UK Coins of 1780

Quick answer In 1780, the Royal Mint struck 34 distinct British coins across 8 denominations. Coinage from George III's reign. The Royal Mint's 1780-dated output covered the standard denominations of the period; rare-date interest in this year focuses on low-mintage variants and proof issues, listed below. The most valuable 1780-dated coin in our database is the 1 Guinea - George III 4th portrait at £1,119 (highest realised auction price across all grades).
34Coins catalogued
8Denominations issued
3 Pence - George III incl. Maundy Lowest mintage: 20
3Key dates flagged

Every 1780-dated UK coin

Grouped by denomination, smallest to largest. Click any coin for the full history and realised prices.

1 Penny 1 coin

1 Penny - George III incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver · Very Rare

2 Pence 1 coin

2 Pence - George III incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 20 · Key date · Legendary

1 Farthing 3 coins

1 Farthing George Rules - Britannias Isles
Britannia Copper · copper · Very Rare
1 Farthing Gevkgv Atoete - Etaena Noa
copper · Very Rare
1 Farthing Glorious Duncan - Britannias Isles
Britannia Copper · copper · Very Rare

1 Guinea 1 coin

1 Guinea - George III 4th portrait
gold · Very Rare

½ Guinea 1 coin

½ Guinea - George III 4th portrait
gold · Very Rare

½ Penny 25 coins

½ Penny Alfred - Briton's Glory
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Alfred the Great - South Wales
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Celestin II Pope - North Wales
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Clauduis Romanus - Delectat Rus
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Clauduis Romanus - Delectat Rus
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Clement XV Pont Max - Hinc Nostrae Crevere Rosae
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Colonel Kirk - Britons Happy Isle
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Colonel Kirk - North Wales
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny George For Ever - Britons For Ever
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny George Rules - North Wales; portrait left
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny George Rules - North Wales; portrait right
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Gloriovs Ifrvis - Britannia Rules The Main
Britannia Copper · copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Gloriovs III Vis - British Tars
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Britons Happy Isle
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Music Charms
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Middlesex - Basil Burchell
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Middlesex - Burchell's / Sugar Plumbs
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Romulus - Virtvs Nunq Deficit
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Shakespeare - North Wales
Shakespeare Commemoratives · copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Sussex - Brighton / W. Mighells
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Thomas Seymour - Britons Happy Isle
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Thomas Seymour - Music Charms
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny Thomas Seymour - South Wales
copper · Very Rare
½ Penny William Williams - North Wales
copper · Very Rare
Token - May peace and plenty
copper · Very Rare

3 Pence 1 coin

3 Pence - George III incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 20 · Key date · Legendary

4 Pence 1 coin

4 Pence - George III incl. Maundy
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 20 · Key date · Legendary

Other years in the 1780s

1780 1781 1782 1783 1784 1785 1786 1787 1788 1789

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Realised sold prices for 1780-dated British coins

1 Guinea - George III 4th portrait — sold listings 3 Pence - George III incl. Maundy — sold listings 1780 UK coins — all sold 1780 BU sets 1780 silver proofs

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