5 Shillings - Elizabeth II Coronation

Name: 5 Shillings - Elizabeth II Coronation
Brand: Royal Mint

CountryUK Year1953 Denom5 Shillings Mintage2 MintRoyal Mint MetalCopper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) Melt £0.22

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Country	🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year	1953
Denomination	5 Shillings
Face value	12p
Mintage	2
Mint	Royal Mint · Llantrisant
Series	Coronation Commemoratives
Circulation	Non-circulating
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) (750/1000 fine)
Weight	28.280g · 0.6819 t oz
Diameter	38.6mm
Thickness	3.00mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade scale	UK (EF/UNC)
Tags	commemorative

Obverse

A portrait of Queen Elizabeth II mounted on her horse Winston, dressed in her uniform as Colonel-in-Chief of the Grenadier Guards and as worn by The Queen during the ceremony of Trooping the Colour. Script: Latin

Reverse

The four quarterings of the Royal Arms each contained in a shield and arranged in saltire with, in the intervening spaces, a rose, a thistle, a sprig of shamrock and a leek; in the centre the Crown and in the base the date. Script: Latin

Copper content

Fine troy oz 0.6819

Melt value £0.22

Premium over melt £9.77

Market Value

£10.06

▲ 80.5% 30d

Volume-weighted average across 68 verified sales in 6 grades.

Grade range £4 – £89

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Last sale 6 days ago View price history →

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	Grade	Latest	Avg (90d)	30d Δ	All-time range	Sales (1yr)	Total sales	Last sale
	UNC	£9.99 🔒 listed	£9.99	–	£0.99 – £10.64	11	11	30-06-2026
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	BU	£8.95 🔒 listed	£8.95	–	£8.87 – £8.95	2	2	12-06-2026
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	VF	£0.93 🔒 listed	£6.23	▲95.9%	£0.73 – £26.70	49	50	17-07-2026
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	AG	£4.38 🔒 listed	–	–	£4.38 – £4.38	1	1	02-02-2026
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	MS-64	£88.67 🔒 listed	–	–	£74.88 – £88.67	3	3	20-03-2026
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	MS-65	£88.67 🔒 listed	–	–	£88.67 – £88.67	1	1	13-02-2026
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