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1861 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1861 - Roman I | - | - | £559![]() | £600 | - | £816 |
1861 - C/Rotated C | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1861 - T/V in Victoria | - | - | £559![]() | £600 | - | - |
1861 - Repunched E & F | - | - | - | - | - | £672 |
1861 - E/Rotated E | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1861 - F/V in DEF | - | - | £559![]() | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - Wide date | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1862 - Narrow date | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1862 - Roman I | - | - | £559![]() | £780 | - | - |
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ | - | - | £559![]() | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ | - | - | £559![]() | £1,000 | - | - |
1862 - R/E in BRIT | - | - | £600 | £1,320 | - | - |
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA | - | - | £800 | £2,000 | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 | - | - | £3,750 | £8,200![]() | £9,200 | £10,500 |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun | - | - | £4,530 | £8,300 | £11,000 | £12,500 |
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 | - | - | £559![]() | £780 | - | £866 |
1864 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Arabic 1 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1865 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1866 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1866 - 6/5 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559 |
1868 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1869 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1870 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1870 - W.W. Raised | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1871 - Shield | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1871 - St. George - Large BP | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1871 - St. George - Small BP | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - Shield - With Die Number | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1872 - St. George | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1873 - Shield | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1873 - St. George | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1874 - Shield | - | - | £1,440 | £3,630 | £5,300 | £6,900 |
1874 - St. George | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1876 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1878 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1879 | - | - | £559![]() | £1,100 | £2,440 | £3,110 |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Buried | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1884 - W.W. Complete | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1885 - W.W. Buried | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1885 - W.W. Complete | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1887 - Small Close JEB | - | - | £559![]() | £559 | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G | - | - | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB | - | - | £559![]() | £559 | £559![]() | £559![]() |
1888 - Far G | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £675![]() | £716![]() |
1888 - Near G | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1889 - Far G | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1889 - Near G | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1890 - Far G | - | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1890 - Near G | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1891 - Short Tail | - | - | £583![]() | £788 | £1,280 | £1,440 |
1891 - Long Tail | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1892 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1893 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1894 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1895 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1896 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1898 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1899 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - |
1900 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1901 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1902 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1903 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1904 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1905 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1906 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1907 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1908 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1909 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1910 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1911 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1912 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1913 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1914 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1915 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1916 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1917 | - | - | £4,400 | £12,000 | - | - |
1925 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1937 - George IV - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1957 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1958 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1959 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1962 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1963 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1964 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1965 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1966 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1967 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
1968 | - | - | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1861 | £559![]() | £636 | £878 | £3,170 | - | - | - |
1861 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - C/Rotated C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - T/V in Victoria | - | - | - | - | £5,500 | - | - |
1861 - Repunched E & F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - E/Rotated E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1861 - F/V in DEF | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Wide date | £559![]() | £666 | £1,260![]() | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date | £559![]() | £693 | £1,010 | £1,450 | - | - | - |
1862 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Wide date - F/⩝ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - Narrow date - F/⩝ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - R/E in BRIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1862 - R/Inverted R in VICTORIA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | £559![]() | £607 | £692 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 and #22 | £11,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number - #827 on Trun | £14,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number - Arabic 1 | £559![]() | £671 | £1,000 | £9,100 | £17,100 | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number - Roman 1 | - | - | £2,020 | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Roman I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1864 - Arabic 1 | £559![]() | £630 | £847 | £1,300 | £5,600 | - | - |
