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Fastest-Rising UK Coins — Last 30 Days
The 25 British coins with the biggest 30-day percentage gains in realised auction price. Auto-generated from our price database — never editorial picks, never asking prices. As of 4 May 2026.
Methodology
For each coin we take the highest-performing grade across all sales in the last 30 days, comparing
against the same coin's price 30 days earlier. Coins must have a current price ≥ £5 to qualify (filters
out noise on bullion 1p/2p variation). Data refreshes daily via our price aggregator pulling from
Spink,
Baldwin's,
Noonans and
sold listings from eBay UK.
1
5 Pounds - Charles III The Penny Drops
+1,337.3%
30 days
2
50 Pence - Charles III D-Day Anniversary
+830.4%
30 days
3
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Egyptian Arch Bridge
+766.9%
30 days
4
25 New Pence - Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee
+507.2%
30 days
5
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Charles Dickens
+505.5%
30 days
6
5 Pounds - Charles III Dame Shirley Bassey
+428.6%
30 days
7
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; Bank of England
+383.3%
30 days
8
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; Bill of Rights
+301.8%
30 days
9
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Menai Bridge
+300.0%
30 days
10
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait; Royal Arms
+299.3%
30 days
11
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; DNA Double Helix
+271.6%
30 days
12
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Girlguiding
+265.8%
30 days
13
50 Pence - Charles III Han Solo and Chewbacca
+263.1%
30 days
14
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Mary Rose
+261.6%
30 days
15
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Scouting Movement
+250.2%
30 days
16
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Cycling
+229.4%
30 days
17
5 Shillings - British Armed Forces 2nd series
+228.8%
30 days
18
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Battle of Hastings
+226.5%
30 days
19
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Sherlock Holmes
+196.0%
30 days
20
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Squirrel Nutkin
+194.6%
30 days
21
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Peter Rabbit
+187.0%
30 days
22
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II Gothic Crown Quartered Arms; Silver Proof
+165.4%
30 days
23
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; 50 years of Pride UK Colour
+162.3%
30 days
24
10 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Y - Yeoman Warder
+158.5%
30 days
25
50 Pence - Charles III The flying Car
+156.2%
30 days
What drives a UK coin's price up?
Price rises in the realised-auction data usually have one of three causes:
- A landmark sale. A single high-profile auction realisation can pull the rolling 30-day average up sharply for that grade. Once that sale ages out of the window, the figure usually normalises.
- Mintage discoveries or revisions. When new mintage information surfaces (e.g. a historical low-mintage variant becoming widely-known), demand jumps and prices follow.
- Cultural moments. A film, news event or anniversary referencing a particular coin typically lifts realised prices for 4-12 weeks. Royal events and TV documentaries are common drivers.
This list is auto-generated; we don't editorialise the rankings. The most-loved coin won't always be on top — sometimes a quirky variant shoots up because of a single big sale.
Related
- Most valuable UK coins — top 100 by absolute price
- Live spot prices — gold, silver, platinum
- UK mintage tables — by denomination
- Coin identifier