Rarest £1 coins you can still find in your change
We list 7 £1 coins that are still legal tender and can turn up in change.
On 14 November 2026, the £1 with the fewest made for circulation that can still turn up in change is the Charles III £1 (2025), with 9,010,000, 1,020,000 fewer than the next, the Charles III £1 (2023) (10,030,000).
Catalogue last updated 9 November 2026.
| Rank | Coin | Year | Mintage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles III £1 (2025) | 2025 | 9,010,000 |
| 2 | Charles III £1 (2023) | 2023 | 10,030,000 |
| 3 | Elizabeth II £1 (2021) | 2021 | 21,760,000 |
| 4 | Elizabeth II £1 (2020) | 2020 | 55,840,169 |
| 5 | Elizabeth II £1 (2018) | 2018 | 130,560,000 |
| 6 | Elizabeth II £1 (2019) | 2019 | 138,635,000 |
| 7 | Elizabeth II £1 (2017) | 2017 | 749,616,200 |
Not on the checklist
The round £1 stopped being legal tender on 15 October 2017, when the twelve-sided £1 replaced it.
£1 checklist: 7 to find
Tick each one as you find it. In date order, with how many were made.
- Elizabeth II £1 (2017) · 749,616,200
- Elizabeth II £1 (2018) · 130,560,000
- Elizabeth II £1 (2019) · 138,635,000
- Elizabeth II £1 (2020) · 55,840,169
- Elizabeth II £1 (2021) · 21,760,000
- Charles III £1 (2023) · 10,030,000
- Charles III £1 (2025) · 9,010,000
collectorists.com/hunt/1-pound · Mintages are the Royal Mint's published figures where it publishes them, as recorded in our catalogue. Free to quote, crediting the Royal Mint via Collectorists.