Great Britain 1988 penny

from the Mountain Groan Collection

from the Stonecat Collection

This decimal penny, or 1/100 of a pound, was introduced as a denomination in 1971. It was struck with this obverse 1985-97 and with this reverse 1971-2000. This specimen is bronze but the denomination was converted to copper-plated steel (KM 935a) in 1992. It was recently revised to show king Charles III (KM 2430) but we don't know if it is being struck for circulation.

Recorded mintage: 793,492,000 + 79,314 proofs.

Specification: 3.56 g, bronze, 20.32 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 935.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.

Link to:

• 1987 penny
• 1987 pound, English reverse, silver piefort
• 1987 half sovereign
• 1988 half sovereign
• 1988 sovereign
• 1988 5 pounds
• 1988 10 pounds, 1/10 oz gold Britannia
• 1988 25 pounds, ¼ oz gold Britannia
• 1988 50 pounds, ½ oz gold Britannia
• 1988 100 pounds, 1 oz gold Britannia
• 1989 penny
• Coins and currency dated 1988
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