Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


Decimal Fifty 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 or estimated 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.

The complexity of commemorative issues after 2015 is such that the following lists are no longer updated. There are many other sites that give values for modern decimal coins. My apologies.


Circulation Issues


Type 1: NEW PENCE reverse, 30mm dia.
Year    BU
1969    2
1970    3
1976    2
1977    2
1978    2
1979    2
1980    2
1981    2
Type 2: Clasped Hands reverse
Year    BU
1973e   3
Type 3: FIFTY PENCE reverse, 30mm dia.
Year    BU
1982    3
1983    2
Type 4: Second Portrait, 30mm dia.
Year    BU
1985    2
Type 5: 1992/1993 EEC reverse
Year    BU
1992e   60
Type 6: D-Day reverse
Year    BU
1994    3
Type 7: Second Portrait, 27mm dia.
Year    BU
1997s   2
Type 8: Third Portrait
Year    BU
1998    2
1999    2
2000    2
2001    2
2002    2
2003    2
2004    2
2005    2
2006    2
2007    2
2008    2
Type 9: EU Reverse
Year    BU
1998e   3
Type 10: NHS Reverse
Year    BU
1998n   3
Type 11: Library Reverse
Year    BU
2000L   2
Type 12: Suffragette Reverse
Year    BU
2003S   6
Type 13: Roger Bannister Reverse
Year    BU
2004B   3
Type 14: Samuel Johnson Reverse
Year    BU
2005j   3
Type 15: Brave Acts Reverse
Year    BU
2006h   3
Type 16: VC Reverse
Year    BU
2006v   3
Type 17: Scouts Reverse
Year    BU
2007S   3
Type 18: New Shield Reverse
Year    BU
2008d   5
2009    5
2010    5
2011    4
2012    2
2013    2
2014    2
2015    2
Type 19: Kew Reverse
Year    BU
2009k  85
Type 20: Guides Reverse
Year    BU
2010G   3
Type 21: WWF Reverse
Year    BU
2011w   4
Type 22-51: Olympics Reverses (Most Between 3 and 10)
Year    BU
2011o   3
2011aql 850
aql: Aquatics with lines
Type 52: Ironside Reverse
Year    BU
2013i   8
Type 53: Benjamin Britten Reverse
Year    BU
2013b   8
Type 54: Commonwealth Games Reverse
Year    BU
2014c   8
Battle of Britain Reverse
Year    BU
2015b   3
New Portrait Dent Reverse
Year    BU
2015n   2
2016    2
2017    5
2018    none issued for circulation
2019    2
2020    2
2021    no information
2022    no information
Hastings Reverse
Year    BU
2016h   3
Beatrix Potter Reverse
Year    BU
2016bp  4
Peter Rabbit Reverse
Year    BU
2016pr  4
Jemima Puddleduck Reverse
Year    BU
2016jp  16
Mrs Tiggy-Winkle Reverse
Year    BU
2016tw  4
Squirrel Nutkin Reverse
Year    BU
2016sn  4
Team GB Reverse
Year    BU
2016gb  3
Isaac Newton Reverse
Year    BU
2017n   5
2nd Peter Rabbit Reverse
Year    BU
2017pr  4
Jeremy Fisher Reverse
Year    BU
2017jf  4
Tom Kitten Reverse
Year    BU
2017tk  4
Benjamin Bunny Reverse
Year    BU
2017bb  4

All Beatrix Potter Characters for 2017 and 2018, and Paddington Bear versions for 2018 are valued at £5 in BU

Missing years were not struck for general circulation, but may be available as proofs or in other sets or folders.
l: large (Britannia)
s: small (Britannia)
e: EEC Anniversary
n: National Health Service
L: Library
S: Suffragettes
B: Bannister
j: Samuel Johnson
h: Brave Acts
v: Victoria Cross
S: 2007 Scouts
d: 2008 new Dent design
k: Kew
G: Guides
Up to 2008, others of the same year have the Britannia reverse


Uncirculated from Presentation Folders or Sets


 
1982f   6
1983f   6
1984f   5
1985f   5
1986f   5
1987f   4
1988f   4
1989f   4
1990f   4
1991f   5
1992f   7
1992ef  75
1993f   5
1994f   8
1995f   8
1996f   8
1997lf  8
1997sf  5
1998f   5
1998ef  5
1998nf  5
1999f   5
2000f   5
2000Lf  6
2001f   5
2002f   5
2003f   5
2003Sf  7
2004f   5
2004Bf  6
2005f   6
2005jf  5
2006hf  5
2006vf  5
2007f   6
2007Sf  8
2008f   5
2008nf  6
2009f   10
2009kf  100
2009oaf 100
2010f   12
2010Gf  7
2011f   10
2011wf  6
2011of  5
2012f   5
2013f   5
2013if  10
2013bf  10
2014f   5
2014cf  10
2015f   5
2015bf  4
2015nf  5
2016f   4
2016hf  5
2016bpf 5
2016prf 15
2016jpf 20
2016twf 10
2016snf 10
2016gbf 10
2017f   4
2017nf  10
2017prf 12
2017jff 8
2017tkf 8
2017bbf 8
2018f   4
2018nf  75
2018prf 5
2018fbf 5
2018tgf 6
2018mtf 6
2018ppf 10
2018pbf 10
2018sf  10
2019f   4
2019shf 10
2019gf  10
2019prf 10
2019ptf 10
2019ppf 10
201950f 10
2019g2f 10
2019s2f 10
2019w2f 10
2020f   4
2020bf  30
l: large (Britannia)
s: small (Britannia)
e: EEC Anniversary Issue
n: 1998 National Health Service
L: Library Issue
S: 2003 Suffragette Issue
B: Bannister Issue
j: Samuel Johnson issue
h: Brave Acts issue
v: VC issue
S: 2007 Scouts
d: 2008 new design by Dent
k: Kew issue
oa: Olympics Athletics
G: Guiding
w: WWF
o: Olympic issues (all same price)

