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History of The Fourpence or Groat
Pictures of The Fourpence or Groat
Maundy Fourpence
Charles II : James II :
William & Mary : William III : Anne :
George I : George II :
George III : George IV :
William IV : Victoria : Edward VII :
George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
Britannia Fourpence
William IV : Victoria
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, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
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.
Values for hammered groats are not available.
Year F VF EF undated 70 125 195 1670 70 140 235 1671 100 190 285 1672/1 80 120 185 1673 75 120 180 1674 70 115 175 1674o 75 130 205 1675 60 110 165 1675/4 70 115 190 1676 65 100 190 1676o 80 125 205 1677 55 95 160 1678 55 95 160 1678/6 60 100 165 1678/7 65 115 175 1679 55 85 150 1680 55 95 160 1681 55 110 170 1681b 65 125 200 1682 60 90 180 1682/1 70 100 195 1683 60 90 180 1684 70 120 200 1684/3 85 130 215 b: B over R in HIB o: overdate 7 over 6
Year F VF EF 1686 70 120 205 1686d 80 125 225 1687 65 110 185 1687/6 80 115 190 1687/77 75 115 200 1688 85 125 220 1688o 100 145 230 d: Date over crown o: overdate 1 over 8
Year F VF EF 1688/7 85 130 225 1689 70 125 195 1689g 75 130 210 1689e 140 260 335 1690 75 130 220 1690o 95 135 230 1691 90 135 235 1691o 90 150 230 1692 130 185 285 1692m 215 310 400 1692/1 130 160 260 1693 125 240 360 1693/2 140 255 385 1694 90 145 225 1694s 95 155 230 g: GV below bust e: GVLEELMVS o: overdates: 1690 over 1590 and 1691 1 over 0 m: MAR.IA s: small letters
Year F VF EF 1698 80 145 225 1699 70 125 210 1700 90 155 250 1701 85 140 235 1702 80 130 225
Year F VF EF 1703 85 135 225 1704 65 115 185 1705 140 210 295 1706 75 120 185 1708 80 130 210 1709 80 125 205 1710 60 110 165 1713 80 125 195
Year F VF EF 1717 75 125 190 1721 75 125 185 1723 90 145 220 1727 90 140 230
Year F VF EF 1729 75 120 180 1731 65 115 170 1732 65 110 170 1735 60 100 165 1737 70 115 170 1739 60 105 160 1740 55 95 145 1743 135 195 310 1743/0 145 220 330 1746 55 85 140 1760 65 115 160
Year F VF EF Unc 1763 55 95 145 1763 proof ex rare 1765 450 750 1100 1766 65 110 150 1770 165 260 375 1772 80 130 200 1776 65 120 170 1780 50 95 135 1784 50 95 130 1786 70 120 170 1792 100 170 235 325 1795 55 100 140 1800 50 90 130 1817 60 95 145 1818 60 90 140 1820 55 90 145
Year F VF EF Unc 1822 90 160 1823 80 150 1824 75 150 1826 70 135 1827 70 145 1828 75 135 1829 70 130 1830 75 130
Maundy groats have a crowned 4 on the reverse, while the Britannia groats have a seated figure of Britannia and the words FOUR PENCE - these are listed below.
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 80 155 1831 proof 300 475 1832 80 155 1833 80 155 1834 80 155 1835 80 155 1836 80 155 1837 80 155
Maundy groats have a crowned 4 on the reverse, while the Britannia groats have a seated figure of Britannia and the words FOUR PENCE - these are listed below.
