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Threepence - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
The 3 Pence role changed in 1845, when it began to be issued in large numbers for general circulation. This further attempt to popularise the coin proved successful, no doubt in part because of the large and inconvenient size of the copper coinage.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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| 1838 | - | - | £9.20 | £19.70 | £42.50 | £53.90 |
| 1838 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | £10.00 | £25.30 | £57.20 | £73.10 |
| 1840 | - | - | £10.00 | £22.30 | £50.70 | £64.80 |
| 1841 | - | - | £11.20 | £23.70 | £56.30 | £72.70 |
| 1842 | - | - | £10.00 | £23.10 | £58.20 | £75.80 |
| 1843 | - | - | £9.20 | £19.10 | £42.20 | £53.80 |
| 1843 - 43/34 | - | - | £12.00 | £22.40 | £47.20 | £59.60 |
| 1844 | - | - | £10.40 | £21.80 | £51.10 | £65.70 |
| 1845 | - | - | £9.60 | £15.50 | £37.10 | £47.90 |
| 1846 | - | - | £22.00 | £65.30 | £142 | £180 |
| 1847 | - | - | £40.50 | £133 | £239 | £293 |
| 1848 | - | - | £33.50 | £110 | £234 | £296 |
| 1849 | - | - | £8.80 | £23.10 | £54.70 | £70.50 |
| 1850 | - | - | £8.00 | £15.30 | £34.00 | £43.30 |
| 1850 - 0/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | £8.00 | £19.70 | £43.20 | £54.90 |
| 1851 - 51/58 | - | - | £16.00 | £36.00 | £97.00 | £128 |
| 1852 | - | - | £56.30 | £137 | £317 | £407 |
| 1853 | - | - | £34.00 | £80.70 | £152 | £188 |
| 1854 | - | - | £6.40 | £15.30 | £41.00 | £53.80 |
| 1855 | - | - | £8.80 | £22.30 | £53.30 | £68.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | £7.20 | £15.30 | £43.00 | £66.50 |
| 1857 | - | - | £7.20 | £19.70 | £46.80 | £60.40 |
| 1858 | - | - | £7.20 | £14.70 | £37.00 | £48.20 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | £11.30 | £25.70 | £91.20 | £124 |
| 1858 - 8/5 | - | - | £8.00 | £24.00 | £72.00 | £96.00 |
| 1858 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | £6.40 | £12.00 | £33.70 | £45.20 |
| 1860 | - | - | £8.00 | £20.50 | £50.70 | £65.90 |
| 1861 | - | - | £7.20 | £13.30 | £38.70 | £51.30 |
| 1862 | - | - | £8.00 | £16.00 | £38.30 | £49.50 |
| 1863 | - | - | £18.00 | £31.30 | £61.80 | £77.10 |
| 1864 | - | - | £6.00 | £13.20 | £32.90 | £42.80 |
| 1865 | - | - | £6.00 | £14.50 | £42.30 | £56.10 |
| 1866 | - | - | £6.00 | £12.50 | £33.90 | £44.60 |
| 1867 | - | - | £6.00 | £12.50 | £33.90 | £44.60 |
| 1868 | - | - | £6.00 | £12.50 | £33.90 | £44.60 |
| 1868 - Rritaniar | - | - | £48.00 | £80.00 | £130 | £155 |
| 1869 | - | - | £12.70 | £64.70 | £104 | £123 |
| 1870 | - | - | £4.40 | £10.80 | £32.40 | £43.20 |
| 1871 | - | - | £5.60 | £12.50 | £34.20 | £45.10 |
| 1872 | - | - | £5.20 | £11.30 | £32.80 | £43.60 |
| 1873 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £26.00 | £34.00 |
| 1874 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £26.00 | £34.00 |
| 1875 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £26.00 | £37.00 |
| 1876 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £26.00 | £34.00 |
| 1877 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £27.30 | £36.00 |
| 1878 | - | - | £4.40 | £10.50 | £28.60 | £37.60 |
| 1879 | - | - | £4.00 | £9.90 | £26.30 | £34.50 |
| 1880 | - | - | £4.00 | £8.90 | £24.80 | £32.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | £4.00 | £8.90 | £23.10 | £30.20 |
| 1882 | - | - | £5.20 | £12.00 | £35.30 | £47.00 |
| 1883 | - | - | £4.00 | £7.00 | £20.80 | £27.80 |
| 1884 | - | - | £4.00 | £7.00 | £22.80 | £30.80 |
| 1885 | - | - | £4.00 | £7.00 | £21.50 | £28.80 |
| 1886 | - | - | £4.00 | £7.00 | £21.50 | £28.80 |
| 1887 - Young head | - | - | £4.00 | £7.90 | £22.90 | £30.50 |
| 1887 - Jubilee head | - | - | £1.60 | £2.50 | £5.70 | £7.30 |
| 1888 | - | - | £2.40 | £3.60 | £9.10 | £11.90 |
| 1889 | - | - | £2.00 | £3.30 | £8.00 | £10.30 |
| 1890 | - | - | £2.00 | £3.30 | £8.00 | £10.30 |
| 1891 | - | - | £2.00 | £3.30 | £8.40 | £10.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | £2.40 | £3.90 | £9.30 | £12.00 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Open 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Close 3 | - | - | £17.30 | £53.30 | £102 | £126 |
| 1893 - Veiled head | - | - | £2.00 | £4.80 | £8.60 | £10.50 |
| 1894 | - | - | £2.80 | £4.70 | £11.90 | £15.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.10 | £10.70 | £13.90 |
| 1896 | - | - | £2.00 | £3.90 | £10.00 | £13.10 |
| 1897 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £8.60 | £10.90 |
| 1898 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £8.60 | £10.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £8.60 | £10.90 |
| 1900 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £8.00 | £10.00 |
| 1901 | - | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £8.00 | £10.00 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1838 | £65.30 | £125 | £168 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | £89.00 | £132 | £142 | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | £79.00 | £143 | £218 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | £89.00 | £154 | £218 | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | £93.30 | £156 | £219 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | £65.30 | £120 | £174 | £217 | £269 | - | - |
| 1843 - 43/34 | £72.00 | £136 | £200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | £80.30 | £136 | £191 | £358 | - | - | - |
