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Britain has produced silver coins for well over a millennium dating back to about 600 AD. The silver coins produced back then, were very similar to the Roman coins used previously.
From 1947 onwards, no general circulation British coin contains any silver or other precious metal at all.
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Which English coins are silver?
No British coin has contained any silver since 1946. From about 1919/1920 to 1946, all British silver coins were minted with 50% silver. Prior to 1919/1920, all British silver coins were made from sterling silver (92.5% silver).
Which British coins are made of real silver?
No British circulating coin has contained any silver since 1946. From 1919/1920 to 1946, all British silver coins contained 50% silver. Prior to 1919/1920, all British silver coins were made from sterling silver or, 92.5% silver.
Do Commonwealth coins have the same silver content as British coins?
Yes they do. No British decimal general circulation coin has any silver content at all. The "silver" coins of all Commonwealth countries similarly have no silver content.
Where was the silver used in British coins mined?
The silver used to make predecimal British coins could have been mined anywhere in the then British Empire. A lot of silver was also acquired from raids on Spanish ships.
What is the silver content of Georgian coins?
There have been six King Georges from 1714 to 1952. 1919 and 1920 were the two years when the British silver coinage was debased from 0.9250 to 0.5000 silver. Which year the change was made depends on the denomination of the coin. Prior to 1919/1920, all British "silver" coins had a 92.5% silver content. From 1919/1920 to 1946, all British "silver" coins had a 50% silver content. From 1947 to present, all circulating British "silver" coins had a 0% silver content.
What is the silver content of a 1942 Sixpence?
The British silver coinage was degraded from 1919/1920 from sterling silver to 50% silver. All British silver coins from 1919/1920 to 1946 inclusive had a 50% silver content. From 1947 onwards, all circulating British "silver" coins were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
Is there such a thing as an 1819 British brass Halfcrown?
No. All British Halfcrown coins prior to 1919 were made of almost pure silver. In 1947, all British silver coins were from then on, made of cupro-nickel.
When did Britain stop using silver in coins?
No British coin has ever been 100% silver. For hundreds of years, British silver coins had a very high proportion of silver in them. From the Great Recoinage Act of 1816, British silver coins were standardised to sterling silver with a 92.5% silver content. The use of sterling silver to mint silver coins continued until 1919/1920 when, due to a sharp increase in the price of silver, British coins were debased to 50% silver. The 50% silver content continued to 1946 when, due to Britains pressing need to repay war loans to the US, the use of silver was discontinued. All British silver coins from 1947 onwards were made from a copper-nickel alloy.
Is there silver in a 1936 British Florin?
Yes, all British general circulation silver coins between 1919 and 1946 contained 50% silver.
What is the silver content of an 1845 British Halfcrown?
All British Halfcrown coins, up to but not including 1920, were made from sterling silver (92.5% silver).
What are British silver coins now made from?
All British circulating "silver" coins since 1947 have been made from a copper/nickel alloy. No circulating British decimal coin contains any precious metal.
What is the silver content of a 1941 British Shilling?
Zero. Due to the steep rise in the price of silver in 1919/20, the issue of standard .925 silver coins was discontinued and coins of .500 silver were minted. In 1947, silver was needed to repay the bullion lent by the USA during the war years, so silver coins were replaced with coins of the same weight and type made of cupro-nickel.
