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Legendary 💧 Very Liquid
5 Shillings - George VI Festival of Britain
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1951 |
| Denomination | 5 Shillings |
| Face value | 12p |
| Mintage | 2 |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Shilling |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% Cu, 25% Ni) (750/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 28.280g · 0.6819 t oz |
| Diameter | 38.6mm |
| Thickness | 2.90mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait of King George VI left, legend above, denomination below. Script: Latin
Reverse
St. George slaying the dragon right, date and
Copper content
Fine troy oz
0.6819
Melt value
£0.21
Premium over melt
£7.74
Market Value
£8.42
▲ 17.1% 30d
Volume-weighted avg across 55 sales
£1 – £22
4 grades with data
Price History
Pro featureMarket Data by Grade
Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Avg (90d) | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £7.95 🔒 listed | £9.05 | ▲30.4% | £6.52 – £16.15 | 14 | 14 | 16-04-2026 | |
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| VF | £12.99 🔒 listed | £8.05 | ▲18% | £0.99 – £21.51 | 37 | 37 | 16-04-2026 | |
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| AG | £22.17 🔒 listed | £22.17 | — | £22.17 – £22.17 | 1 | 1 | 08-02-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £7.59 🔒 listed | £8.11 | ▼17% | £7.59 – £9.15 | 3 | 3 | 08-04-2026 | |
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Pricing Data
4 grades · last updated unknown
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