Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


The Copper or Bronze Penny


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George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria (Copper), Victoria (Bronze), 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, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE


Condition Grades

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.


Silver Pence

Values of silver pennies are now on the Silver (Maundy) Penny page.


Copper Pence


George III

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1797    25      60      320     1000
1806    7       20      85      300
1807    7       20      85      300
1808    unique

Large copper coins dated 1799 are almost certainly halfpence.


George IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1825    18      45      275     700
1826    18      45      275     700
1826    proof                   1200
1827    300     1000    5000

William IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1831    30      75      425     1250
1831    proof                   1500
1834    32      75      425     1350
1837    70      210     800     3000

Victoria

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1839    proof                   3500
1841:   10      50      300     875
1841nc  8       20      175     550
1843nc  ex. rare
1843:   100     375     2000    5000
1844    12      30      200     625
1845    15      35      270     800
1846    15      25      240     750
1846f:  15      25      240     750
1846c:  16      30      240     800
1847    12      25      200     600
1848    12      25      175     575
1848/7  9       22      160     500
1848/6  20      120     525
1849    225     600     2500
1851    15      45      220     800
1853    7       15      100     200
1853    proof                   3500
1854    8       22      120     260
1854/3  15      50      200
1855    8       20      120     300
1856p   110     250     1100    3000
1856o   120     270     1100    3200
1857p   7       18      100     330
1857o   6       18      90      350
1858/7  7       18      90      350
1858/6  40      120     550
1858/3  25      90      400
1858    7       16      100     375
1859    10      28      180     525
1860/59 900     2200    4000    7000

1860 pennies with the words ONE PENNY on the reverse are the more common bronze type listed below.
nc - no colon after REG
: - colon after REG
f - far colon after DEF
c - close colon after DEF
p - plain trident
o - ornamental trident


Bronze Pence


Victoria Young Head or 'Bun' Penny

Many Victorian pennies have die varieties, but listing their values is too specialised.

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1860b   40      100     250     1000
1860t   10      30      80      400
1861    8       15      55      375
1862    8       15      55      350
1862s   100     250
1863    8       15      55      325
1863dn  500     1000
1864p4  30      175     700     3500
1864c4  35      185     800     4000
1865    8       20      60      400
1865/3  50      160     600
1866    8       25      80      500
1867    8       25      150     900
1868    20      80      300     2400
1869    150     500     2000    6000
1870    18      50      200     800
1871    45      150     500     2500
1872    8       25      80      325
1873    8       25      80      325
1874    8       25      80      325
1874H   8       25      80      380
1874o   18      50      130     575
1875    8       25      75      350
1875H   35      125     950     2500
1876H   8       15      65      375
1877    8       15      65      375
1878    8       15      65      375
1879    6       18      60      375
1880    6       18      60      360
1881    8       18      60      325
1881H   12      20      65      350
1882H   8       18      60      325
1882    extremely rare
n.b. The H on an 1882 penny can often be very difficult to see on worn coins
1883    8       18      65      275
1884    8       20      65      275
1885    8       18      60      275
1886    8       18      60      275
1887    8       18      60      275
1888    8       18      65      300
1889    8       18      55      400
1890    8       18      55      275
1891    8       15      55      275
1892    10      20      100     300
1893    8       15      55      275
1893/2  90      250     375     600
1894    15      45      160     550

b: beaded border.
t: toothed border.
s: small date as for halfpenny.
p4: plain 4
c4: crosslet 4
H: Heaton Mint (H under date)
o: older portrait
dn: die number under date.


Victoria Old Head

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
18952mm 20      90      300     850
18951mm         2       18      75
1896            2       18      65
1897            2       15      60
1897d   150     275     900
1898            3       18      65
1899            3       16      60
1900            3       16      45
1901            3       10      30

18952mm: 2mm between P of PENNY and trident head
18951mm: 1mm between P of PENNY and trident head
d: dot after O in ONE


Edward VII

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1902            1       8       30
1902lt  4       15      75      250
1903            3       15      90
1904            4       25      200
1905            3       15      85
1906            3       15      75
1907            3       15      75
1908            3       18      140
1909            3       20      175
1910            3       15      65

lt: low tide variety


George V

First Type
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1911            3       12      65
1912            3       12      65
1912H           4       40      250
1913            3       15      80
1914            3       18      85
1915            3       20      90
1916            3       15      65
1917            3       15      60
1918            3       12      55
1918H   1       15      150     700
1918KN  8       80      600     2500
1919            2       15      55
1919H   1       18      275     1100
1919KN  15      120     800     3200
1920            2       12      30
1921            2       12      40
1922            3       28      160
1922r   1000    3000
1926            6       25      150

H: H mintmark to left of date
KN: KN mintmark to left of date
r: 1927 style reverse (quite difficult to distinguish)

Second Type. Modified Obverse

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1926me  25      150     800     2700
Third Type. Modified Reverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1927            2       10      45
Fourth Type. Obverse Modified Again
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1927            2       10      45
1928            2       10      40
1929            2       10      45
1930            2       20      80
1931            2       10      55
1932            2       15      110
1933    extremely rare
1934            2       25      110
1935                    2       15
1936                    2       12

George VI

First Type F D IND IMP
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1937                            4
1937    proof                   15
1938                            6
1939                            15
1940                    8       25
1944                            8
1945                            8
1946                            8
1947                            5
1948                            5

Pennies dated 1944, 1945 and 1946 were darkened at the Mint.

Second Type FIDEI DEF

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1949                            8
1950    8       16      30      50
1950    proof                   25
1951    20      28      50      75
1951    proof                   40
1952    unique proof

Elizabeth II

First Type: BRITT OMN
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1953                    2       5
1953    proof                   10
1953t   unique

t: toothed reverse as GVI coins.

Second Type: No BRITT OMN

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1954    unique
1961                            2
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1970    proof                   8

Copper & Bronze values extracted from Coin News February 2023

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. Pennies dated 1962 to 1967 are very common, and particularly so dated 1967


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Links

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Values Index.
Values of the Decimal One Penny.

History of The Penny.
Main Index.

Pictures of Silver Pennies
Pictures of Copper Pennies
Pictures Index

Help and Advice


Values of Coins of the UK - The Copper/Bronze Penny
Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton
v47 17th February 2023