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£5 (Crown) - for any amount £2 - for any amount £1 - for any amount 50p - for any amount not exceeding £10 25p (Crown) - for any amount not exceeding £10 20p - for any amount not exceeding £10 10p - for any amount not exceeding £5 5p - for any amount not exceeding £5 2p - for any amount not exceeding 20p 1p - for any amount not exceeding 20p Thanks for your help with this.I should state that I am tyring to compile a similar list but with almost pedantic accuracy, i.e. higher denomination coins, such as Britannias and Sovereigns? What makes these legal tender - a proclamation under the coinage act? There are also 3p and 4p maunday coins to add to this list. Also, if a 1p is made in gold, is it legal tender at 1p for any amount (as gold coins are according to the coinage act). Also, does a half sovereign have a value of 50p? Could anyone tell me how I could get hold of a copy of the letters patent which 'decimalised' the pre-decimal coins. Best Laurence

Hello, As per my previous post, I am interested in all coin which are, or have been, legally tenderable in the decimal system. The coinage act 1971 http://www.england-legislation.hmso.gov.uk...19710024_en.pdf states at 1 (2) a) that gold coins shall be in accordance with schedule 1 of the act. Schedule 1 lists properties for £5, £2 ,£1 and 50p gold coins (sovereigns). However, clause 1 (2) states that any other denomination must be proportioned accordingly. That being the case, if a £5 must weigh 39.94028 grams, then a £3 gold coin must weigh 23.96417 grams for it to class as legal tender. However, it must also pass the finess requirement. The treble sovereign probably does not pass the finess requirement and I know nothing about it's weight, but if it did pass these requirements, would it be legal tender in the current system? I note from clause 2 (1) that only coins made by the mint 'in accordance with the act' are legal tender (I'm sure that's unchanged since the 1870 version of the coinage act). Could coins made before 1870 be 'in accordance with the act' - I'm sure they could in terms of schedule 1, but what about the rest of the act? Does it mean that all coins made before 1870 are not legal tender? Please help -I'm confused! Is a treble sovereign legal tender, is anything issued before 1870 legal tender i.e. other sovereigns. Best Laurence

'' All other coins were demonetised in 1971. I believe coins like the Churchill crown circulated(if you can call it that) as 25p coins, but they were not often used in actual circulation.'' Respectfully, I don't think you're right. My belief is that, originally, it was the intention to demonitise all pre-decimal coins at decimalisation. However, a letters patent was issued which which redenominated 5 coins, the crown as 25p, the double florin at 20p, the florin at 10p, the shilling at 5p and the sixpence at 2.5p. Since then, only the florin, shilling and sixpence have been demonitised. Best Laurence

Hello (first post), I have an interest in all coins which are or have been tenderable in the decimal pound sterling system. I am interested in the different types e.g. large 50p, small 50p, shilling, large 5p, small 5p (I'm not so interested in separate issue of those indiviudal types). I was hoping that some of the people on this forum would be able to help me with the following questions which I'm having difficulty with: 1) Do you know an accurate date for when the first decimal coins were made available in the UK (some time in 1968) 2) Some pre-decimal coins were decimalised on 30/08/1971. Strictly, between 15th Feb 1971 and 30/08/1971, were these coins decimal, pre-decimal, or both? 3) On the same theme, could you confirm that pre-decimal crowns are still legally tenderable at 25p and double florins are still legally tenderable at 20p. Which legal instrument instructed this and where can I review it? 4) Do you know the precise date of issue of the 1972 decimal crown? 5) Do you know the precise date of issue of the 1986 Commonwealth Games commemorative £2 coin? 6) Are pre-decimal Sovereigns considered redenominated at decimal values, if they are which legal instrument enacted this? If they are, is a triple Sovereign legally tenderable for £3? 7) Does a half-sovereign have a face value of 50p? Any help greatly appreciated Regards Laurence