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10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea Silver Proof (2018)
Circulating version: 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – T - Tea
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2018 |
| Denomination | 10 Pence |
| Face value | 10p |
| Mintage | 2,580 |
| 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.
A traditional tea pot to the right of letter ‘T’.
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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 | £29.99 🔒 eBay | £29.99 (1) | – | £29.99 – £29.99 | 1 | 1 | 06-04-2026 | |
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About the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea – Silver Proof
The 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea – Silver Proof is a collector 10 pence coin, struck in 92.5% silver. It weighs 6.5g and measures 24.5mm across. Reverse design: A traditional tea pot to the right of letter ‘T’.
2,580 were struck.
Common questions
How much is the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea – Silver Proof worth?
The 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea – Silver Proof has a price in one grade on MyCoinage so far: £29.99 in PR-65, the median of its verified sales. Its silver content is worth about £7.72 at today's spot price, which puts a floor under its value.
How is the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II T - Tea – Silver Proof different from the circulating coin?
This is a collector version of the 2018 10 Pence - Elizabeth II – T - Tea, 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 T - Tea – 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 – T - Tea. The history below is that coin's; the mintage, varieties and collecting notes on its page do not apply to this strike.
Tea is the letter T in the Royal Mint's A to Z 10p series, 26 coins issued for circulation in 2018 under the title The Great British Coin Hunt: Quintessentially British A to Z. The Mint revealed the series on 1 March 2018. Coin World reported that the themes followed a 2017 poll of UK residents, in which 86 per cent named tea as the drink most associated with Britain, with coffee and gin and tonic on 2 per cent each.
The Royal Mint's circulating figures give 220,000 T coins dated 2018 and 84,000 dated 2019, a total of 304,000. Every letter had 220,000 in 2018, and 21 of the 26 share the 84,000 figure for 2019, so the Tea coin sits with the bulk of the series. For scale, the Mint lists 33,300,000 ordinary 10p coins dated 2017.
The reverse shows a traditional teapot beside a large letter T. The Royal Mint titles the coin T, Teapot, and introduces it with a couplet: "Things might get on top of us but one thing stays true, With our shared love of tea, we'll always pull through."
The Mint's account of the subject credits Catherine of Braganza, daughter of Portugal's King John IV, with bringing the habit to Britain when she married Charles II and arrived with her favourite loose-leaf tea in her luggage. It was first taken up by the nobility, then spread to everyone else as imports grew and the cost fell.
The Royal Mint credits the reverse 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.
Sources
- UK coin mintage figures (data file), The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- T - Teapot 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: T, Tea, Change Checker (read 9 Oct 2026)
- 2018 / 2019 T - Teapot 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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