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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 1 November 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
½ Penny - George V modified effigy
+609.9%
30 days
2
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Brexit
+385.2%
30 days
3
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Royal Shield
+260.0%
30 days
4
1 Penny Birmingham - Union Copper Company
+198.8%
30 days
5
50 Pence - Charles III (Winnie the Pooh - Friendship)
+179.2%
30 days
6
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 40th Coronation Jubilee
+169.6%
30 days
7
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 3rd portrait; large type
+155.8%
30 days
8
1 Farthing - Edward VII
+125.1%
30 days
9
1 Penny - George III 4th Issue
+117.8%
30 days
10
10 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; W - World Wide Web
+105.0%
30 days
11
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; XXII Commonwealth Games
+104.6%
30 days
12
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Paddington at the Station
+103.8%
30 days
13
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; The Snowman
+102.0%
30 days
14
10 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; M - Mackintosh
+101.1%
30 days
15
50 Pence - Charles III Dennis the Menace
+87.9%
30 days
16
½ Crown - George V 4th type
+84.2%
30 days
17
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Royal Shield
+76.5%
30 days
18
50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee; Silver Proof
+74.7%
30 days
19
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Rosalind Franklin
+72.4%
30 days
20
1 Penny - George III 4th Issue
+71.9%
30 days
21
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Megalosaurus
+71.8%
30 days
22
50 Pence - Charles III The Snowman
+62.6%
30 days
23
½ Penny - William IV
+59.9%
30 days
24
½ Crown - George IV 1st portrait; 1st reverse
+59.7%
30 days
25
5 Pounds - Charles III Year of the Dragon
+59.2%
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.
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