Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton

Decimal Five Pence

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It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. 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

Coins of lower condition than BU have not been listed.

Circulation Issue

Year    BU
1968    3
1969    3
1970    3
1971    3
1975    3
1977    5
1978    4
1979    4
1980    3

Year    BU
None issued for circulation - sets only; see below.

Year    BU
1987    1
1988    1
1989    1

Year    BU
1990s   2
1991    1
1992    1
1994    1
1995    1
1996    1
1997    1

Year    BU
1998    1
1999    1
2000    1
2001    1
2002    1
2003    1
2004    1
2005    1
2006    1
2007    1
2008    1

Year    BU
2008n   1
2009    1
2010    1

Year    BU
2011    1
2012    1
2013    1
2014    1
2015    1

Year    BU
2015n   2
2016    2
2017    2
2018    2

l: large
s: small
n: new design

Uncirculated Cupronickel Issues from Sets

Coins from Royal Mint Uncirculated Sets are distinguishable from circulation issues and command a small premium.
Type 1: NEW PENNY reverse

No uncirculated sets issued prior to 1982

Year    BU
1982f   7
1983f   5
1984f   4

Year    BU
1985f   2
1986f   2
1987f   3
1988f   3
1989f   4
1990lf  2

Year    BU
1990sf  3
1991f   3
1992f   3
1993f   3
1994f   5
1995f   5
1996f   4
1997f   4

Year    BU
1998f   4
1999f   4
2000f   4
2001f   3
2002f   3
2003f   3
2004f   3
2005f   3
2006f   3
2007f   5
2008f   3

Year    BU
2008nf  4
2009f   6
2010f   4

Year    BU
2011f   4
2012f   5
2013f   5
2014f   5
2015f   3

Year    BU
2015nf  4
2016f   4
2017f   3
2018f   3
l: large
s: small
n: new design

Cupronickel Proof Issues

Year    BU
1971p   5
1972p   7
1973p   8
1974p   8
1975p   6
1976p   7
1977p   9
1978p   5
1979p   5
1980p   5
1981p   7

Year    BU
1982p   9
1983p   6
1984p   6

Year    BU
1985p   7
1986p   7
1987p   5
1988p   5
1989p   5
1990lp  5

Year    BU
1990sp  4
1991p   5
1992p   7
1993p   5
1994p   7
1995p   7
1996p   7
1997p   7

Year    BU
1998p   7
1999p   7
2000p   7
2001p   5
2002p   5
2003p   5
2004p   5
2005p   5
2006p   7
2007p   7
2008p   5

Year    BU
2008np  5
2009p   7
2010p   5

Year    BU
2011p   6
2012p   8
2013p   8
2014p   8
2015p   5

Year    BU
2015np  6
2016p   6
2017p   7
2018p   8
p: proof
l: large
s: small
n: new design

Silver Proof Issues

Year    BU
1990lsp 25
1990ssp 25
1996sp  25
2000sp  25
2006sp  25
2008sp  20
2008nsp 15
2009sp  15
2010sp  15
2011sp  15
2012sp  15
2013sp  25
2014sp  20
2015sp  20
2015nsp 20
2016sp  20
2017sp  25
2018sp  35
sp: silver proof
l: large
s:small

Silver Piedfort Proof Issue

Year    BU
1990ssP 35
2008nsP 35
s:Small
sP: silver piedfort proof

Gold Proof Issue

Year    BU
2002gp  200
2008gp  200
2008ngp 200
2012gp  200
2013gp  225
2015gp  250
2015ngp 250
2017gp  250

Platinum Proof Issue

Year    BU
2008pp  300
2008npp 300
2015pp  350
2015npp 350

Extracted from Coin News August 2018

The lack of a value for a grade means that its value is little more than face, or that no firm price has been reached for recent issues.

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