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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 3 June 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
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Nations of the Crown
+2,913.6%
30 days
2
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; 50 years of Pride UK Colour
+1,376.0%
30 days
3
5 Pounds - Charles III The Penny Drops
+1,337.3%
30 days
4
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Benjamin Britten
+1,156.5%
30 days
5
5 Pounds - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; King Canute
+753.5%
30 days
6
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Winnie The Pooh
+693.2%
30 days
7
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Belfast
+594.0%
30 days
8
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II Agatha Christie; Silver Piedfort
+586.3%
30 days
9
5 Shillings - Elizabeth II Coronation
+510.1%
30 days
10
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Royal Shield
+506.6%
30 days
11
5 Pounds - Charles III Dame Shirley Bassey
+428.6%
30 days
12
1 Pound - Charles III 1/2 oz Fine Silver
+421.1%
30 days
13
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Battle of Britain
+412.6%
30 days
14
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Olympic Handover
+374.0%
30 days
15
½ Crown - George III 2nd portrait
+367.2%
30 days
16
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; The Snowman
+352.3%
30 days
17
50 Pence - Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
+322.3%
30 days
18
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Paddington at the Tower
+282.4%
30 days
19
25 New Pence - Elizabeth II Silver Wedding
+274.4%
30 days
20
50 Pence - Charles III Mary Poppins
+255.7%
30 days
21
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 5th Portrait; Sherlock Holmes
+249.1%
30 days
22
50 Pence - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Cycling
+229.4%
30 days
23
5 Shillings - British Armed Forces 2nd series
+228.8%
30 days
24
2 Pounds - Elizabeth II 4th portrait; Charles Darwin
+202.8%
30 days
25
1 Pound - Elizabeth II 5th portrait; Last Round Pound
+201.1%
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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