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Values of Coins of England and Great Britain('Coins of the UK')by Tony Clayton |
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Three Pence <<-- : -->> Six Pence
History of The Fourpence or Groat
Pictures of The Fourpence or Groat on www.ukcoinpics.co.uk
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.
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
Values for hammered groats are not available.
Year F VF EF m4d undated 45 65 130 m4d 1670 45 70 135 m4d 1671 35 60 120 m4d 1672/1 35 60 120 m4d 1673 35 60 120 m4d 1674 35 60 120 m4d 1674o 40 70 140 m4d 1675 35 60 115 m4d 1675/4 40 70 145 m4d 1676 35 60 125 m4d 1676o 50 75 140 m4d 1677 30 60 115 m4d 1678 30 55 110 m4d 1678/7 40 65 125 m4d 1679 30 50 105 m4d 1680 35 55 115 m4d 1681 35 60 120 m4d 1682 33 50 125 m4d 1682/1 40 65 135 m4d 1683 35 65 130 m4d 1684 35 65 130 m4d 1684/3 35 60 130 o: overdate 7 over 6
Year F VF EF m4d 1686 40 70 135 m4d 1686d 50 75 150 m4d 1687 40 65 125 m4d 1687/6 45 70 135 m4d 1688 42 75 130 m4d 1688o 50 70 140 d: Date over crown o: overdate 1 over 8
Year F VF EF m4d 1689 35 55 125 m4d 1689g 40 65 140 m4d 1689e 75 150 260 m4d 1690 45 70 145 m4d 1690o 50 80 155 m4d 1691 45 75 150 m4d 1691o 50 80 160 m4d 1692 60 90 180 m4d 1692m 120 180 275 m4d 1692/1 60 90 190 m4d 1693 65 100 190 m4d 1693/2 65 100 185 m4d 1694 60 90 165 g: GV below bust e: GVLEELMVS o: overdates: 1690 over 1590 and 1691 1 over 0 m: MAR.IA
Year F VF EF m4d 1698 55 85 160 m4d 1699 40 75 145 m4d 1700 50 85 155 m4d 1701 45 80 155 m4d 1702 55 100 145
Year F VF EF m4d 1703 45 75 140 m4d 1704 35 70 125 m4d 1705 50 100 160 m4d 1706 40 70 140 m4d 1708 45 80 145 m4d 1709 33 60 110 m4d 1710 40 70 130 m4d 1713 40 70 130
Year F VF EF m4d 1717 40 70 130 m4d 1721 35 75 135 m4d 1723 45 80 140 m4d 1727 45 75 135
Year F VF EF m4d 1729 40 65 110 m4d 1731 40 65 110 m4d 1732 35 65 100 m4d 1735 35 60 100 m4d 1737 40 60 100 m4d 1739 40 60 100 m4d 1740 35 60 100 m4d 1743 70 115 180 m4d 1743/0 75 120 185 m4d 1746 35 55 85 m4d 1760 40 65 100
Year F VF EF m4d 1763 30 60 85 m4d 1763 proof ex rare m4d 1765 360 600 900 m4d 1766 35 65 100 m4d 1770 100 150 225 m4d 1772 50 85 130 m4d 1776 50 80 120 m4d 1780 35 65 95 m4d 1784 35 65 95 m4d 1786 35 70 100 m4d 1792 55 85 140 210 m4d 1795 30 60 90 m4d 1800 30 55 80 m4d 1817 30 50 80 m4d 1818 30 50 75 m4d 1820 35 55 85
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1822 45 95 m4d 1823 40 80 m4d 1824 40 80 m4d 1826 40 75 m4d 1827 40 75 m4d 1828 40 75 m4d 1829 40 75 m4d 1830 40 75
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 m4d 1831 45 85 m4d 1832 45 85 m4d 1833 45 85 m4d 1834 45 85 m4d 1835 45 85 m4d 1836 45 85 m4d 1837 45 85
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 m4d 1838 20 30 m4d 1839 20 30 m4d 1830 20 30 m4d 1840 20 30 m4d 1841 30 45 m4d 1842 20 30 m4d 1843 20 30 m4d 1844 20 30 m4d 1845 20 30 m4d 1846 20 30 m4d 1847 20 30 m4d 1848 20 30 m4d 1849 20 30 m4d 1850 20 30 m4d 1851 20 30 m4d 1852 20 30 m4d 1853 20 30 m4d 1854 20 30 m4d 1855 20 30 m4d 1856 20 30 m4d 1857 20 30 m4d 1858 20 30 m4d 1859 20 30 m4d 1860 20 30 m4d 1861 20 30 m4d 1862 20 30 m4d 1863 20 30 m4d 1864 20 30 m4d 1865 20 30 m4d 1866 20 30 m4d 1867 20 30 m4d 1868 20 30 m4d 1869 20 30 m4d 1870 20 30 m4d 1871 20 30 m4d 1872 20 30 m4d 1873 20 30 m4d 1874 20 30 m4d 1875 20 30 m4d 1876 20 30 m4d 1877 20 30 m4d 1878 20 30 m4d 1879 20 30 m4d 1880 20 30 m4d 1881 20 30 m4d 1882 20 30 m4d 1883 20 30 m4d 1884 20 30 m4d 1885 20 30 m4d 1886 20 30 m4d 1887 20 30Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1888 15 30 m4d 1889 15 30 m4d 1890 15 30 m4d 1891 15 30 m4d 1892 15 30Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1893 15 25 m4d 1894 15 25 m4d 1895 15 25 m4d 1896 15 25 m4d 1897 15 25 m4d 1898 15 25 m4d 1899 15 25 m4d 1900 15 25 m4d 1901 15 25
