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Exchange British Pounds for Cash in the UK

We accept British Pounds coins, current banknotes and withdrawn notes — including currency banks won't exchange.

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Exchange Rates
Currency Type Rate (GBP)
Current Banknotes £0.760000
Withdrawn Notes £0.736000
British Pound Coins £0.736000

Last updated: 5 July 2026 at 13:00

British Pounds Banknotes & Coins We Accept

To exchange your British Pounds for cash, select the coins or banknotes you want to add to your account below.

British pre-decimal Farthing Obverse Issued 1860 Accepted for exchange

British Pre-decimal Farthing Issued 1860

£0.000780

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Decimal Pre-Decimal Half Penny Coin Front Side Accepted For Exchange

British Decimal Pre-decimal Half Penny Coin

£0.001560

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Pre-Decimal Penny Coin Obverse Side Accepted For Exchange

British Pre-decimal Penny Coin

£0.003120

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Decimal New Half Penny Coin Front Side Accepted For Exchange

British Decimal New Half Penny Coin

£0.003750

1 GBP = £0.750000
British 1 New Penny Coin Obverse 1971 Accepted For Exchange

1 British New Penny Coin (GBP)

£0.007360

1 GBP = £0.736000
British cartwheel penny Obverse Issued 1797 Accepted for exchange

British Cartwheel Penny Issued 1797

£0.007500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British 2 Pence Coin Obverse 1971 Accepted For Exchange

2 British Pence Coin

£0.014720

1 GBP = £0.736000
British Pre-Decimal Sixpence Front Side Accepted For Exchange

British Pre-decimal Sixpence

£0.018750

1 GBP = £0.750000
Bank of England 10 Shillings banknote (HM Queen Portrait) Front Accepted for exchange 1961

Bank of England 10 Shillings Banknote (HM Queen Portrait) 1961

£0.036800

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 5 Pence Coin Obverse 1992 Accepted For Exchange

5 British Pence (GBP) Coin

£0.036800

1 GBP = £0.736000
British Pre-Decimal One Shilling Coin Obverse Side Accepted For Exchange

British Pre-decimal One Shilling Coin

£0.037500

1 GBP = £0.750000
Large British Five Pence Coin 1968 Obverse Side Accepted For Exchange

Large British Five Pence Coin 1968

£0.037500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British 10 pence Coin Obverse 1992 Accepted For Exchange

10 British Pence (GBP) Coin 1992 Onwards

£0.073600

1 GBP = £0.736000
British two Shilling Coin Obverse Issued 1837 Accepted for exchange

British Two Shilling Coin Issued 1837

£0.075000

1 GBP = £0.750000
Large British Ten Pence Coin Obverse Side Accepted For Exchange

Large British Ten Pence Coin

£0.075000

1 GBP = £0.750000
British pre-decimal half-crown coin Obverse Accepted For Exchange

British Pre-decimal Half-crown Coin

£0.093750

1 GBP = £0.750000
British 20 pence Coin Obverse 1992 Accepted For Exchange

20 British Pence (GBP) Coin

£0.147200

1 GBP = £0.736000
British Five Shillings Coronation Crown (1953) Obverse Accepted For Exchange

British Five Shillings Coronation Crown (1953)

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Crown coin Queen Mother 80th Birthday 1980 Obverse accepted for exchange

British Crown Coin Queen Mother 80th Birthday 1980

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Crown Coin Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee (1977) Obverse accepted for exchange

British Crown Coin Queen Elizabeth Ii Silver Jubilee (1977)

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Crown coin New York Exhibition (1960) Front accepted for exchange

British Crown Coin New York Exhibition (1960)

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Crown Elizabeth II Silver Wedding 1972 Obverse accepted for exchange

British Crown Elizabeth Ii Silver Wedding 1972

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Crown Churchill 1965 Obverse accepted for exchange

British Crown Churchill 1965

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British Royal Wedding Crown Charles and Diana 1981 Obverse accepted for exchange

British Royal Wedding Crown Charles and Diana 1981

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000
British 5 Shilling Coin Obverse Issued 1951 Accepted for exchange

British 5 Shilling Coin Issued 1951

£0.187500

1 GBP = £0.750000

British 10 shilling Banknote (1st Series) Issued 1914

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000

10 shillings Banknote (2nd Series) Issued 1915

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British 10 shillings Banknote (3rd Series Treasury Issue) Issued 1918

