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April 2026 UK coin market recap: 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding; Gold Proof (2011) leads at £4,687

April 2026 UK coin market recap: 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding; Gold Proof (2011) leads at £4,687

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Published 8 May 2026 · Updated 30 July 2026

Top 20 verified UK coin sales in April 2026

Every figure below is a realised auction sale, what the coin actually sold for at hammer or in a verified eBay UK transaction. Asking prices, dealer catalogues and active listings are excluded throughout.

Rank Coin Year Grade Source Realised
1 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding; Gold Proof 2011 PR-65 EBAY UK £4,687
2 5 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 AU-50 NUMISBIDS £4,240
3 1 Sovereign - George V 1911 PR-66 SPINK £4,000
4 1 Sovereign - George V 1911 PR-66 NUMISBIDS £4,000
5 2 Pounds - George VI 1937 AG NUMISBIDS £2,924
6 1 Sovereign - George V 1911 PR-65 EBAY UK £2,128
7 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Una and The Lion; Silver Proof 2019 PR-69 NUMISBIDS £1,930
8 2 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 UNC NUMISBIDS £1,908
9 ½ Sovereign - George VI 1937 PR-66 NUMISBIDS £1,900
10 2 Pounds - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 EF NUMISBIDS £1,802
11 50 Pence - Elizabeth II Christopher Ironside; Gold Proof 2013 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,800
12 ½ Sovereign - George V 1911 PR-66 NUMISBIDS £1,600
13 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II Gold Sovereign Anniversary 1989 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,588
14 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Golden Jubilee 2002 PR-70 EBAY UK £1,395
15 1 Sovereign - Victoria 1st portrait; St George 1871 MS-63 NUMISBIDS £1,332
16 1 Sovereign - George IV 1821 EF SPINK £1,300
17 1 Sovereign - Charles III Bullion 2026 PR-65 EBAY UK £1,300
18 1 Sovereign - George IV 1821 EF NUMISBIDS £1,300
19 1 Sovereign - Victoria 2nd portrait 1887 VF EBAY UK £1,295
20 1 Sovereign - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Platinum Jubilee 2022 VF EBAY UK £1,281

Most-traded UK coins in April 2026

Coins with the highest verified-sale frequency this month, useful as liquidity indicators for collectors thinking about exits.

Coin Denomination Sales Avg realised
50 Pence - Charles III Atlantic Salmon 50 Pence 56 £66
50 Pence - Charles III Coronation 50 Pence 47 £6
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Beatrix Potter 50 Pence 33 £5
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Jemima Puddle-Duck 50 Pence 32 £8
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Kew Gardens 50 Pence 31 £137
50 Pence - Charles III Coronation 50 Pence 30 £7
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Peter Rabbit 50 Pence 26 £11
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Winnie The Pooh 50 Pence 26 £8
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Sherlock Holmes 50 Pence 26 £6
50 Pence - Charles III RNLI 50 Pence 25 £12

Market signals

4000 verified UK coin sales recorded between 1 April and 30 April 2026, totalling £177,524 in realised volume. Average sale: £44.

Source breakdown by realised volume:

  • EBAY UK, 3955 sales, £132,132 realised
  • NUMISBIDS, 17 sales, £29,824 realised
  • SPINK, 5 sales, £6,770 realised
  • COINCABINET, 14 sales, £5,285 realised
  • ONEBID, 9 sales, £3,512 realised

What this means for collectors

The top sale of April 2026 was the 5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Royal Wedding; Gold Proof (2011) at £4,687. Each entry in the tables above links to the coin's full grade-by-grade price history, mintage and authentication notes on MyCoinage.

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All figures: realised sales only, GBP at sale date. Source mix: Spink, Baldwin's, Noonans, Heritage, eBay UK verified, plus MyCoinage's verified user-submitted records.

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