Free
UK Coin Tools
Every interactive tool on MyCoinage. Free, no signup, no rate limits. From identifying an unknown coin to calculating melt value to practising grading, built on live realised UK auction data.
Identification
UK Coin Identifier
Identify any British coin by portrait, denomination, year and finish, by measuring it, or by typing what you know.
Weight Identifier
Reverse-lookup UK coins by weight in grams. Useful for damaged or worn coins where the date is illegible.
Diameter Identifier
Reverse-lookup UK coins by diameter in mm, companion to the weight identifier, for when you have a ruler or callipers instead of a scale.
Valuation
Silver Melt Calculator
Live silver spot value of any UK silver coin, pre-1920 sterling, 1920-46 .500, modern Britannia.
Sovereign Value Calculator
Live gold sovereign valuation by year and condition. Combines current spot with realised auction premiums.
Junk Silver Calculator
Pre-1947 UK silver bag melt value. Enter coin counts or bulk weight; live silver spot.
Decision tools
Reference
Pre-Decimal Converter
Convert pre-1971 £sd (pounds-shillings-pence) to modern decimal pence and back.
Year-of-Birth Coin Finder
Look up every UK coin issued in a given year, perfect for milestone-birthday gifts, christenings or anniversaries.
Old Money Converter
Convert pounds, shillings and pence into today's money, with RPI-adjusted values back to 1750.
Learning
For webmasters
Other useful pages
- Live UK spot prices, gold, silver, platinum
- Change Hunter, gamified circulation tracker
- Fastest-rising UK coins, top 25 by 30-day price change
- UK coin grading guide
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