Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Changes to the History and Values Pages

This is a page listing some of the changes made during the last year or so. The main index page is updated each time.
For changes to the Picture pages see What's New.

• 13th February 2026
  • Update of the values of gold half guinea and half sovereign coins
• 28th January 2026
  • Addition of an image of the 1811 Bank of England token
• 22nd January 2026
  • Addition of an image of the rare 1836 sovereign with an N in the shield
• 26th November 2025
  • Update of the values of decimal crown sized coins (25p and 5 pounds)
• 25th November 2025
  • Update of the values of half crown coins (2/6)
• 23rd November 2025
  • Update of the values of two shilling coins (florins)
• 31st October 2025
  • Update of the values of six pence coins
• 28th September 2025
  • Update of the values of non-maundy three pence coins
  • Update of the values of penny-halfpenny coins
• 11th November 2024
  • Update of the values of decimal one pound coins
• 13th October 2024
  • Changes to all decimal history pages after publication of 2023 mintage figures.
• October 2024
  • Changes to all history pages to bring them into line with modern practice for html coding.
• 20th August 2024
  • Slight change to the wording of the page on the history of the three-farthings.
• August 2024
  • Update of the values of decimal coins from the halfpenny to twenty pence.

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