UK Coins of 1886

Quick answer In 1886, the Royal Mint struck 12 distinct British coins across 10 denominations. Coinage from Victoria's reign. The Royal Mint's 1886-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 1886-dated coin in our database is the 1 Shilling - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Young Head' at £260 (highest realised auction price across all grades).
12Coins catalogued
10Denominations issued
1 Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type Lowest mintage: 1
2Key dates flagged

Every 1886-dated UK coin

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

1 Penny 2 coins

1 Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 1 · Key date · Legendary
1 Penny - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 8,976 · Very Rare

2 Pence 1 coin

2 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; Colonial and Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 1,045,000 · Very Rare

1 Farthing 2 coins

1 Farthing - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 3,584,000 · Very Rare
1 Farthing William Owen; Kaiser Franz Joseph
base · Very Rare

1 Florin 1 coin

1 Florin - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Gothic' type
silver
Mintage 1,540 · Scarce

1 Shilling 1 coin

1 Shilling - Victoria 1st portrait; 'Young Head'
silver
Mintage 1,956,200 · Scarce

½ Crown 1 coin

½ Crown - Victoria 1st portrait; 2nd type
silver
Mintage 2,188,500 · Very Rare

½ Penny 1 coin

½ Penny - Victoria 2nd portrait; 2nd type
copper
Mintage 6,365,255 · Very Rare

3 Pence 1 coin

3 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; incl. Maundy and Colonial
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 1,850 · Key date · Legendary

4 Pence 1 coin

4 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; Maundy issues
Maundy Money · silver
Mintage 4,158 · Very Rare

6 Pence 1 coin

6 Pence - Victoria 1st portrait; 3rd type
silver · Very Rare

Other years in the 1880s

1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889