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1902 15 22 m4d 1903 15 22 m4d 1904 15 22 m4d 1905 15 22 m4d 1906 15 22 m4d 1907 15 22 m4d 1908 15 22 m4d 1909 20 40 m4d 1910 20 40
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1911 15 25 m4d 1912 15 25 m4d 1913 15 25 m4d 1914 15 25 m4d 1915 15 25 m4d 1916 15 25 m4d 1917 15 25 m4d 1918 15 25 m4d 1919 15 25 m4d 1920 15 25Type 2: .500 Silver
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1921 15 25 m4d 1922 15 25 m4d 1923 15 25 m4d 1924 15 25 m4d 1925 15 25 m4d 1926 15 25 m4d 1927 15 25Type 3: Modified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1928 15 25 m4d 1929 15 25Type 4: Re-engraved Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1930 15 25 m4d 1931 15 25 m4d 1932 15 25 m4d 1933 15 25 m4d 1934 15 25 m4d 1935 15 25 m4d 1936 15 25
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1937 15 30 m4d 1938 15 30 m4d 1939 15 30 m4d 1940 15 30 m4d 1941 15 30 m4d 1942 15 30 m4d 1943 15 30 m4d 1944 15 30 m4d 1945 15 30 m4d 1946 15 30 m4d 1947 15 30 m4d 1948 15 30Type 2: No IND IMP
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1949 15 30 m4d 1950 15 30 m4d 1951 15 30 m4d 1952 15 30The 1952 coin is known in copper.
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1953 75 125Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc m4d 1954 20 35 m4d 1955 20 35 m4d 1956 20 35 m4d 1957 20 35 m4d 1958 20 35 m4d 1959 20 35 m4d 1960 20 35 m4d 1961 20 35 m4d 1962 20 35 m4d 1963 20 35 m4d 1964 20 35 m4d 1965 20 35 m4d 1966 20 35 m4d 1967 20 35 m4d 1968 20 35 m4d 1969 20 35 m4d 1970 20 35 m4d 1971 20 35 m4d 1972 20 35 m4d 1973 20 35 m4d 1974 20 35 m4d 1975 20 35 m4d 1976 20 35 m4d 1977 20 35 m4d 1978 20 35 m4d 1979 20 35 m4d 1980 20 35 m4d 1981 20 35 m4d 1982 20 35 m4d 1983 20 35 m4d 1984 20 35 m4d 1985 20 35 m4d 1986 25 40 m4d 1987 25 40 m4d 1988 25 40 m4d 1989 25 40 m4d 1990 25 40 m4d 1991 25 40 m4d 1992 25 40 m4d 1993 25 40 m4d 1994 25 40 m4d 1995 25 40 m4d 1996 25 40 m4d 1997 25 40 m4d 1998 25 40 m4d 1999 25 40 m4d 2000 25 40 m4d 2001 25 40 m4d 2002 25 40 m4d 2002g proof 400 550 m4d 2003 25 40 m4d 2004 25 40 m4d 2005 25 40 m4d 2006 25 40 m4d 2007 25 40 m4d 2008 25 45 m4d 2009 25 45 g: gold proof
Extracted from Coin News April 2009
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 4d 1836 8 16 40 85 4d 1837w 8 16 40 85
Year F VF EF Unc 4d 1837v ex rare 4d 1838s 10 18 50 100 4d 1838 7 15 30 80 4d 1839 7 16 35 80 4d 1839 proof 125 4d 1840O 7 15 35 80 4d 1840o 7 16 40 90 4d 1841 7 15 35 80 4d 1842/1 7 15 35 80 4d 1842 7 15 35 80 4d 1843 8 16 40 100 4d 1843/53 7 15 35 80 4d 1844 7 15 35 90 4d 1845 7 15 35 90 4d 1846 7 15 35 90 4d 1847/6 12 30 100 4d 1848 7 15 30 80 4d 1848/6 25 100 4d 1848/7 8 20 50 100 4d 1849 7 15 35 80 4d 1849/8 8 20 60 125 4d 1851 25 70 175 350 4d 1852 50 120 350 4d 1853 40 100 375 4d 1853 proof 500 4d 1854 7 14 35 80 4d 1855 7 14 35 80 4d 1857 proof rare 4d 1862 proof rare v: Victoria obverseType 2: Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 4d 1888 7 15 35 75
Extracted from Coin News November 2009
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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