Rare: fewer than 500,000 minted. Sells often: 46 verified sales in the last 12 months.
10 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait Y - Yeoman Warder (2018–2019)
"A to Z 10p: Yeoman Warder"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2018–2019 |
| Denomination | 10 Pence |
| Face value | 10p |
| Mintage by year |
Scarcest year: 63,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Nickel plated steel |
| Weight | 6.500g |
| Diameter | 24.5mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Jody Clark |
| Rev. artist | The Royal Mint Team |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
A Yeoman Warder and a key hanging off of the letter ‘Y’.
Y - Yeoman Warder 10p market value
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2018 to 2019 · median sold prices| Year | Mintage | Circulated | Uncirculated | Sales | |
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| 2018 | 220,000 | £2.97 | £3.94 | 41 | |
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VF£12.50EF£28.00UNC£95.00
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| 2019 scarcest | 63,000 | £5.50 | £6.96 (2) | 5 | |
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One row for each year the 10 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait – Y - Yeoman Warder 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.
Y - Yeoman Warder 10p 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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| UNC | £3.01 🔒 eBay | £3.94 | – | £1.21 – £9.99 | 31 | 31 | 11-10-2026 | |
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| BU | £4.49 🔒 eBay | £4.24 (2) | – | £3.99 – £4.49 | 2 | 2 | 26-09-2026 | |
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| VF | £3.43 🔒 eBay | £3.43 | – | £1.44 – £6.50 | 13 | 13 | 17-10-2026 | |
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About the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – Y - Yeoman Warder
The 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – Y - Yeoman Warder is a circulating 10 pence coin issued from 2018 to 2019, struck in nickel plated steel. It weighs 6.5g and measures 24.5mm across. Reverse design: A Yeoman Warder and a key hanging off of the letter ‘Y’.
Mintage figures are recorded for 2 years between 2018 and 2019, 283,000 coins in all. 2019 is the scarcest date, with 63,000 struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – Y - Yeoman Warder worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – Y - Yeoman Warder run from £3.43 to £4.24 across 3 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
How many Yeoman Warder 10p coins were made?
The Royal Mint's circulating figures show 220,000 dated 2018 and 63,000 dated 2019, a total of 283,000. Only the W and Z coins match that total. Every other letter in the A to Z series had more, because their 2019 issues were larger.
Is the Yeoman Warder 10p rare?
The 2019 coin is among the scarcest of the series. The Royal Mint lists 63,000, a figure shared only with the 2019 W and Z coins and lower than any other A to Z 10p. The 2018 coin had 220,000, the same as all 26 letters that year.
What is a Yeoman Warder?
Yeoman Warders are the ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London, also known as Beefeaters. The Royal Mint says they were formed by Henry VII in 1485, and that as of 2011 there were 37 Yeoman Warders and one chief warder.
What does the Yeoman Warder 10p show?
The reverse shows a Yeoman Warder beside a large letter Y, with a key hanging from the letter. The other side has the fifth portrait of Elizabeth II by Jody Clark. The Royal Mint credits the reverse design to The Royal Mint Team.
How do I tell the 2019 Yeoman Warder 10p from the 2018 one?
Look at the date on the obverse, the side with the Queen's portrait. The reverse design is the same for both years, so the date is the only difference between the 220,000 coin of 2018 and the 63,000 coin of 2019.
How do I identify the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – Y - Yeoman Warder?
Check the weight 6.5g and diameter 24.5mm and the metal (nickel plated steel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The Yeoman Warder 10p is the letter Y in the A to Z series, 26 coins that the Royal Mint issued for circulation in 2018 as The Great British Coin Hunt: Quintessentially British A to Z. The series was revealed on 1 March 2018. Its subject is the body of ceremonial guardians at the Tower of London, also known as Beefeaters.
In the Royal Mint's figures 220,000 Y coins were issued dated 2018, the same as each of the other 25 letters. The 2019 issue was 63,000. That is the lowest figure anywhere in the series and is shared with the 2019 W and Z coins; the R coin of that year follows at 64,000, and 21 letters had 84,000. Across both dates the Y coin totals 283,000.
A Yeoman Warder stands beside a large letter Y on the reverse, and a key hangs from the letter. Change Checker describes the warders as responsible for looking after prisoners at the Tower and safeguarding the Crown Jewels, a role that fits the key.
The Royal Mint says the Yeoman Warders were formed by Henry VII in 1485. Its page records that as of 2011 there were 37 Yeoman Warders and one chief warder, and that in 2007 Moira Cameron became the first woman to hold the position, after 22 years in the British Army. The Mint's verse for the coin reads: "Ahead to our monarch and the Yeoman Warder, Keeping the Tower and the Palace in order."
The reverse is credited to The Royal Mint Team. The obverse carries the fifth portrait of Elizabeth II by Jody Clark. The coin is nickel-plated steel with a milled edge.
Collecting notes
A Y coin dated 2019 is one of the three lowest-mintage coins in the whole A to Z series, and a Y coin dated 2018 is not. The reverse cannot tell you which you have, so turn the coin over and read the date.
No recognised varieties or mint errors are documented for this coin.
The mintage figures above are for circulation coins. Separately, the Royal Mint sold a 2019 uncirculated set of all 26 letters and a sterling silver proof of this design dated 2018, struck to the same weight and diameter as the circulating coin. The other two 63,000 coins of 2019 are W, World Wide Web and Z, Zebra Crossing.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Y - Yeoman Warder 2018 UK 10p Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- All 26 Quintessentially British A-Z 10p Coins (2019), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 10p Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- A-Z 10p: Y, Yeoman Warder, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2018 / 2019 Y - Yeoman Warder 10p, Coin Hunter (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 'Great British Coin Hunt' begins with 10-penny series, Coin World (read 9 Oct 2026)
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