UK Coins of 1797
Quick answer
In 1797, the Royal Mint struck 92 distinct British coins across 11 denominations.
The famous "Cartwheel" 2d and 1d penny by Matthew Boulton, struck in copper at Soho Mint. The most valuable 1797-dated coin in our database is the
½ Guinea - George III 5th portrait at
£520
(highest realised auction price across all grades).
92Coins catalogued
11Denominations issued
½ Penny Perthshire - Perth / D. Peters
Lowest mintage: 23,000
0Key dates flagged
Every 1797-dated UK coin
Grouped by denomination, smallest to largest. Click any coin for the full history and realised prices.
1 Penny 7 coins
2 Pence 4 coins
1 Farthing 3 coins
1 Guinea 1 coin
1 Shilling 1 coin
½ Guinea 1 coin
½ Penny 64 coins
½ Penny Perthshire - Perth / D. Peters
½ Penny - George III Gold Strike Pattern
½ Penny - Paddington New Church Middlesex - Skidmore
½ Penny Angusshire - Dundee / A. Swap
½ Penny Angusshire - Dundee / Dudhope Castle
½ Penny Angusshire - Dundee / J. Pilmer
½ Penny Angusshire - Montrose
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 Cornwal Lis Ind - British Tars
½ Penny Edinburgh - Anderson and Leslie's
½ Penny Fifeshire - Burntisland / Vitriol Co.
½ Penny Gloriovs Ifrvis - Britannia Rules The Main
½ Penny Gloriovs III Vis - British Tars
½ Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Admiral Jervis
½ Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Thomas Sharp
½ Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Viscount Jervis
½ Penny Lothian - Leith
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Britons Happy Isle
½ Penny Louis the Sixteenth - Music Charms
½ Penny Middlesex - For General Convenience
½ Penny Middlesex - Freedom with innocence / Rule Britannia
½ Penny Middlesex - London / Salter's
½ Penny Middlesex - Lyceum
½ Penny Middlesex - National Series / Louis XVI and M. Antoinette
½ Penny Middlesex - National Series / Prince of Wales
½ Penny Middlesex - National Series / Prince of Wales
½ Penny Middlesex - Palmer's Mail Coach
½ Penny Middlesex - Palmer's Mail Coach
½ Penny Middlesex - Pidcock's / Elephant & Rhino
½ Penny Middlesex - Pidcock's / Two-headed cow
½ Penny Middlesex - Pidcock's / Two-headed cow
½ Penny Middlesex - Sims' / David Garrick
½ Penny Middlesex - Slave
½ Penny Middlesex - Slave
½ Penny Middlesex - Spence's / End of Pain
½ Penny Norfolk - Norwich / R. Dinmore
½ Penny Norfolk - Norwich / R. Dinmore
½ Penny Perth - P. Maxwell
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / City Token
½ Penny Somerset - Crewkerne / Sparks and Gidleys
½ Penny Somersetshire - Bath / Glover's
½ Penny Sr Bevois - North Wales
½ Penny Staffordshire – Stafford / W. Horton
½ Penny Suffolk - Bury / M. Apseys
½ Penny Warwickshire - Birmingham / Lutwyche's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Birmingham / Lutwyche's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson’s
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson’s
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson’s
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson’s
½ Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson’s
½ Penny William Williams - North Wales
Token - May peace and plenty
⅓ Guinea 1 coin
3 Pence 1 coin
4 Pence 1 coin
4 Shillings 9 Pence 8 coins
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval
1 Dollar - George III Type I countermark; oval