| 1845 | £58.70 | £110 | £161 | £174 | - | - | - |
| 1846 | £219 | £334 | £448 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | £346 | £563 | £780 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | £358 | £390 | £735 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | £86.30 | £146 | £205 | - | - | - | £372 |
| 1850 | £52.70 | £103 | £153 | - | - | £191 | - |
| 1850 - 0/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | £66.70 | £125 | £183 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - 51/58 | £158 | £200 | £260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | £497 | £670 | £677 | £684 | £695 | - | - |
| 1853 | £224 | £343 | £434 | £937 | - | - | - |
| 1854 | £66.70 | £121 | £175 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | £84.30 | £144 | £203 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | £70.70 | £120 | £170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | £74.00 | £137 | £200 | - | - | - | £336 |
| 1858 | £59.30 | £117 | £175 | - | - | - | £398 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | £157 | £213 | £275 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/5 | £120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | £55.30 | £91.70 | £103 | £118 | £133 | - | - |
| 1860 | £81.00 | £114 | £116 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | £64.00 | £116 | £146 | £186 | - | - | - |
| 1862 | £60.70 | £105 | £148 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | £92.30 | £152 | £212 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | £52.70 | £96.50 | £140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | £70.00 | £115 | £161 | - | - | £207 | - |
| 1866 | £55.30 | £99.20 | £143 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | £55.30 | £99.20 | £143 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | £55.30 | £101 | £112 | £123 | - | - | - |
| 1868 - Rritaniar | £180 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | £143 | £240 | £337 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | £54.00 | £91.20 | £93.00 | £94.90 | £96.90 | - | - |
| 1871 | £56.00 | £94.20 | £119 | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | £54.30 | £103 | £127 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | £42.00 | £64.80 | £84.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | £42.00 | £70.80 | £99.70 | £177 | £262 | - | - |
| 1875 | £42.00 | £69.50 | £97.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 | £42.00 | £69.50 | £97.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | £44.70 | £71.70 | £98.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | £46.70 | £78.00 | £89.50 | £101 | - | - | - |
| 1879 | £42.70 | £69.30 | £96.00 | - | - | £284 | - |
| 1880 | £40.70 | £65.30 | £90.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | £37.30 | £59.30 | £81.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | £58.70 | £86.50 | £92.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | £34.70 | £44.80 | £45.30 | £65.10 | £85.00 | - | - |
| 1884 | £38.70 | £57.30 | £76.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | £36.00 | £56.70 | £77.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1886 | £36.00 | £56.70 | £63.50 | £70.40 | £80.20 | - | - |
| 1887 - Young head | £38.00 | £59.30 | £80.70 | £85.70 | £90.80 | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head | £8.90 | £17.40 | £26.00 | £57.30 | £66.50 | £75.70 | £128 |
| 1888 | £14.70 | £28.00 | £41.30 | £51.10 | - | - | - |
| 1889 | £12.70 | £25.40 | £38.30 | £51.10 | £56.30 | £97.80 | - |
| 1890 | £12.70 | £22.90 | £38.30 | - | - | - | £118 |
| 1891 | £13.50 | £26.60 | £38.80 | £56.10 | £75.20 | - | - |
| 1892 | £14.70 | £29.30 | £44.00 | - | - | £66.60 | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Open 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Close 3 | £150 | £248 | £312 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head | £12.30 | £35.00 | £38.70 | £64.30 | - | - | - |
| 1894 | £19.20 | £35.50 | £40.30 | £45.00 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | £17.20 | £32.10 | £47.00 | - | - | £67.90 | - |
| 1896 | £16.10 | £28.90 | £41.70 | - | - | £67.90 | - |
| 1897 | £12.80 | £23.60 | £34.30 | £41.30 | - | - | £62.20 |
| 1898 | £12.80 | £24.20 | £35.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | £12.80 | £24.20 | £36.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | £11.30 | £22.00 | £32.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | £11.30 | £20.70 | £35.40 | £49.70 | £57.50 | £65.30 | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | £504 | - |
| 1840 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 43/34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 - 0/0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - 51/58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - BRITANNIAB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 - Rritaniar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Young head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Jubilee head | - | £105 | - | £140 | £249 | - | - |
| 1888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Open 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head - Close 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Veiled head | - | - | - | - | £239 | - | - |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