Cupronickel Proof Issues


Year    BU
1971p   8
1972p   7
1973p   8
1974p   7
1975p   8
1976p   7
1977p   6
1978p   6
1979p   6
1980p   6
1981p   8
1982p   8
1983p   8
1984p   12
1985p   6
1986p   12
1987p   12
1988p   12
1989p   12
1990p   12
1991p   12
1992p   12
1992ep  85
1993p   12
1994p   15
1995p   12
1996p   12
1997lp  10
1997sp  6
1998p   8
1998ep  8
1999p   10
2000p   7
2000Lp  9
2001p   7
2002p   7
2003p   6
2003Sp  9
2004p   8
2004Bp  8
2005p   8
2005jp  8
2006p   8
2006hp  8
2006vp  8
2007p   8
2007Sp  12
2008p   6
2008dp  8
2009p   15
2009kp  125
2009ps  300
2010p   25
2010Gp  20
2011p   20
2011wp  25
2011os  25
2012p   10
2013p   10
2013ip  15
2014p   12
2014cp  15
2015p   10
2015bp  12
2015np  12
2016p   12
2016hp  10
2016bpp 10
2017np  15
p: proof
l: large
s: small
e: EEC Anniversary Issue
n: National Health Service
L: Library Issue
S: 2003 Suffragette Issue
B: Bannister Issue
J: Samuel Johnson issue
V1: VC issue
V2: Brave Acts issue
S: 2007 Scouts
d: 2008 new design by Dent
k: Kew issue

2009s: set of 16 different reverses


Silver Uncirculated Issue


These can be distinguished from the cupronickel version by the colour - silver is a much whiter metal than cupronickel. All 29 designs have similar value.

Year    BU
2011os  25 to 35 each

Silver Proof Issues


These can be distinguished from the cupronickel version by the colour - silver is a much whiter metal than cupronickel, and were issued in special folders or cases.

Year            BU
1992esp         100
1994sp          35
1996sp          25
1997lsp         25
1997ssp         25
1998esp         30
1998nsp         30
2000Lsp         30
2003Ssp         30
2004Bsp         30
2005jsp         30
2006sp          30
2006hsp         30
2006vsp         30
2007Ssp         30
2008sp          25
2008dsp         25
2009sp          25
2009ksp         175
2009ssp         650
2010sp          35
2010Gsp         35
2011sp          50
2011wsp         45
2012sp          50
2013sp          55
2013isp         50
2013bsp         55
2014sp          55
2014csp         45
2015sp          30
2015bsp         30
2015nsp         30
2016sp          35
2016hsp         35
2016bpsp        35
2016prsp        50
2016jpsp        75
2016twsp        50
2016snsp        50
2016gbsp        25
2017nsp         50
2017prsp        50
2017jfsp        50
2017tksp        50
2017bbsp        50
2018prsp        50
2018fbsp        50
2018tgsp        50
2018mtsp        50
2018ppsp        60
2018pbsp        60
2018ssp         60
2019shsp        55
2019gsp         65
2019prsp        65
2019ptsp        65
2019ppsp        65
201950sp        55
2019g2sp        65
2019s2sp        65
2019w2sp        65
2020bsp         60

Silver Piedfort Proof Issues


These are approximately twice as thick as the normal coin.

Year    BU
1973sP  3000
1992esP 120
1994sP  60
1997ssP 35
1998esP 45
1998nsP 45
2000LsP 45
2003SsP 45
2004BsP 45
2005jsP 45
2006hsP 50
2006vsP 50
2007SsP 65
2008sP  45
2008dsP 45
2009ksP 250
2010GsP 55
2011wsP 65
2013isP 90
2013bsP 90
2014csP 100
2015bsP 80
2016hsP 150
2016bpsP 250
2016gbsP 150
2017nsP  95
2019shsP 95
201950sp 95

Gold Proof Issues


Year    BU
1992egp 550
1994gp  500
1998egp 450
1998ngp 450
2000Lgp 400
2002gp  3375
2003Sgp 350
2004Bgp 350
2005jgp 350
2006hgp 350
2006vgp 350
2007Sgp 400
2008gp  400
2008ngp 400
2009kgp 550
2009sgp 8000
2010Ggp 575
2011wgp 675
2012gp  500
2013gp  550
2013igp 450
2013bgp 450
2014cgp 450
2015gp  350
2015bgp 350
2015ngp 350
2016hgp 500
2016bpgp 550
2016gbgp 400
2017ngp  60
20179rgp 1000
2018prgp 1000
2018ppgp 780
2018pbgp 780
2018sgp  775
2019shgp 795
2019ggp  795
2019prgp 795
2019ptgp 980
2019ppgp 980
201950gp 980
2019g2gp 980
2019s2gp 980
2019w2gp 980
2020bgp  945

Platinum Proof Issues


Year    BU
2008pp  1550
2008npp 1550
2015pp  850
2015npp 850

Gold Piedfort Proof Issues


Year    BU
2009sgP 20950

50p values extracted from Coin News August 2020. More recent values can be found in the July and August 2022 issues of the magazine.

Platinum, Gold and Silver proofs are generally issued in a presentation case with the coins in protective capsules. Cupronickel proofs are generally only available in the year sets, but of course there is nothing to stop someone removing them from the case.

Uncirculated coins from Royal Mint Year Sets are generally not only in better condition than issued coins, but are slightly better struck. It is hard to distinguish them except that there is a lack of any contact marks, and sometimes they are a bit shinier.


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