Young Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 40 60 1838 proof 925 1839 40 60 1839 proof 525 1830 40 60 1840 40 60 1841 45 75 1842 40 60 1843 40 60 1844 40 60 1845 40 60 1846 40 60 1847 40 60 1848 40 60 1849 40 60 1850 40 60 1851 40 60 1852 40 60 1853 40 60 1853 proof 700 1854 40 60 1855 40 60 1856 40 60 1857 40 60 1858 40 60 1859 40 60 1860 40 60 1861 40 60 1862 40 60 1863 40 60 1864 40 60 1865 40 60 1866 40 60 1867 40 60 1868 40 60 1869 40 60 1870 40 60 1871 40 60 1872 40 60 1873 40 60 1874 40 60 1875 40 60 1876 40 60 1877 40 60 1878 40 60 1879 40 60 1880 40 60 1881 40 60 1882 40 60 1883 40 60 1884 40 60 1885 40 60 1886 40 60 1887 40 60Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1888 35 55 1889 35 55 1890 35 55 1891 35 55 1892 35 55Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1893 30 50 1894 30 50 1895 30 50 1896 30 50 1897 30 50 1898 30 50 1899 30 50 1900 30 50 1901 30 50
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 30 45 1902 proof 35 50 1903 30 45 1904 30 45 1905 30 45 1906 30 45 1907 30 45 1908 30 45 1909 60 90 1910 60 90
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 45 65 1911 proof 55 75 1912 45 65 1913 45 65 1914 45 65 1915 45 65 1916 45 65 1917 45 65 1918 45 65 1919 45 65 1920 45 65Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1921 45 65 1922 45 65 1923 45 65 1924 45 65 1925 45 65 1926 45 65 1927 45 65Type 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1928 45 65 1929 45 65Type 4: Re-engraved Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1930 45 65 1931 45 65 1932 45 65 1933 45 65 1934 45 65 1935 45 65 1936 45 65
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 50 70 1937 proof 40 60 1938 50 70 1939 50 70 1940 50 70 1941 50 70 1942 50 70 1943 50 70 1944 50 70 1945 50 70 1946 50 70 1947 50 70 1948 50 70Type 2: No IND IMP
Year F VF EF Unc 1949 50 70 1950 50 70 1951 50 70 1952 50 70The 1952 coin is known in copper.
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 200 260Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1954 45 75 1955 45 75 1956 45 75 1957 45 75 1958 45 75 1959 45 75 1960 45 75 1961 45 75 1962 45 75 1963 45 75 1964 45 75 1965 45 75 1966 45 75 1967 45 75 1968 45 75 1969 45 75 1970 45 75 1971 45 75 1972 45 75 1973 45 75 1974 45 75 1975 45 75 1976 45 75 1977 45 75 1978 45 75 1979 45 75 1980 45 75 1981 45 75 1982 45 75 1983 45 75 1984 45 75 1985 45 75 1986 60 85 1987 60 85 1988 60 85 1989 60 85 1990 60 85 1991 60 85 1992 60 85 1993 60 85 1994 60 85 1995 60 85 1996 60 85 1997 60 85 1998 60 85 1999 60 85 2000 60 85 2001 60 85 2002 60 85 2002g gold proof 500 750 2003 60 85 2004 60 85 2005 60 85 2006 60 85 2007 60 85 2008 190 2009 180 2010 160 2011 145 2012 160 2013 165 2014 200 2015 165 2016 170 2017 200 2018 210 2019 210 2020 220 2021 225 g: gold proof
Values extracted from Coin News March 2022
Maundy groats have a crowned 4 on the reverse, while the Britannia groats have a seated figure of Britannia and the words FOUR PENCE - these are listed below.
Year F VF EF Unc 1836 8 20 45 95 1837w 8 20 45 100
Year F VF EF Unc 1837v ex rare 1838 7 15 40 90 1838s 10 20 60 135 1839 7 16 50 110 1839 proof rare 1840O 7 15 50 110 1840o 7 15 50 110 1841 7 15 50 110 1842/1 7 15 50 110 1842 7 15 45 110 1843 8 16 50 130 1843/53 7 15 50 130 1844 7 15 50 120 1845 7 15 50 110 1846 7 15 50 100 1847/6 15 35 125 1848 7 15 50 100 1848/6 30 110 1848/7 8 20 60 110 1849 8 16 55 110 1849/8 8 20 70 140 1851 35 80 250 450 1852 55 130 425 1853 80 170 600 1853 proof 1300 1854 7 15 40 100 1855 7 15 40 100 1855/3 12 25 75 200 1857 proof rare 1862 proof rare v: Victoria obverse s: last 8 in date over sideways 8.Type 2: Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1888 14 28 55 125
Values extracted from Coin News April 2021
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 £1.
Maundy Fourpence
Charles II : James II :
William & Mary : William III : Anne :
George I : George II :
George III : George IV :
William IV : Victoria : Edward VII :
George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
Britannia Fourpence
William IV : Victoria
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