Five Pound Coin
I liked Diana. I think she got a raw deal. She is special to me, and to many, many people. Her likeness appears on British 5 pound coins dated 1999. Other 5 pound coins minted after 1990 appear in many different designs and in three different compositions: copper-nickel, silver, and gold.
The value of these coins, like all modern commemoratives, is exactly aligned with the price of the precious metal they contain. You can add a small amount, a very small amount, for subjective factors such as artistic beauty and sentimental value, but coin dealers are a pretty objective bunch and they won't buy coins for sentimental reasons.
To evaluate the actual (non-sentimental) value of 5 pound coins, start by evaluating their precious metal content:
copper-nickel: no precious metal
silver: 0.841 troy ounces silver
gold: 1.178 troy ounces gold
At today's prices of $1716 and $32.50 US dollars per troy ounce of gold and silver, respectively (look up these prices on kitco.com, they change every day), that's 0.841 x 32.50 = $27 silver value and 1.178 x 1716 = $2021 gold value.
To add value for these coins over and above their precious metal content, consider:
copper-nickel: the coin is worth face value, five pounds, about $8 US dollars
silver: add $10 to the silver value if you are buying it, subtract $10 if you are selling it to a coin dealer
gold: add $200 to the gold value if you are buying it, subtract $200 if you are selling it to a coin dealer
As always on CoinQuest, these are very approximate values. You may be able to do better, or you might not be able to do as well.
Assess world coin values with the World Coin Price Guide on NGCcoin.com. View Great Britain 5 Pounds prices, images and mintage info. The 1981 gold proof five pounds piece £5 was the first modern gold proof five pounds piece to be individually issued by the Royal Mint. Queen Elizabeth II's second portrait can be seen on the obverse of the coin (Designed by Arnold Machin), and Benedetto Pistrucci's famous portrayal of St George slaying the dragon is depicted on the reverse. Queen Anne was the first monarch of Great Britain and a special commemorative coin was sold in presentation packs by the Royal Mint in 2014 for £13. But just over 12,000 were minted – making it the rarest £5 coin ever. And now experts at the Change Checker website expect it could sell more than £50 if one becomes available for sale. Detailed information about the coin 5 Pounds, Elizabeth II (4th portrait; Queen Mother), United Kingdom, with pictures and collection and swap management: mintage, descriptions, metal, weight, size, value and other numismatic data.
Created (yyyymm): 201210, Last review: 201507
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Metallic yellow Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1999, filter: 1999 to 1999
Image: great_britain_diana_1999.jpg
Original inquiry: .925 sterling silver 28.28 gms. silver proof memorial coin in memory of diana princess of wales queen princess diana