Ranked

Most Valuable British Coins

The top 100 British coins ranked by the highest realised auction price across every grade we track. Topped by £349,800, as of 1 August 2026.

Methodology

Every figure on this page is a realised sale: the hammer price (plus buyer's premium where reported) actually paid for that coin in that grade. We aggregate from public auction houses including Spink, Baldwin's and Noonans, plus sold listings from eBay UK. We never publish asking prices, active listings or estimates. Where a coin trades in several grades, the figure shown is the highest realised price across any grade in the past 24 months.

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