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British 10 shillings Banknote (Emergency wartime issue) Issued 1940

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British 10 shillings Banknote (3rd issue) Issued 1948

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 50 pence Coin Obverse 1997 Accepted For Exchange

50 British Pence (GBP) Coin – All designs

£0.368000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Large British Fifty Pence Coin 1969 Obverse Side Accepted For Exchange

Large British Fifty Pence Coin 1969

£0.375000

1 GBP = £0.750000

British £1 Pound Banknote (1st Series Treasury Issue) Issued 1914

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £1 Note (2nd Series Treasury Issue) Issued 1914

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £1 Banknote (Treasury Issue) Issued 1917

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 1 Pound Banknote (Britannia Green) Issued 1928 Front accepted for exchange

British 1 Pound Banknote (Britannia Green) Issued 1928

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 1 Pound Banknote (Britannia Blue-Red) Issued 1940 Front accepted for exchange

British 1 Pound Banknote (Britannia Blue-red) Issued 1940

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 1 Pound Banknote Front Issued 1960 accepted for exchange

British 1 Pound Banknote Issued 1960

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 1 Pound Note Front Issued 1978 accepted for exchange

British 1 Pound Note Issued 1978

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
New one pound coin obverse 2017 accepted for exchange

1 British New Pound (GBP) Coin – All designs

£0.736000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Old £1 Pound Sterling Coin Great Britain Obverse Accepted for Exchange 1983

1 British Pound (GBP) Coin (Old Round Pound) – All designs

£0.750000

1 GBP = £0.750000

2 British Pound (GBP) Coin – All designs

£1.472000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 2 Pounds Coin Front Issued 1986 accepted for exchange

2 British Pound Coin (Old Style) – All designs

£1.500000

1 GBP = £0.750000

British £5 White Banknote Issued 1945

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 5 Pounds Banknote (Helmeted Britannia) Front Issued 1957

British 5 Pounds Banknote (Helmeted Britannia) Issued 1957

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 5 Pound (George Stephenson) Banknote Front Issued 1993 Accepted For Exchange

British 5 Pound (George Stephenson) Banknote Issued 1993

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 5 Pounds banknote (Elizabeth Fry) Front Accepted for exchange 2002

Bank of England 5 Pounds Banknote (Elizabeth Fry) 2002

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 5 Pound Note (Duke of Wellington) Front Issued 1971 Accepted For Exchange

British 5 Pound Note (Duke of Wellington) Issued 1971

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 5 Pounds banknote (HM the Queen portrait type) Front Accepted for exchange 1963

Bank of England 5 Pounds Banknote (Hm the Queen Portrait Type) 1963

£3.680000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £5 Pound Banknote (King Charles III) Issued 2024

£3.800000

1 GBP = £0.760000
Current 5 Pound Bank of England (Sir Winston Churchill) Banknote 2016 Front Accepted For Exchange

Current 5 Pound Bank of England (Sir Winston Churchill) Banknote 2016

£3.800000

1 GBP = £0.760000

British £1 Banknote Issued 1797

£5.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000
Bank of England 10 Pounds banknote (Charles Darwin) Front Accepted for exchange 2000

Bank of England 10 Pounds Banknote (Charles Darwin) 2000

£7.360000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 10 Pound Banknote Front (Charles Dickens) Issued 1993 Accepted For Exchange

British 10 Pound Banknote (Charles Dickens) Issued 1993

£7.360000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 10 Pound Banknote (Florence Nightingale) Front Issued 1975 Accepted For Exchange

British 10 Pound Banknote (Florence Nightingale) Issued 1975

£7.360000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 10 Pound Sterling banknote (HM Queen Portrait) Front Accepted for exchange 1964

Bank of England 10 Pound Sterling Banknote (Hm Queen Portrait) 1964

£7.360000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £10 Pound Banknote (King Charles III) Issued 2024

£7.600000

1 GBP = £0.760000
Current 10 Pound Bank of England (Jane Austen) Banknote 2017 Front Accepted For Exchange

Current 10 Pound Bank of England (Jane Austen) Banknote 2017

£7.600000

1 GBP = £0.760000

British £2 Banknote Issued 1797

£10.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000
Current 20 Pound Bank of England (Adam Smith) Banknote 2007 Front Accepted For Exchange

Current 20 Pound Bank of England (Adam Smith) Banknote 2007

£14.720000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 20 Pounds Banknote (Sir Edward Elgar) Front Accepted For exchange 1999

