Obverse
Reverse
Uncommon 💧 Very Liquid
1 New Penny - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
Verified by
the MyCoinage editor ·
realised auction prices only ·
last refreshed .
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1971–1981 |
| Denomination | 1 Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mintage by year |
1971 1,521,666,250 · 1973 280,196,000 · 1974 330,892,000 · 1975 221,604,000 · 1976 300,160,000 · 1977 285,430,000 · 1978 292,770,000 · 1979 459,000,000 · 1980 416,304,000 · 1981 301,800,000
Scarcest year: 221,604,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Bronze (97% Cu, 2.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn) (970/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 3.560g · 0.1110 t oz |
| Diameter | 20.3mm |
| Thickness | 1.52mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around. Script: Latin
Reverse
A crowned portcullis with chains (an adaptation of the Badge of Henry VII which is now the Badge of the Palace of Westminster) and the face value. Script: Latin
Copper content
Fine troy oz
0.1110
Melt value
£0.04
Premium over melt
£0.96
Market Value
£1.59
▲ 9.9% 30d
Volume-weighted average across 32 verified sales in 5 grades.
Grade range
£1 – £2
Lowest grade
Highest grade
Last sale 8 days ago
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Price History
Daily limit reachedMarket Data by Grade
Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Avg (90d) | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £1.00 🔒 listed | £1.49 | – | £1.00 – £1.99 | 3 | 3 | 02-08-2026 | |
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| BU | £1.85 🔒 listed | £1.85 | – | £1.85 – £1.85 | 1 | 1 | 04-09-2026 | |
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| EF | £2.47 🔒 listed | £2.47 | – | £2.47 – £2.47 | 1 | 1 | 15-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £2.35 🔒 listed | £2.44 | ▲0.2% | £0.01 – £5.00 | 26 | 26 | 01-09-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £1.77 🔒 listed | – | – | £1.77 – £1.77 | 1 | 1 | 24-01-2026 | |
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Pricing Data
5 grades · last updated unknown
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