UK Coins of 1790
Quick answer
In 1790, the Royal Mint struck 43 distinct British coins across 5 denominations.
Coinage from George III's reign. The Royal Mint's 1790-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 1790-dated coin in our database is the
½ Guinea - George III 5th portrait at
£520
(highest realised auction price across all grades).
43Coins catalogued
5Denominations issued
½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge
Lowest mintage: 404,217
0Key dates flagged
Every 1790-dated UK coin
Grouped by denomination, smallest to largest. Click any coin for the full history and realised prices.
1 Penny 1 coin
1 Guinea 1 coin
1 Shilling 1 coin
½ Guinea 1 coin
½ Penny 39 coins
½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge
½ Penny - George III Gold Strike Pattern
½ Penny Anglesey - Parys Mines Company / Druid Series
½ Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works
½ Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works
½ Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works
½ Penny Clauduis Romanus - Delectat Rus
½ Penny Clauduis Romanus - Delectat Rus
½ Penny Clement XV Pont Max - Hinc Nostrae Crevere Rosae
½ Penny Essex – Maldon
½ Penny George Rules - Britannia Isles
½ Penny Gloriovs Ifrvis - Britannia Rules The Main
½ Penny Gloriovs III Vis - British Tars
½ Penny Gulielemus Shakespeare - Englands Glory
½ Penny Lothian - Edinburgh / Hutchison's
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Britons Happy Isle
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Music Charms
½ Penny Middlesex - London / Salter's
½ Penny Middlesex - Lyceum
½ Penny Middlesex - National Series / Prince of Wales
½ Penny Middlesex - National Series / Prince of Wales
½ Penny Middlesex - Sims' / David Garrick
½ Penny Middlesex - Slave
½ Penny Middlesex - Slave
½ Penny Middlesex – National Series / Duke of York
½ Penny Norfolk - Norwich / Hope, Dove and Peace
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somersetshire - Bath / Glover's
½ Penny Suffolk - Bury / M. Apseys
½ Penny Warwickshire - Stratford / Shakespeare
½ Penny Warwickshire - Wilkinson / Camac Kyan and Camac
½ Penny Warwickshire - Wilkinson / North Wales
½ Penny Warwickshire - Wilkinson / Vulcan
½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Forge
½ Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Mining
½ Penny William Williams - North Wales
Token - May peace and plenty