Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Decimal One Penny Coins

The Decimal Halfpenny <<-- : -->> The Decimal Two Pence

History of the Decimal Penny
Values of the Decimal Penny

Decimal One Penny

First Type

1977 penny
NEW PENNY

Second Type

1984 penny
Change to ONE PENNY

Third & Fourth Types

Third Type
Bronze 1989 penny, obverse

Fourth Type
Copper-plated steel 1996 penny, obverse

The above two coins were scanned at the same time, revealing the slight colour difference between the bronze and copper-plated steel versions. The reverse in both cases is as for the Second Type.

Fifth Type

1999 penny, obverse

Sixth Type

2008 penny, new reverse
Courtesy of The Royal Mint

Production Fault

2006 error penny
2006 penny, reverse
Fault near edge
Faults such as these are of interest
but have little extra value.

Closeup of fault

Help and Advice

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Pictures of Coins of UK - The Decimal One Penny / Copyright reserved by the author, Tony Clayton / v5 3rd April 2008