Uncommon: fewer than 10,000,000 minted. Sells often: 34 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Penny - George III 4th Issue (1806–1808)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1806–1808 |
| Denomination | 1 Penny |
| Mintage by year |
Scarcest year: 11,290,168 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1869 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 18.900g |
| Diameter | 34.0mm |
| Thickness | 3.00mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Groove containing diagonal lines |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Obv. artist | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
| Rev. artist | Conrad Heinrich Küchler |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
| Tags | Armour Sea Boat or watercraft |
Laureate and draped portrait of King George III right, legend around, date below.
GEORGIUS III D: G REX
Seated figure of Britannia facing left, with trident in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield bearing Union flag resting at left, sea behind with ship to left,
BRITANNIA
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1806 to 1808 · median sold prices| Year | Mintage | Circulated | Uncirculated | Sales | |
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| 1806 | 19,355,480 | £13.20 | £291.89 (1) | 11 | |
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VF£12.50EF£28.00UNC£95.00
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| 1807 scarcest | 11,290,168 | £9.31 | £291.89 type | 22 | |
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VF£12.50EF£28.00UNC£95.00
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| 1808 | Not recorded | £1.00 (1) | £291.89 type | 1 | |
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One row for each year the 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue was struck. Prices are medians of verified sold listings matched to that year from the listing: circulated is worn condition up to Extremely Fine, uncirculated is About Uncirculated or better. A count in brackets means fewer than three sales behind the figure; a grey figure marked "type" is the median across every year, shown where that year has no sale of its own yet. Most types have been searched year by year only since October 2026, so later years are still filling in. Use the grade table below for a price by condition across all years.
1 Penny - George III 4th Issue value by grade
Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Median | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| VF | £14.95 🔒 eBay | £11.00 | ▲60.5% | £0.99 – £55.64 | 31 | 31 | 16-10-2026 | |
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| F | £34.06 🔒 eBay | £39.46 (2) | – | £34.06 – £44.85 | 2 | 2 | 15-08-2026 | |
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| MS-64 | £291.89 🔒 eBay | £291.89 (1) | – | £291.89 – £291.89 | 1 | 1 | 04-08-2026 | |
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About the 1806 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue
The 1806 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue is a circulating 1 penny coin issued from 1806 to 1808, struck in copper. It weighs 18.9g and measures 34mm across. Reverse design: Seated figure of Britannia facing left, with trident in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield bearing Union flag resting at left, sea behind with ship to left,.
Mintage figures are recorded for 2 years between 1806 and 1807, 30,645,648 coins in all. 1807 is the scarcest date, with 11,290,168 struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 1869), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1806 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1806 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue run from £11.00 to £292 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many 1806 and 1807 pennies were made?
Wikipedia and Coin Hunter both give 19,355,480 for 1806 and 11,290,168 for 1807, about 30.6 million in all. Wikipedia records that 150 tonnes of copper went into the two years' pennies.
Is there an 1808 penny?
Only one is known. Wikipedia says a unique penny dated 1808 exists and is thought to have been a proof, and Tony Clayton lists 1808 as unique. Pennies for circulation carry the dates 1806 and 1807 only.
Why is the 1806 penny smaller than the cartwheel?
The price of copper had risen. In 1797 a pound of copper made 16 pence in coin; by 1806 it made 24 pennies, so each weighed 18.9 grams instead of one ounce and measured 34 millimetres instead of 36.
Is the 1806 penny still legal tender?
No. It is a copper penny, and Tony Clayton records that the copper coins were demonetised on 31 December 1869 and accepted by the Mint at face value until 30 July 1873, after the bronze penny arrived in 1860.
How do I identify the 1806 1 Penny - George III 4th Issue?
Check the weight 18.9g and diameter 34mm and the metal (copper) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
After the cartwheel issue, copper rose in price. Wikipedia notes that a pound of copper made 16 pence of coin in 1797, 18 pence in 1799 and 24 of the new pennies by 1806. Matthew Boulton won a further contract for the Soho Mint in 1805. The pennies carry the dates 1806 and 1807, weigh 18.9 grams (two-thirds of an ounce) and measure 34 millimetres. A total of 150 tonnes of copper went into them.
Wikipedia and Coin Hunter give 19,355,480 for 1806 and 11,290,168 for 1807. These were the last pennies struck for circulation under George III: the Great Recoinage of 1816 dealt only with gold and silver, and copper pennies did not return until 1825 under George IV.
The designs are again by Conrad Heinrich Küchler, Boulton's engraver, but more conventional than the cartwheel. The obverse shows a laureate and draped bust of the King facing right, with GEORGIUS III D: G REX around and the date below. Küchler's initial K is on the truncation.
The reverse shows Britannia seated left on a rock with olive branch, trident and Union shield, a ship at sea behind, and BRITANNIA above. The lettering is raised rather than sunk into a broad rim. The Royal Mint Museum's examples have an engrailed edge, a grained band in a groove, which Boulton used to make his coins harder to copy.
Varieties and errors
Wikipedia and Tony Clayton record a single penny dated 1808, thought to be a proof. Proofs dated 1806 were struck at Soho in copper, bronzed copper and gilt copper, and are covered at 1806 gilt proof penny.
Collecting notes
These pennies circulated until the copper coinage was replaced by bronze from 1860, so most are worn. Check the K on the truncation, the hair detail and the edge, and look for corrosion. CoinVarieties describes the type as common; 1807 had the smaller mintage of the two dates.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- History of the British penny (1714 to 1901), Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
- 1806 and 1807 Coin Values, George III (year pages read one by one), Coin Hunter (read 12 Oct 2026)
- The Penny, and Values of Pennies, Tony Clayton, Coins of the UK (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George III (1760-1820), Proof Penny, 1806 (early Soho), Baldwin's (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George III penny, 1806 (RMM 1098 to 1100), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Great Britain 1806 penny, CoinVarieties (read 12 Oct 2026)
- George III proof penny, 1806, copper gilt (RMM 1101), copper (RMM 1102) and bronzed copper (RMM 1103), The Royal Mint Museum, via Museum Data Service (read 12 Oct 2026)
- Matthew Boulton, Wikipedia (read 12 Oct 2026)
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