £460 | £550 | £570 |
1853 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | £540 | £1,000 | - | - |
1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £311 | £311 | £397![]() | £458![]() |
1853 - W.W. Raised - F/E in DEF | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1853 - W.W. Raised - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
1854 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £311 | £380 | £730 | £734 |
1854 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £311 | £311 | £400![]() | £414![]() |
1854 - W.W. Incuse - C/Rotated C | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £311 | £311 | £400![]() | £431![]() |
1855 - W.W. Incuse - Roman I | - | - | £520 | £1,160 | - | - |
1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £311 | £311 | £450![]() | £501![]() |
1856 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £357 | £451 |
1857 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £360![]() | £435 |
1857 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | - | - | - |
1857 - 7/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1857 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1858 - 8/7 | - | - | £600 | - | - | - |
1858 - Large Date | - | - | £311 | £320 | £400![]() | £418![]() |
1858 - Small Date | - | - | £311 | £311 | £420![]() | £440![]() |
1859 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £440 | £464 |
1859 - Ansell | - | - | £638 | £1,990 | £4,000![]() | £4,930![]() |
1860 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £330![]() | £355 |
1860 - Roman I | - | - | £520 | £1,160 | - | - |
1860 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | £1,000 | £2,200 | - | £1,740 |
1860 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | £520 | £1,200 | - | - |
1860 - Large 0 | - | - | £311 | £311 | £400 | £450 |
1860 - O/C | - | - | £360 | £690![]() | - | £743 |
1861 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £316 | £400 |
1861 - Roman I | - | - | £400 | £600 | - | - |
1861 - C/Rotated C | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1861 - T/V in Victoria | - | - | £320 | £600 | - | - |
1861 - Repunched E & F | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - E/Rotated E | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1861 - F/V in DEF | - | - | £400 | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - Wide date | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £330 | £366 |
1862 - Narrow date | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £340![]() | £385![]() |
1862 - Roman I | - | - | £400 | £780 | - | - |
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ | - | - | £400 | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ | - | - | £400 | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - R/E in BRIT | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA | - | - | £800 | £2,000 | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £320![]() | £336![]() |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 | - | - | £3,750 | £6,600 | £9,200 | £10,500 |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun | - | - | £4,530 | £8,300 | £11,000 | £12,500 |
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £330 | £337 |
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 | - | - | £400 | £780 | - | £866 |
1864 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Arabic 1 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £397 |
1865 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £320![]() | £400 |
1866 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £320![]() | £380![]() |
1866 - 6/5 | - | - | £311![]() | £400 | £500 | £550 |
1868 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £330 | £385 |
1869 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £320![]() | £401 |
1870 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £340 | £390 |
1870 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £336 | £350 |
1871 - Shield | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £321 |
1871 - St. George - Large BP | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1871 - St. George - Small BP | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1872 - Shield - With Die Number | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £314 |
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £360 |
1872 - St. George | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1873 - Shield | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £360![]() | £379 |
1873 - St. George | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1874 - Shield | - | - | £1,440 | £3,630 | £5,300 | £6,900 |
1874 - St. George | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1876 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1878 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1879 | - | - | £478 | £1,100 | £2,440 | £3,110 |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311 |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £320 |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311 |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311 |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311 |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Buried | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1884 - W.W. Complete | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1885 - W.W. Buried | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1885 - W.W. Complete | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1887 - Small Close JEB | - | - | £311![]() | £550![]() | £575![]() | £600 |
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB | - | - | £311![]() | £550![]() | £575![]() | £600 |
1888 - Far G | - | - | £311![]() | £550![]() | £575![]() | £600 |
1888 - Near G | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1889 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1889 - Near G | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1890 - Far G | - | - | - | £311![]() | £380 | £430 |
1890 - Near G | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1891 - Short Tail | - | - | £480 | £805 | £1,280 | £1,440 |
1891 - Long Tail | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1892 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1893 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1894 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1895 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1896 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1898 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1899 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | - |
1900 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
1901 | - | - | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() | £311![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1838 | £3,020![]() | £3,480 | £5,200 | £10,300![]() | £10,800 | - | - |
1838 - Narrow Shield | £20,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 | £3,730 | £6,000 | £8,400 | - | - | - | - |
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 | - | - | - | - |
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 | £3,080![]() | - | - | - |
1846 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1847 | £618 | £932 | £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 | £1,630 | £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 | £3,660![]() | £4,970 | - |
1852 | £507 | £899 | £1,270 | £1,330 | £4,810 | £8,300 | - |
1852 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1853 - W.W. Incuse | £598 | £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 | £488 | £716 | £1,490![]() | - | - | - | - |
1857 - ⩝ictoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1857 - 7/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1857 - DEI GRΛ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1858 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1858 - Large Date | £508 | £849 | £1,190 | - | - | - | - |
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 | £413 | £636 | £878 | £3,170![]() | - | - | - |
1861 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - C/Rotated C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - T/V in Victoria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - Repunched E & F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - E/Rotated E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - F/V in DEF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Wide date | £403 | £666 | £1,010 | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date | £403 | £693 | £1,010 | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - R/E in BRIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | £370 | £607 | £692 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 | £11,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun | £14,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 | £383 | £671 | £809 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 | - | - | £2,020 | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Arabic 1 | £413 | £630 | £847![]() | £1,300 | £5,600 | - | - |
1865 | £430 | £744 | £863 | £982 | £4,830![]() | - | - |
1866 | £413 | £655 | £991 | £2,520 | - | - | - |
1866 - 6/5 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 | - | - | - | - |
1868 | £403 | £622 | £881 | - | - | - | - |
1869 | £403 | £584 | £930 | £1,390 | £2,440 | - | - |
1870 - W.W. Incuse | £413 | £695 | £978 | - | - | - | - |
1870 - W.W. Raised | £393 | £634 | £857 | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Shield | £323 | £474 | £629 | £847 | £2,420 | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Large BP | £311![]() | £465 | £668 | £1,840 | - | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Small BP | £311![]() | £461 | £617 | £906 | £2,450 | - | - |
1872 - Shield - With Die Number | £318 | £465 | £621 | £768 | £1,430 | - | - |
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number | £374 | £482 | £605 | £626 | - | - | - |
1872 - St. George | £311![]() | £485 | £659 | £831![]() | £1,830 | £4,220 | - |
1873 - Shield | £390 | £543 | £660 | - | - | - | - |
1873 - St. George | £311![]() | £465 | £700 | - | - | - | - |
1874 - Shield | £7,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1874 - St. George | £311![]() | £465 | £668 | - | - | - | - |
1876 | £311![]() | £447 | £633 | £1,260 | £1,760 | - | - |
1878 | £311![]() | £469 | £668 | - | - | - | - |
1879 | £3,780 | £16,700 | £29,700 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP | £311![]() | £443 | £674 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 | £340 | £845 | £880 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP | £311![]() | £423 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 | £360 | £560 | £760 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried | £311![]() | £443 | £623 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete | £313 | £448 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 | £340 | £550 | £760 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP | £314 | £570 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Buried | £311![]() | £512 | £581 | £651 | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Complete | £311![]() | £446 | £552 | £1,300 | - | - | - |
1885 - W.W. Buried | £311![]() | £456 | £643 | - | - | - | - |
1885 - W.W. Complete | £311 | £528 | £635 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Small Close JEB | £633 | £798 | £963 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G | £311![]() | £359 | £447 | £666 | £1,340 | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G | - | - | - | £630 | £12,300 | £23,900 | - |
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB | £633 | £650 | £673 | £947 | £1,220 | - | - |
1888 - Far G | £633 | £798 | £963 | - | - | - | - |
1888 - Near G | £311![]() | £421 | £461 | £1,600 | - | - | - |
1889 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1889 - Near G | £311![]() | £365 | £408 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Far G | £480 | £640 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Near G | £311![]() | £383 | £384 | £1,150 | - | - | - |
1891 - Short Tail | £1,530 | £1,570![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
1891 - Long Tail | £311![]() | £376 | £395 | £1,600 | - | - | - |
1892 | £311![]() | £344 | £377 | £1,490 | - | - | - |
1893 | £311![]() | £323 | £417 | £852![]() | £1,640 | £2,610 | - |
1894 | £311![]() | £339 | £367 | - | - | - | - |
1895 | £311![]() | £332 | £353 | - | - | - | - |
1896 | £311![]() | £333 | £517 | £2,300 | - | - | - |
1898 | £311![]() | £325 | £410 | £1,340 | £2,280 | - | - |
1899 | £311![]() | £325 | £490![]() | £2,510 | - | - | - |
1900 | £311![]() | £330 | £388 | £1,060 | - | - | - |
1901 | £311![]() | £362 | £787 | - | - | - | - |