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History of the Florin
Pictures of Florins
Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only,
and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer,
rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
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, PO Box 14, Honiton, Devon EX14 9YP, UK
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to
evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that
a proof of that year does not exist.
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1848 rare pattern 2s 1849 20 50 170 350Gothic Type
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1851 proof rare 2s 1852 22 60 200 450 2s 1853 22 55 200 475 2s 1853 proof 2000 2s 1854 500 1200 2s 1855 25 70 225 525 2s 1856 25 70 225 525 2s 1857 25 55 225 500 2s 1858 22 55 225 500 2s 1859 22 55 200 500 2s 1860 35 80 250 600 2s 1862 175 400 1000 2400 2s 1863 700 1500 3000 6000 2s 1864 22 55 220 475 2s 1865 35 70 275 625 2s 1866 35 70 275 550 2s 1867a48 40 100 350 700 2s 1867a42 ex rare 2s 1868 30 75 300 675 2s 1869 30 75 300 725 2s 1870 20 55 200 500 2s 1871 22 55 200 500 2s 1872 22 55 175 425 2s 1873 22 55 200 425 2s 1874 22 55 200 425 2s 1874o 30 70 300 600 2s 1875 20 55 200 450 2s 1876 35 100 350 700 2s 1877ww 25 60 200 450 2s 1877a48 25 60 200 450 2s 1877a42 25 60 200 450 2s 1877ndn extremely rare 2s 1878 20 55 200 425 2s 1879a42 extremely rare 2s 1879a48d25 60 220 450 2s 1879a48n extremely rare 2s 1879a38 20 55 200 450 2s 1880yp rare 2s 1880op 24 60 200 425 2s 1881 20 55 190 500 2s 1881r 30 70 200 450 2s 1883 20 50 170 375 2s 1884 20 50 170 375 2s 1885 20 50 170 375 2s 1886 20 50 170 375 2s 1887a34 ?exists 2s 1887a38 40 110 300 625 2s 1887a46 40 110 325 650 a48 48 arcs a42 42 arcs a39 39 arcs (listed as 38 in Spink) a34 34 arcs a46 46 arcs o: iv over iii in date ww: WW below bust n: no die number d: die number yp: younger portrait op: older portrait (as 1881) r: broken x in dateJubilee Type
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1887j 6 14 28 55 2s 1887j proof 200 2s 1888 7 15 45 120 2s 1889 7 15 45 120 2s 1890 10 25 80 225 2s 1891 20 60 200 425 2s 1892 30 90 300 700Old Head Type
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1893 7 16 40 85 2s 1893 proof 225 2s 1894 10 18 70 220 2s 1895 9 25 70 200 2s 1896 7 20 55 140 2s 1897 7 20 55 140 2s 1898 7 20 55 140 2s 1899 7 20 55 140 2s 1900 7 20 55 140 2s 1901 7 20 55 140
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1902 8 20 55 95 2s 1902 proof 120 2s 1903 10 35 120 500 2s 1904 12 40 150 475 2s 1905 60 160 600 1500 2s 1906 10 35 130 450 2s 1907 11 35 130 450 2s 1908 18 55 350 900 2s 1909 15 50 240 700 2s 1910 14 35 100 300
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1911 6 12 40 85 2s 1911 proof 125 2s 1912 6 15 35 125 2s 1913 10 25 50 160 2s 1914 6 18 28 60 2s 1915 7 18 26 60 2s 1916 6 18 25 60 2s 1917 8 22 35 90 2s 1918 6 18 28 90 2s 1919 8 20 40 90Type 2: .500 Fine silver
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1920 3 12 40 85 2s 1921 3 12 40 65 2s 1922 3 12 40 65 2s 1923 3 10 30 60 2s 1924 10 30 85 220 2s 1925 25 60 250 700 2s 1926 7 22 50 125Type 3: New design
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1927 proof 90 2s 1928 3 6 14 35 2s 1929 3 6 15 30 2s 1930 3 6 18 40 2s 1931 3 6 15 30 2s 1932 12 30 225 600 2s 1933 3 6 16 35 2s 1935 3 6 12 25 2s 1936 3 6 12 25
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1937 3 4 6 10 2s 1937 proof 10 2s 1938 5 8 15 25 2s 1939 3 4 7 9 2s 1940 3 4 7 11 2s 1941 3 4 7 9 2s 1942 3 4 7 9 2s 1943 3 4 7 9 2s 1944 3 4 7 9 2s 1945 3 4 7 9 2s 1946 3 4 7 9Type 2: Cupronickel
2s 1947 1 3 2s 1948 1 3Type 3: No IND IMP
2s 1949 1 5 2s 1950 2 7 2s 1950 proof 1 9 2s 1951 2 8 2s 1951 proof 9
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1953 2 2s 1953 proof 6Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 2s 1954 5 25 2s 1955 1 3 2s 1956 1 3 2s 1957 4 25 2s 1958 3 20 2s 1959 4 25 2s 1960 1 4 2s 1961 1 2 2s 1962 1 2 2s 1963 1 2 2s 1964 1 2 2s 1965 1 2s 1966 1 2s 1967 1 2s 1970 proof 3
Extracted from Coin News September 2011
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than one pound.
Very worn coins may be worth no more than bullion value.
On 21st October 2008 silver bullion was $9.95 per oz (£5.87). An unworn florin dated prior to 1920 contains 0.3364 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £1.97 or US$3.35.
Florins from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.1818 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £1.07 or US$1.81.
Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
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