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January 10, 2026
2 Pence 1817 to 1848 - Price Guide and values
A short-lived twopence denomination in silver was also produced, with circulation issues in 1817, 1818 and 1820, after which silver twopence coins were issued only as Maundy money.
January 10, 2026
2 Pounds -1820 to 1953 - Price Guide and values
A committee of the Privy Council recommended gold coins of ten shillings, twenty shillings, two pounds and five pounds be issued, and this was accepted by George, Prince Regent on August 3, 1816. The five-pound and two-pound pieces did not circulate to any great extent, and were kept primarily as souvenirs.
January 5, 2026
50 Pence 1969 to 2025 - Price Guide and values
The £1 coins started rolling off the production line at a rate of over 4000 a minute in 2016. The new 12-sided coin resembles the old threepenny bit. The new £1 coin was announced by the Chancellor at Budget 2014, and the design of the new coin was announced at Budget 2015. In October 2023, the King Charles III 50 Pence coin was presented; the coin design features a salmon.
December 27, 2025
Pictures of errors and varieties added in the price guide
Throughout the production process to create a coin, several issues can arise. When a coin shows an anomaly, it's either an error or a variety. Generally speaking, a variety, created intentionally or not, affects the design only and is generated even before the coin is produced, while an error is the result of an unintentional irregularity that happened during the production process.
December 26, 2025
Presidency 50 Pence British Coins
The 1992 50 pence coin commemorated the United Kingdom's Presidency of the Council of Ministers of the European Community (EC), which took place in the second half of 1992, and the completion of the Single European Market, which came into effect on January 1, 1993.
