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Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only, and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer, rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly.
The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine Coin News, and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that a proof of that year does not exist.
No values are available for twopence or half groat coins prior to those of Charles II.
Year F VF EF Undated 55 90 155 1668 65 90 160 1670 50 80 150 1671 50 85 150 1672 50 85 150 1672/1 65 100 160 1673 50 85 155 1674 55 90 150 1675 50 90 140 1676 55 95 155 1677 45 85 135 1678 35 75 130 1679 40 70 125 1680 50 85 135 1681 55 80 135 1682 65 90 165 1682/1e 75 110 210 1683 60 100 160 1684 55 95 155 e: ERA instead of FRA on reverse
Year F VF EF 1686 60 95 160 1686A 75 120 215 1687 65 95 165 1687e 75 130 215 1688 50 85 150 1688/7 65 90 170 A: crossbar missing from A of IACOBVS e: ERA instead of FRA on reverse
Year F VF EF 1689 60 100 175 1691 55 85 140 1692 75 130 200 1693 65 110 185 1693g 75 115 185 1693/2 65 100 170 1694 50 85 140 1694m 80 130 250 1694h 75 120 210 1694g1 60 100 185 1694g2 55 95 185 g: GV below bust m: MARLA instead of MARIA on obverse h: HI instead of HIB on reverse g1: GVLI under bust g2: GVL under bust
Year F VF EF 1698 60 115 175 1699 50 90 145 1700 65 115 185 1701 65 110 170
Year F VF EF 1703 65 100 180 1704s 50 80 135 1704ns 60 90 170 1705 60 100 160 1706 80 120 195 1707 50 85 150 1708 70 100 175 1709 85 135 225 1710 45 80 115 1713 70 110 195 s: stops on obverse ns: no stops on obverse
Year F VF EF 1717 45 80 130 1721 50 85 125 1723 65 95 160 1726 50 80 135 1727 60 85 150
Year F VF EF 1729 40 80 120 1731 40 80 125 1732 40 80 115 1735 45 75 110 1737 40 80 115 1739 45 80 120 1740 40 70 115 1743 35 65 105 1743/0 45 80 115 1746 35 70 95 1756 35 65 95 1759 35 70 95 1760 50 75 100
Year F VF EF Unc 1763 40 70 95 1763 proof ex rare 1765 345 500 700 1766 45 75 95 1772 35 70 90 1776 35 70 90 1780 35 70 90 1784 40 70 90 1786 50 80 95 1792 80 125 190 1795 30 60 85 1800 30 70 85 1817 35 70 90 1818 35 70 90 1820 45 80 100
For the Cartwheel Twopence of 1797 see below.
Year F VF EF Unc 1822 40 70 1823 40 70 1824 40 70 1825 40 70 1825t 60 115 1826 40 70 1827 40 70 1828 40 70 1829 40 70 1830 40 70 t: TRITANNIAR error
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 45 80 1831 proof 125 275 1832 45 80 1833 45 80 1834 45 80 1835 45 80 1836 45 80 1837 45 80
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 30 60 1838 proof 475 1839 30 60 1839 proof 300 1840 30 60 1841 30 60 1842 30 60 1843 30 60 1844 30 60 1845 30 60 1846 30 60 1847 30 60 1848 30 60 1849 30 60 1850 30 60 1851 30 60 1852 30 60 1853 30 60 1853 proof 325 1854 30 60 1855 30 60 1856 30 60 1857 30 60 1858 30 60 1859 30 60 1859e 75 135 1860 30 60 1861/11 40 80 1862 30 60 1863 30 60 1864 30 60 1865 30 60 1866 30 60 1867 30 60 1868 30 60 1869 30 60 1870 30 60 1871 30 60 1872 30 60 1873 30 60 1874 30 60 1875 30 60 1876 30 60 1877 30 60 1878 30 60 1879 30 60 1880 30 60 1881 30 60 1882 30 60 1883 30 60 1884 30 60 1885 30 60 1886 30 60 1887 30 60
e: BEITANNIAR error
Coins dated 1838 and 1848 were also minted for Colonial use, and are found in well circulated condition (£4 F, £10-12 VF).
Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1888 30 60 1889 30 60 1890 30 60 1891 30 60 1892 30 60Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1893 25 50 1894 25 50 1895 25 50 1896 25 50 1897 25 50 1898 25 50 1899 25 50 1900 25 50 1901 25 50
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 25 35 1902 proof 30 50 1903 25 35 1904 25 35 1905 25 35 1906 25 35 1907 25 35 1908 25 35 1909 45 80 1910 50 90
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 35 65 1911 proof 40 70 1912 35 65 1913 35 65 1914 35 65 1915 35 65 1916 35 65 1917 35 65 1918 35 65 1919 35 65 1920 35 65 1921 35 65 1922 35 65 1923 35 65 1924 35 65 1925 35 65 1926 35 65Second Type. Modified Effigy
Year F VF EF Unc 1927 35 65 1928 35 65 1929 35 65Third Type. Obverse Modified Again
Year F VF EF Unc 1930 35 65 1931 35 65 1932 35 65 1933 35 65 1934 35 65 1935 40 65 1936 50 75
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 40 60 1937 proof 35 60 1938 40 60 1939 40 60 1940 40 60 1941 40 60 1942 40 60 1943 40 60 1944 40 60 1945 40 60 1946 40 60 1947 40 60 1948 45 70Second Type FIDEI DEF
Year F VF EF Unc 1949 45 70 1950 45 70 1951 45 70 1952 45 70
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 140 225Second Type: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1954 40 65 1955 40 65 1956 40 65 1957 40 65 1958 40 65 1959 40 65 1960 40 65 1961 40 65 1962 40 65 1963 40 65 1964 40 65 1965 40 65 1966 40 65 1967 40 65 1968 40 65 1969 40 65 1970 40 65 1971 40 65 1972 40 65 1973 40 65 1974 40 65 1975 40 65 1976 40 65 1977 40 65 1978 40 65 1979 40 65 1980 40 65 1981 40 65 1982 40 65 1983 40 65 1984 40 65 1985 40 65 1986 40 70 1987 40 70 1988 40 70 1989 40 70 1990 40 70 1991 40 70 1992 40 70 1993 40 70 1994 40 70 1995 40 70 1996 40 70 1997 40 70 1998 40 70 1999 40 70 2000 40 70 2001 40 70 2002 40 70 2002g 450 2003 40 70 2004 40 70 2005 40 70 2006 40 70 2007 40 70 2008 125 2009 115 2010 110 2011 85 2012 100 2013 110 2014 110 2015 105 2016 135 2017 160 2018 2019 g: Gold proof
Values of silver twopence extracted from Coin News May 2018
Year F VF EF Unc 1797c 30 80 425 1100 1797c proof 800+
The proof copper twopwnce comes in a variety of forms, some of which have a higher value than indicated.
Values of copper twopence extracted from Coin News April 2019
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than £1.
If you have a silver twopence coin with a date not listed, you may find it listed as part of a Maundy Set.
Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
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