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Piles of pre-47 50% silver coins on a bundle of £20 notes

Sell Pre '47 Silver Coins

Sell your pre-decimal silver coins face to face or via our fast postal service. Silver coins dated between 1920 and 1947 contain 50% silver.

Between 1920 and 1946, British silver coins were minted with a 50% silver content. Before 1920, threepence, sixpences, shillings, florins, double florins, half-crowns, and crowns contained 92.5% silver, also known as sterling silver. Still, due to rising silver prices and economic pressures, the silver content was reduced to 50% in 1920.

It's amazing that nearly 80 years since these coins were struck, many still exist, often in bulk quantities. Gold Traders buys tens of kilos of pre-1947 silver coins every week, and we'll be happy to quote for yours, too.

It helps us if you can sort your coins before delivery. Remember to separate any silver dated before 1920, which will be .925 silver. Please also remove silver coins dated 1947 to the present day, as these are just cupronickel. 

If you cannot sort your coins, we're still happy to take them. However, your valuation may be delayed slightly.

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Silver Pricing

Our .500 Silver Rate for pre 1947 Coins

 

Purity £ per Gram £ per Ounce £ per Troy Ounce
500 (50%) Silver £0.34 £9.62 £10.56
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As an internationally traded commodity, the market rate for precious metals changes minute by minute. To be transparent, we publish the live market metal prices so that you can compare our rates with the live price.

If you scroll back up this page, you'll see the rates we pay.

You will probably come across other dealers who quote their 'scrap' prices at surprisingly similar rates to the live metal price. Be very wary of sending your items to a dealer who only quotes the live price. Please remember the dealer is looking to make a profit, and they will have their overheads to cover. You will never receive the live metal price for scrap gold, silver, platinum or palladium from any dealer.

If you read their small print very carefully, you'll likely discover that the 'price' they quote online isn't a genuine indication of what you're likely to receive. These dealers can offer you between 40% - 60% of the actual value of your items.

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