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History of Five Pounds/Guineas
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Five Guineas
Charles II, James II,
William & Mary, William III, Anne,
George I, George II, George III
Five Pounds
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 only, and 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. In addition it
should be noted that the price of gold coins is very dependent on the bullion
value of gold.
Some prices given below may well be out of date, as gold prices can fluctuate markedly. The bullion value of a modern five pound gold coin was about £1746 ($2007) on 7th September 2022, whereas on 8th March 2015 it was £880. Live bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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.
First Bust (pointed truncation)
Year F VF EF 1668 5500 16000 75000 1668el 5500 15000 75000 1669 5500 15000 1669el 5500 15000 1670 6000 15000 75000 1670 proof ex rare 1671 5500 15000 80000 1672 5500 14000 75000 1673 5500 16000 75000 1674 6000 17000 80000 1675 5500 15000 75000 1675el 7000 18000 1675ec 6500 17000 85000 1676 5500 15000 70000 1676ec 6000 18000 80000 1677 5500 17000 70000 1677/5 7000 18000 85000 1677ec 6000 17000 75000 1678/7a 5500 16000 75000 1678/7ec6000 17500 85000
el: elephant below bust (1677/5 has the elephant)
ec: elephant and castle below bust
a: bust 1
Second bust (rounded truncation)
Year F VF EF 1678/7b 5500 15000 70000 1679 6000 15000 70000 1680 6000 15000 70000 1680ec 6500 17000 82500 1681 5500 15000 75000 1681ec 6500 17000 82000 1682 5500 15000 75000 1682ec 6500 17000 82000 1683 5500 15000 70000 1683ec 6500 18000 85000 1684 5000 18000 70000 1684ec 5500 19000 75000 ec: elephant and castle below bust b: bust 2
Year F VF EF 1686 6000 15000 75000 1687 5000 15000 72000 1687ec 6000 16000 75000 1688 5000 14000 67500 1688ec 6500 20000 85000 ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF 1691 5000 14000 70000 1691ec 5000 15000 75000 1692 5000 14000 70000 1692ec 5500 17000 75000 1693 5000 15000 70000 1693ec 5500 16000 72000 1694 5000 15000 60000 1694ec 6000 16000 72500
ec: elephant and castle below busts
1694 is known with the overdate 4/2. Slightly higher price than normal.
Year F VF EF 1699 6000 16500 80000 1699ec 7000 18000 90000 1700 5750 17000 78000 1701 5750 18000 75000
ec: elephant and castle below bust
The 1701 coin has a different 'fine-work' bust.
Year F VF EF 1703V 60000 160000 600000 1705 8000 24000 90000 1706bu 7000 24000 100000
V: VIGO below bust
bu: pre-union - separate England/Scotland shields
Post-Union
Year F VF EF 1706au 5000 18000 75000 1709 5500 18000 78000 1711 5500 18000 80000 1713 6000 17000 78000 1714 6000 18000 80000 1714/3 6500 19000 82500
au: post-union - conjoined England/Scotland shields
Year F VF EF 1716 6500 17000 80000 1717 6500 18000 80000 1720 6500 17000 80000 1726 6500 17000 75000
Year F VF EF 1729 5000 15000 70000 1729E 4500 15000 70000 1731 5000 15000 60000 1735 5000 15000 75000 1738 5000 15000 75000 1741 5000 14000 60000 1741/38 4750 15000 60000Old Head
Year F VF EF 1746L 4750 15000 60000 1748 4750 15000 55000 1753 4750 16000 57500 E: EIC below head L: LIMA below head
Year EF 1770 pattern only 375000 1773 pattern only 375000 1777 pattern only 375000
Extracted from Coin News January 2022
Some lower prices given below may well be out of date, as gold prices can fluctuate markedly. The bullion value of a modern five pound gold coin was about £1320 ($1739) on 12th December 2019. Live bullion values should be available on my Bullion Value page.
Year F VF EF Unc 1820 pattern ex rare
Year F VF EF Unc 1826 proof 65000
None issued.
Una and the Lion Issue
Year F VF EF Unc 1839 proof 175000Jubilee Issue
1887 1400 2000 2800 3800 1887 proof 20000 1887S Ex rare S: Sydney MintOld Head Issue
1893 2000 2800 4750 8000 1893 proof 16000
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 1500 2000 2750 4000 1902 proof 3500
Year VF EF Unc 1911 proof 8500
Year VF EF Unc 1937 proof 8500
Extracted from Coin News December 2019
The following list applies to the standard St.George reverse Five Pound coins, or those matching the other sovereign designs that year.
Uncirculated coins up to 2001 can be distinguished from proofs by the presence of a U in a circle, usually to the left of the date. These are indicated by BU below. However, regular issue bullion coins without the U were issued in 2000 and 2002. These are indicated by 'Bull'.
Prices given below may well be out of date, as gold prices can fluctuate markedly. The bullion value of a modern five pound gold coin was about £1619 ($2175) on 4th December 2020. Live bullion values are normally available on my Bullion Value page.
First portrait
Year Unc 1953 proof Ex rare
Second (Machin) portrait
Year Unc Proof 1980 2000 1981 2000 1982 2000 1984 1750 2000
Third (Maklouf) portrait
Year Unc Proof 1985 1750 2000 1986 1500
Modified Maklouf portrait
Year Unc Proof 1987 1750 1988 1750
Sovereign Anniversary Issue
Year Unc Proof 1989 2000 2000
Third portrait
Year Unc Proof 1990 1750 2000 1991 1750 2000 1992 1750 2000 1993 1750 2000 1994 1750 2000 1995 1750 2000 1996 1750 2000 1997 1750 2000
Fourth (Rank-Broadley) portrait
Year Bull Unc Proof 1998 1750 2000 1999 1750 2000 2000 1750 1750 2000 2001 1750 2000
Shield Reverse
Year Bull Unc Proof 2002 1750 1750 2000
Fourth portrait
Year Unc Proof 2003 1750 2000 2004 1750 2000
Noad Reverse
Year Unc Proof 2005 2000 2200
Fourth portrait
Year Unc Proof 2006 1750 2000 2007 1750 2000 2008 1750 2000 2009 1750 2000 2010 1750 2000 2011 1750 2000
Day's Reverse
Year Unc Proof 2012 1750 1850
Fourth portrait
Year Unc Proof 2013 1750 2000 2014 1750 2000 2015 2000
Fifth (Clark) portrait
Designs after 2016 vary - full details not yet available
Year Unc Proof 2015n 2000 1750 2016 1750 2250 2017 2000 2250 2018 1750 2000 2019 2000 2020 2250
Values extracted from Coin News November 2020.
Fuller details of the post-1971 gold coins of Queen Elizabeth can be found on the Decimal Gold or Decimal Crowns pages
Five Guineas
Charles II, James II,
William & Mary, William III, Anne,
George I, George II, George III
Five Pounds
George III, George IV,
William IV, Victoria, Edward VII,
George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
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