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5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney (2024)
"Paul McCartney £5"
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2024 |
| Denomination | 5 Pounds |
| Face value | £5 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Music Legends |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 28.280g |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Obv. artist | Martin Jennings |
| Rev. artist | Deborah Osborne and Andrew Ross |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Uncrowned portrait of King Charles III left, legend and date around.
· CHARLES III · D · G · REX · F · D · 5 POUNDS · 2024
A depiction of a guitar head and piano keys with Paul McCartney’s signature
MCCARTNEY
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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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| UNC | £88.72 🔒 eBay | £15.00 | – | £12.04 – £88.72 | 3 | 3 | 10-09-2026 | |
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| BU | £9.99 🔒 eBay | £17.50 | – | £7.68 – £88.78 | 23 | 23 | 04-10-2026 | |
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| VF | £16.15 🔒 eBay | £23.97 | – | £10.80 – £110.97 | 6 | 6 | 20-09-2026 | |
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| MS-69 | £142.05 🔒 eBay | £142.05 | – | £102.10 – £248.59 | 3 | 3 | 25-08-2026 | |
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About the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney
The 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney is a collector 5 pounds coin in the Music Legends series, struck in copper-nickel. It weighs 28.28g and measures 38.61mm across. Reverse design: A depiction of a guitar head and piano keys with Paul McCartney’s signature.
Common questions
How much is the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney worth?
Verified sold prices for the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney run from £15.00 to £142 across 4 grades, taking the median for each grade. Condition makes the difference, so check the grade table above before pricing one.
Is this the first coin to feature Paul McCartney?
Yes. The Royal Mint says the 2024 £5 is the first time Paul McCartney has been honoured on a UK coin. It was launched on 6 December 2024 as part of the Music Legends series, and McCartney approved the design.
What is on the Paul McCartney £5 coin?
His signature sits in the centre, with his left-handed Höfner violin bass above it carrying the Wings logo on the headstock. A piano keyboard runs along the bottom and the pattern of his Magic Piano fills the background. The piano notes were chosen by McCartney himself.
How many Paul McCartney £5 coins were made?
The Royal Mint has not published a figure for the plain Brilliant Uncirculated coin, and its sales pages stop at coins dated 2023. The colour version had a maximum coin mintage of 10,010 and the 2oz silver proof 756. Those are issue limits, not sales.
Who designed the Paul McCartney coin?
Deborah Osborne and Andrew Ross of the design agency Osborne Ross designed the reverse, working with McCartney's company MPL Communications. The obverse portrait of King Charles III is by Martin Jennings.
How do I identify the 2024 5 Pounds - Charles III Paul McCartney?
Check the weight 28.28g and diameter 38.61mm and the metal (copper-nickel) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
The Paul McCartney £5 was launched by the Royal Mint on 6 December 2024 as part of its Music Legends series. The Mint says it is the first time McCartney has been honoured on a UK coin. The project began in 2021, when the Mint approached his team after a medallic collaboration with Royal Mail, and the coin was made with his company MPL Communications, with McCartney and his team involved throughout. The Mint says he approved the design.
Like other modern crowns it was sold to collectors rather than issued into change. The Royal Mint describes £5 crowns as "souvenirs rather than for everyday use" and has not struck any to a circulating standard since 2008. No striking or sales figure has been published for the plain coin, because the Mint's commemorative sales pages stop at coins dated 2023, and its product page gives no issue limit.
The reverse is by Deborah Osborne and Andrew Ross of the design agency Osborne Ross. At its centre is McCartney's signature, with "Paul" as he writes it and "McCartney" beneath in block capitals. Above is his left-handed Höfner violin bass, with the Wings logo on the headstock, and a piano keyboard runs across the base. The notes on the keys were chosen by McCartney himself.
The background is the psychedelic pattern of his Magic Piano, which Beatles fans will recognise. The royal proclamation describes the design as a guitar head and piano keys with Paul McCartney's signature and the inscription MCCARTNEY.
The obverse carries Martin Jennings's portrait of Charles III with CHARLES III D G REX F D 5 POUNDS and the date. The edge is milled.
Collecting notes
The Brilliant Uncirculated coin came in fold-out packaging recounting McCartney's career. A colour-printed version, which brings the Magic Piano pattern to life, had a maximum coin mintage of 10,010 and has its own entry, the colour McCartney £5. The 2oz silver proof is a larger 62.86g, 40mm coin with a maximum coin mintage of 756.
For the launch the Mint also made a one-off gold plectrum version of the coin as a gift to McCartney, recalling his early use of pennies as guitar picks. It was made from gold recovered from electronic waste at the Mint's South Wales site.
The coin is legal tender for any amount, but the Royal Mint notes that banks are not required to accept crowns. The raised signature and the outline of the bass are the first places to show handling marks. The George Michael £5 is an earlier 2024 coin in the same series.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- Paul McCartney 2024 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Paul McCartney 2024 UK £5 Brilliant Uncirculated Colour Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- The Royal Mint Honours Paul McCartney with His Own Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Paul McCartney, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Proclamation determining the specifications and designs for new gold, silver and five pound cupro-nickel coins (notice 4707734), The Gazette (read 10 Oct 2026)
- £5 Coin Designs and Specifications, The Royal Mint (read 9 Oct 2026)
- Commemorative Coin Striking Numbers, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Paul McCartney 2024 UK 2oz Silver Proof Coin, The Royal Mint (read 10 Oct 2026)
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