1865 | £559![]() | £744 | £1,380![]() | £3,050![]() | £4,830 | - | - |
1866 | £559![]() | £655 | £991 | £3,480![]() | - | - | - |
1866 - 6/5 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 | - | - | - | - |
1868 | £559![]() | £742![]() | £881 | - | - | - | - |
1869 | £559![]() | £603 | £974![]() | £1,390 | £2,440 | - | - |
1870 - W.W. Incuse | £559![]() | £695 | £978 | - | - | - | - |
1870 - W.W. Raised | £559![]() | £740![]() | £857 | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Shield | £559![]() | £616![]() | £673![]() | £1,010![]() | £2,810![]() | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Large BP | £559![]() | £686![]() | £813![]() | £1,840 | - | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Small BP | £559![]() | £591![]() | £624 | £958 | £2,540![]() | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Small BP - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1871 - St. George - Large BP - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - Shield - With Die Number | £559![]() | £602![]() | £646![]() | £814![]() | £2,030![]() | - | - |
1872 - Shield - Without Die Number | £559![]() | £582![]() | £605 | £1,230![]() | - | - | - |
1872 - St. George | £559![]() | £611![]() | £663 | £831 | £3,030![]() | £4,220 | - |
1873 - Shield | £559![]() | £803![]() | £1,050![]() | - | - | - | - |
1873 - St. George | £559![]() | £629![]() | £700 | - | - | - | - |
1874 - Shield | £7,900 | £14,300 | - | - | - | - | - |
1874 - St. George | £559![]() | £613![]() | £668 | - | - | - | - |
1876 | £559![]() | £596![]() | £633 | £1,720![]() | £1,760 | - | - |
1878 | £559![]() | £613![]() | £668 | - | - | - | - |
1879 | £3,780 | £16,700 | £29,700 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP | £559![]() | £607![]() | £674 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - Small BP - 8/7 | £559![]() | £845 | £880 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP | £559![]() | £571![]() | £583 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Buried - No BP - 8/7 | £559![]() | £659![]() | £760 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Buried | £559![]() | £591![]() | £623 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete | £559![]() | £571![]() | £583 | £4,180 | - | - | - |
1880 - Long Tail - W.W. Complete - 8/7 | £559![]() | £659![]() | £760 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP | £559![]() | £570 | £583 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - Short Tail - W.W. Complete - No BP - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Buried | £559![]() | £626![]() | £638![]() | £651 | - | - | - |
1884 - W.W. Complete | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559 | £1,300 | - | - | - |
1885 - W.W. Buried | £559![]() | £601![]() | £643 | - | - | - | - |
1885 - W.W. Complete | £559![]() | £608 | £635 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Small Close JEB | £633 | £798 | £963 | £2,520 | - | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB - Far G | £559![]() | £559![]() | £559![]() | £666 | £1,340 | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB - Near G | - | £491 | - | £630 | £12,300 | £23,900 | - |
1887 - Small Wide (spread) JEB | £633 | £720![]() | £750![]() | £947 | £1,220 | - | - |
1888 - Far G | £730![]() | £798 | £963 | - | - | - | - |
1888 - Near G | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,600 | - | - | - |
1889 - Far G | - | - | £686 | - | - | - | - |
1889 - Near G | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Far G | £583![]() | £640 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Near G | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,070![]() | - | - | - |
1891 - Short Tail | £1,560 | £1,650![]() | - | - | - | - | - |
1891 - Long Tail | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,600 | - | - | - |
1892 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,490 | - | - | - |
1893 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,750![]() | £2,180![]() | £2,610 | - |
1894 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - | - |
1895 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - | - |
1896 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £2,300 | - | - | - |
1898 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,340 | £2,280 | - | - |
1899 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £2,210![]() | - | - | - |
1900 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,060 | - | - | - |
1901 | £583![]() | £685![]() | £787 | - | - | - | - |
1902 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,290![]() | - | - | - |
1903 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £2,200 | £3,970 | - | - |
1904 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - | - |
1905 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,510 | - | - | - |
1906 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,440![]() | - | - | - |
1907 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,140 | - | - | - |
1908 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - | - |
1909 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £751![]() | £3,140 | - | - |
1910 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,410 | - | - |
1911 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £634 | £830 | - |
1911 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1912 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583 | £1,040 | - | - |
1913 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £1,650 | - | - |
1914 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £682 | - | - |
1915 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £646 | - | - |
1916 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - |
1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1925 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583 | £916 |
1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1937 - George IV - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1957 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - |
1958 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £629 | - |
1959 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £645 | £843 |
1962 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - |
1963 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £2,290 | - |
1964 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £808![]() | - | - |
1965 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - | - |
1966 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - |
1967 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | - | - |
1968 | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £583![]() | £604![]() | £835 | - |
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.