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10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster Silver Proof (2018)
Circulating version: 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – L - Loch Ness Monster
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2018 |
| Denomination | 10 Pence |
| Face value | 10p |
| Mintage | 3,032 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Silver (.925) (925/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 6.500g · 0.1933 t oz |
| Diameter | 24.5mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Fifth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the George IV State Diadem, legend around.
The Loch Ness Monster with its tail wrapped around the letter ‘L’.
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About the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof
The 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof is a collector 10 pence coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 6.5g and measures 24.5mm across. Reverse design: The Loch Ness Monster with its tail wrapped around the letter ‘L’.
3,032 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof worth?
No verified sale of the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof has been logged on MyCoinage yet. Its silver content is worth about £7.74 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – L - Loch Ness Monster, not the coin found in change. It is struck in 92.5% silver rather than nickel.
How do I identify the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II L - Loch Ness Monster – Silver Proof?
Check the weight 6.5g and diameter 24.5mm 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 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – L - Loch Ness Monster. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
When the Royal Mint revealed its A to Z 10p coins on 1 March 2018, the Loch Ness Monster was one of the designs picked out in the first reports: Coin World named it alongside James Bond at the head of its coverage. The 26 coins, one per letter, were issued for circulation as The Great British Coin Hunt: Quintessentially British A to Z, and L went to Scotland's best-known piece of folklore.
The Royal Mint's page for the coin ranks the monster at the top of Britain's mythical beasts and quotes an eyewitness description of it as "the nearest approach to a dragon I have ever seen in my life". The Mint also records an 1871 sighting by D. Mackenzie of something like a log or an upturned boat "wriggling and churning up the water", and says interest grew once that account reached Rupert Gould.
In the Royal Mint's circulating figures the L coin has 220,000 dated 2018 and 84,000 dated 2019, or 304,000 over both dates.
The reverse shows the monster with its tail wrapped around a large letter L. Change Checker describes it in those terms, and notes that in Scottish folklore the creature lives in Loch Ness in the Highlands.
The reverse is credited by the Royal Mint to The Royal Mint Team. Coin Hunter gives the designer as P J Lynch, a name that does not appear on the Mint's pages. The obverse is Jody Clark's fifth portrait of Elizabeth II with the denomination and date, and the edge is milled.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- L - Loch Ness Monster 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)
- 10p: L - Loch Ness Monster, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2018 / 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 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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