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One Ounce Silver Eagle
One Ounce Silver Eagle
Five Pound Crown
Five Pound Crown
US Quarter
US Quarter
€1
One Euro
Specifications of Common Coins
We give the diameter and weight of many familiar British & world coins, as a handy comparison guide. The following table in shown in descending order by diameter.

CountryDenominationDiameterWeightAlloy
USA$1 Silver Eagle40.6031.101Silver
BritainSilver Britannia40.0032.45Silver
BritainCrown38.6128.28Cupro-nickel
BritainHalfcrown32.3114.14Cupro-nickel
USA 50¢30.6011.34Cupro-nickel clad
Britain£228.4012.00Bi-metallic
BritainPenny Pre-Decimal30.869.45Bronze
BritainFlorin - Two Shillings28.5011.31Cupro-nickel
Britain50 Pence27.308.00Cupro-nickel
USA$1 Sacagawea26.498.1Clad
BritainHalfpenny Pre-Decimal25.485.66Bronze
BritainTwopence25.917.13Copper-plated steel
Eurozone€225.758.50Bi-metallic
Eurozone50¢24.757.80Nordic Gold
Britain10 Pence24.506.50Cupro-nickel
USAQuarter - 25¢24.265.67Clad
Eurozone€123.757.50Bi-metallic
BritainShilling23.595.65Cupro-nickel
Britain£122.509.50Nickel-brass
BritainSovereign22.057.98Gold
Eurozone20¢22.255.74Nordic Gold
BritainThreepence21.08 - 21.66.80Brass
Britain20 Pence21.405.00Cupro-nickel
Eurozone21.253.92Copper-plated steel
USA Nickel - 5¢21.215.0Cupro-nickel
BritainFarthing20.323.56Bronze
Britain1 Penny Decimal20.323.56Copper-plated steel
BritainHalf Sovereign19.303.99Gold
Eurozone18.753.06Copper-plated steel
BritainSixpence19.412.83Cupro-nickel
USA19.052.5Copper-plated zinc
USADime - 10¢17.902.268Clad
Eurozone16.252.30Copper-plated steel
BritainThreepence16.21.20Silver
IndiaFanam5.7 - 6.50.3 - 0.4Gold

Notes
Denomination = Face Value
Diameter = Diameter in millimetres
Diameter = x to y. For shaped coins (non-round), we show 2 figures.

Also
You may wish to visit some of our other pages:
Denominations of British Coins
Specifications of Current British Coins
Pre Decimal British Coin Specifications
Value of my Coin. What's it Worth?
Inscriptions on British Coins
Common Names of British Coins. What's a Tanner?
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