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| 1838 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £478 | £608 |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | £276 | £276 | £478 | £608 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | £276 | £276 | £478 | £608 |
| 1841 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £510 | £656 |
| 1842 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £395 | £398 |
| 1843 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £410 | £544 |
| 1844 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £400 | £491 |
| 1845 | - | - | £276 | £595 | £1,300 | £1,910 |
| 1846 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £400 | £489 |
| 1847 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £400 | £491 |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | £276 | £276 | £440 | £551 |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | £276 | £276 | £400 | £491 |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | £276 | £400 | £640 | £760 |
| 1849 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £405 | £504 |
| 1850 | - | - | £276 | £658 | £991 | £1,270 |
| 1851 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £379 | £464 |
| 1852 | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £350 | £508 |
| 1853 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £378 | £379 |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £340 | £474 |
| 1856 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £380 | £400 |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | £276 | £280 | £480 | £580 |
| 1857 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £398 | £493 |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £368 | £493 |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £373 | £455 |
| 1859 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £328 | £388 |
| 1860 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £330 | £391 |
| 1861 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £350 | £421 |
| 1862 | - | - | £890 | £3,270 | £4,750 | £5,900 |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | £276 | £276 | £338 | £413 |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | £276 | £276 | £350 | £421 |
| 1864 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £281 | £348 |
| 1865 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £304 | £327 |
| 1866 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £304 | £336 |
| 1867 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £304 | £311 |
| 1869 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £304 | £345 |
| 1870 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £288 | £353 |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | £276 | £540 | £870 | £1,040 |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | £276 | £318 | £529 | £634 |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | £276 | £388 | £674 | £817 |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | £276 | £438 | £679 | £799 |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £277 | £304 |
| 1874 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £285 | £299 |
| 1875 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £326 |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £313 |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £313 |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £313 |
| 1878 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £317 |
| 1879 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £305 | £369 |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | £276 | £276 | £318 | £388 |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £379 |
| 1883 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £296 |
| 1884 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1885 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £450 | £565 |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £300 |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £282 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £287 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £284 |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1894 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1895 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1896 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1897 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1898 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1899 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1900 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| 1901 | - | - | £276 | £276 | £276 | £276 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1838 | £738 | £1,080 | £1,420 | £1,790 | £6,000 | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | £738 | £1,080 | £1,420 | £1,790 | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | £738 | £1,080 | £1,420 | £1,790 | - | - | - |
| 1841 | £803 | £1,280 | £1,750 | £2,730 | - | - | - |
| 1842 | £583 | £1,010 | £1,090 | £2,570 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | £653 | £1,130 | £1,340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | £583 | £886 | £1,190 | £2,420 | £2,680 | £2,950 | - |
| 1845 | £2,350 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | £583 | £886 | £1,190 | £1,250 | £1,300 | £6,700 | - |
| 1847 | £583 | £886 | £1,190 | £2,570 | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | £663 | £996 | £1,330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | £583 | £886 | £1,190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | £880 | £1,340 | £1,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | £603 | £896 | £977 | £1,060 | £2,160 | - | - |
| 1850 | £1,540 | £1,990 | £2,450 | £4,750 | £7,100 | - | - |
| 1851 | £550 | £799 | £800 | £802 | £4,140 | - | - |
| 1852 | £608 | £879 | £934 | £1,620 | £3,890 | - | - |
| 1853 | £548 | £781 | £1,040 | £1,200 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | £563 | £793 | £1,250 | £1,340 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | £578 | £754 | £1,120 | £2,270 | £3,260 | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | £680 | £980 | £1,280 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | £588 | £859 | £1,130 | £1,470 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | £588 | £859 | £1,130 | £1,610 | £2,550 | £3,480 | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | £538 | £794 | £1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | £448 | £831 | £950 | £1,230 | - | - | - |
| 1860 | £453 | £648 | £832 | £1,490 | £1,690 | - | - |
| 1861 | £493 | £547 | £1,010 | £1,660 | £2,480 | - | - |
| 1862 | £7,000 | - | - | - | £12,300 | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | £488 | £740 | £993 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | £493 | £695 | £966 | £1,020 | £1,140 | - | - |
| 1864 | £440 | £660 | £895 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | £440 | £560 | £907 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | £440 | £660 | £857 | £3,430 | - | - | - |
| 1867 | £440 | £554 | £879 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | £440 | £607 | £880 | £1,210 | £2,610 | - | - |
| 1870 | £418 | £614 | £956 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | £1,200 | - | - | £8,500 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | £740 | £770 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | £960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | £920 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | £331 | £492 | £778 | £1,790 | - | - | - |
| 1874 | £403 | £590 | £778 | £1,640 | - | - | - |
| 1875 | £383 | £560 | £702 | £845 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | £365 | £531 | £720 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | £365 | £531 | £611 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | £365 | £531 | £720 | £1,080 | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | £365 | £531 | £635 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | £383 | £523 | £668 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | £433 | £591 | £750 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | £458 | £674 | £890 | £2,620 | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | £448 | £640 | £880 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | £343 | £477 | £547 | £860 | £2,550 | - | - |
| 1884 | £343 | £419 | £617 | £1,410 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | £332 | £427 | £580 | £1,020 | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | £680 | £1,090 | £1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | £276 | £277 | £279 | £479 | £579 | £1,120 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | £320 | £580 | £840 | £1,710 | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | £360 | £428 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | £288 | £291 | £295 | £756 | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | £298 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | £276 | £287 | £299 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | £276 | £473 | £670 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | £293 | £309 | £325 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | £288 | £300 | £350 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | £276 | £292 | £308 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | £278 | £286 | £295 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | £276 | £297 | £318 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | £276 | £276 | £276 | £437 | £558 | £2,390 | - |
| 1894 | £276 | £276 | £276 | £513 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | £276 | £276 | £276 | £427 | - | - | - |
| 1896 | £276 | £276 | £304 | £642 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | £276 | £276 | £276 | £409 | - | - | - |
| 1898 | £276 | £277 | £279 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | £276 | £276 | £276 | £352 | £1,250 | - | - |
| 1900 | £276 | £276 | £276 | £394 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | £276 | £281 | £286 | £351 | £936 | - | - |
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.
