Very Rare: fewer than 100,000 minted. Sells regularly: 16 verified sales in the last 12 months.
1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle Silver Proof (1984)
Circulating version: 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Thistle
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1984 |
| Denomination | 1 Pound |
| Face value | £1 |
| Mintage | 44,855 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Round Pound Series |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | 2017 |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 9.500g · 0.2825 t oz |
| Diameter | 22.5mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around
Scottish thistle encircled by Royal Diadem, denomination below
Silver Proof £1 market value
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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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| PR-65 | £17.57 🔒 eBay | £26.35 | – | £17.00 – £40.83 | 14 | 14 | 14-10-2026 | |
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| PR-69 | £54.88 🔒 eBay | £54.88 (1) | – | £54.88 – £54.88 | 1 | 1 | 13-04-2026 | |
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| PR-70 | £136.00 🔒 eBay | £136.00 (1) | – | £136.00 – £136.00 | 1 | 1 | 08-03-2026 | |
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About the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof
The 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof is a collector 1 pound coin in the Round Pound series, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 9.5g and measures 22.5mm across. Reverse design: Scottish thistle encircled by Royal Diadem, denomination below.
44,855 were struck. It is no longer legal tender (withdrawn 2017), so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof worth?
Verified sold prices for the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof run from £26.35 to £136 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one. Its silver content is worth about £11.32 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Thistle, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 1984 1 Pound - Elizabeth II Scottish Thistle – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 9.5g and diameter 22.5mm and the metal (92.5% silver) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a collector version of the 1 Pound - Elizabeth II – Scottish Thistle. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
The round £1 entered circulation on 21 April 1983 with a Royal Arms reverse standing for the whole United Kingdom. From 1984 the reverse changed each year to represent one of the four nations in turn, and the Royal Mint describes this first run of designs as taking floral emblems as its theme. Scotland came first, with the thistle.
The Royal Mint's figures give 146,256,501 struck for circulation. That is the third highest of any round £1 date, behind the 1983 Royal Arms (443,053,510) and the 1985 Leek (228,430,749). The thistle returned in 1989, when a further 70,580,501 were struck with a different portrait of the Queen.
Round pounds were replaced by the 12-sided £1 from 28 March 2017 and lost their legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017.
The reverse is by Leslie Durbin, whom Change Checker describes as one of the most highly regarded silversmiths of the 20th century. The Royal Mint's description is a thistle and royal diadem, representing Scotland. Check Your Change puts it more simply as a Scottish thistle in a coronet. Durbin used the same arrangement for the leek, flax and oak coins that followed.
The milled edge carries NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT in place of the DECUS ET TUTAMEN of 1983. Check Your Change translates it as "no one provokes me with impunity" and describes it as the Latin motto of the Stuart dynasty, found on some Scottish coins of the 16th century.
The obverse has Arnold Machin's portrait of Elizabeth II. The Royal Mint lists Machin's portrait for round pounds of 1983 and 1984 only, so this is the second and last £1 to carry it. Raphael Maklouf's portrait took over in 1985.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- £1 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1984 Elizabeth II 'Thistle and Royal Diadem, Representing Scotland' £1 Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 1984 One Pound, Check Your Change (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Round £1: Scotland: Thistle, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Why does the edge inscription on the £2 and £1 coins sometimes appear "upside down"?, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
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