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Circulation Issues : Cupronickel Proofs : Silver Proofs : Silver Piedfort Proofs : Other Proofs

It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort has been made to ensure that they have been copied or estimated 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

Coins of lower condition than BU have not been listed.

Circulation Issues

Year    BU
1982    2
1983    3
1984    1

Year    BU
1985    2
1987    1
1988    1
1989    1
1990    1
1991    1
1992o   4

Year    BU
1992n   4
1993    1
1994    1
1995    1
1996    2
1997    2

Year    BU
1998    2
1999    2
2000    2
2001    2
2002    2
2003    2
2004    2
2005    2
2006    2
2007    2
2008    2

Year    BU
2008de  75

Year    BU
2008d   2
2009    2
2010    2
2011    2
2012    2
2013    2
2014    2
2015    3

Year    BU
2015n   3
2016    3
2017    2
2018    2
2019    2
2020    2
2021    2
2022    2
o: smaller effigy, as for 1991
n: 1992: new larger effigy, as for 1993
n: 2015: new portrait
d: 2008: New style designed by Dent
de: error; dateless variety
The missing year (1986) was not struck for general circulation,
but is available from the year sets.

Uncirculated Cupronickel Issues from Sets

Year    BU
1982f   3
1983f   3
1984f   3

Year    BU
1985f   4
1986f   7
1987f   3
1988f   3
1989f   3
1990f   3
1991f   4
1992of  5

Year    BU
1992nf  5
1993f   3
1994f   3
1995f   3
1996f   3
1997f   3

Year    BU
1998f   4
1999f   3
2000f   3
2001f   3
2002f   3
2003f   4
2004f   4
2005f   4
2006f   6
2007f   4
2008f   4

Year    BU
2008df  3
2009f   5
2010f   5
2011f   5
2012f   5
2013f   5
2014f   5
2015f   5

Year    BU
2015nf  5
2016f   5
2017f   10
2018f   10
2019f   5
2020f   5
2021f   5
2022f   5

Year    BU
2023f   5
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

Cupronickel Proof Issues

Year    BU
1982p   7
1983p   6
1984p   7

Year    BU
1985p   6
1986p   10
1987p   6
1988p   5
1989p   6
1990p   6
1991p   6

Year    BU
1992p   8
1993p   6
1994p   5
1995p   5
1996p   5
1997p   5

Year    BU
1998p   5
1999p   5
2000p   5
2001p   5
2002p   5
2003p   6
2004p   6
2005p   6
2006p   7
2007p   6
2008p   7

Year    BU
2008dp  6
2009p   7
2010p   7
2011p   8
2012p   8
2013p   10
2014p   10
2015p   10

Year    BU
2015np  5
2016p   10
2017p   10
2018p   10
2019p   10
2020p   10
2021p   10
2022p   10

Year    BU
2023p   10
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

Silver Proof Issues

These can be distinguished from the cupronickel version by the colour - silver is a much whiter metal than cupronickel.

Year    BU
1996sp  20
2000sp  35
2006sp  35
2008dsp 35
2008sp  35
2009sp  35
2010sp  35
2011sp  35
2012sp  35
2013sp  35
2014sp  35
2015sp  35
2015nsp 35
2016sp  35
2017sp  35
2018sp  35
2019sp  35
2020sp  35
2021sp  35
2022sp  35

Year    BU
2023sp
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

Silver Piedfort Proof Issue

These are approximately twice as thick as the normal coin.

Year    BU
1982sP  40
2008dsP 50
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

Gold Proof Issue

Year    BU
2002gp  900
2008dgp 900
2008gp  900
2012gp  900
2013gp  375
2015gp  900
2015ngp 900

Year    BU
2023gp
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

Platinum Proof Issue

Year    BU
2008pp  800
2008dpp 750
2015pp  800
2015npp 800
2022pp  800
d: 2008 New style designed by Dent

20p values extracted from Coin News July 2024

Platinum, Gold and Silver proofs are generally issued in a presentation case with the coins in protective capsules. Cupronickel proofs are generally only available in the year sets, but of course there is nothing to stop someone removing them from the case.

Circulation coins from Royal Mint Year Sets are generally not only in better condition than issued coins, but are slightly better struck. It is hard to distinguish them out of the folder except that there is a lack of any contact marks, and sometimes they are a bit shinier.

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