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Five Pound - 1820 to 1953 - Price Guide
The five pound British gold coin, also known as a quintuple sovereign has been struck intermittently between 1820 and 1953. One of the rarest coins in Great Britain, and a coin much sought after by collectors, is the Una and the Lion five pounds.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Piedfort | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Thick flan | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | - | - | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 |
| 1887 - No BP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | - | - | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 |
| 1902 | - | - | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 | £3,480 |
| 1911 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Piedfort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Thick flan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | £3,480 | £3,530 | £3,580 | £6,500 | £11,100 | £12,200 | - |
| 1887 - No BP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | £3,500 | £4,790 | £7,200 | £9,800 | - | - | - |
| 1902 | £3,480 | £3,330 | £3,250 | £10,800 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820 | - | - | £367,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | £105,300 | £130,200 | £166,400 | - | £270,000 | - |
| 1826 - Piedfort | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Thick flan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGIT - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves | - | - | £317,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 5 scrolls - 9 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves | - | £249,100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - DIRIGE - 6 scrolls - 13 leaves - Plain edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | - | £31,500 | £35,900 | £43,800 | £95,300 | - | - |
| 1887 - No BP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | £7,700 | - | - | £64,300 | £73,200 | £130,600 | - |
| 1902 | - | £3,880 | £5,400 | £12,300 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | - | £6,800 | £9,500 | £20,100 | £21,300 | £38,700 | £80,200 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | £5,800 | £6,400 | £9,100 | £12,900 | £39,600 | - |
| 1937 - George VI - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