Bank of England 20 Pounds Banknote (Sir Edward Elgar) 1999

£14.720000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 20 Pounds Banknote (William Shakespeare) Front Accepted For exchange 1970

Bank of England 20 Pounds Banknote (William Shakespeare) 1970

£14.720000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 20 Pound Banknote (Michael Faraday) Front Issued 1991 Accepted For Exchange

British 20 Pound Banknote (Michael Faraday) Issued 1991

£14.720000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £20 Pound Banknote (King Charles III) Issued 2024

£15.200000

1 GBP = £0.760000
Current 20 Pound Bank of England (JMW Turner) Banknote 2020 Front Accepted For Exchange

Current 20 Pound Bank of England (Jmw Turner) Banknote 2020

£15.200000

1 GBP = £0.760000

British £5 Banknote Issued 1793

£25.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £50 White Banknote Issued 1725

£36.800000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Current 50 Pound Bank of England (Boulton And Watt) Banknote 2011 Front Accepted For Exchange

British £50 Pound Bank of England (Boulton and Watt) Banknote 2011

£36.800000

1 GBP = £0.736000
British 50 Pound Banknote (Sir John Houblon) Front Issued 1994 Accepted For Exchange

British 50 Pound Banknote (Sir John Houblon) Issued 1994

£36.800000

1 GBP = £0.736000
Bank of England 50 Pounds Banknote (Sir Christopher Wren) Front accepted for exchange issued 1981

Bank of England 50 Pounds Banknote (Sir Christopher Wren) Issued 1981

£36.800000

1 GBP = £0.736000

British £50 Pound Banknote (Queen Elizabeth II) Issued 2021

£38.000000

1 GBP = £0.760000

British £50 Pound Banknote (King Charles III) Issued 2024

£38.000000

1 GBP = £0.760000

British £10 White Banknote Issued 1759

£50.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £15 White Banknote Issued 1759

£75.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £20 White Banknote Issued 1759

£100.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £25 White Banknote Issued 1765

£125.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £30 White Banknote Issued 1725

£150.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £40 White Banknote Issued 1725

£200.000000

1 GBP = £5.000000

British £60 White Banknote Issued 1725

£210.000000

1 GBP = £3.500000

British £70 White Banknote Issued 1725

£245.000000

1 GBP = £3.500000

British £80 White Banknote Issued 1725

£280.000000

1 GBP = £3.500000

British £90 White Banknote Issued 1725

£315.000000

1 GBP = £3.500000

British £100 White Banknote Issued 1725

£350.000000

1 GBP = £3.500000
British Sovereign 250 Pounds Coin Obverse Accepted for Exchange

Gold British Sovereign Coin

£450.000000

1 GBP = £0.750000

British £200 White Banknote Issued 1725

£500.000000

1 GBP = £2.500000

British £300 White Banknote Issued 1725

£750.000000

1 GBP = £2.500000

British £500 White Banknote Issued 1725

£1250.000000

1 GBP = £2.500000

British £1000 White Banknote Issued 1725

£2500.000000

1 GBP = £2.500000

About British Pounds Exchange

The British Pound Sterling (GBP) is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest and most widely recognised currencies. We accept all denominations of British pound banknotes and coins, including older series, pre-decimal coinage, and damaged notes.

Current British Pound Banknotes

The Bank of England currently issues polymer banknotes featuring the reigning monarch, with the latest King Charles III series covering all main denominations — including the £5, £50, and everything in between. The Queen Elizabeth II polymer series, featuring figures such as Jane Austen and JMW Turner, remains legal tender and is equally welcome. We also accept many older withdrawn paper issues, including notes featuring figures such as Sir Edward Elgar and Sir John Houblon. We exchange all current Bank of England banknotes at competitive daily rates.

Old Series & Damaged Notes

Unlike most high street exchanges, we accept a wide range of withdrawn British banknotes — from historic Treasury issues of the First World War era, such as the 1914 £1 Treasury note, to the large white pre-war banknotes including the £1,000 White Banknote and older shilling-denominated notes. Provided a note is at least 50% intact, we will assess it and offer a rate, though this may be slightly lower than our standard rate to reflect condition and rarity. Even damaged or faded notes are worth submitting — we assess each one individually.

British Pound Coins

We buy a broad range of British coins, from everyday circulation pieces such as the £1 coin and the £2 coin to the old round pound, pre-decimal coinage including shillings, sixpences, and farthings, and collector pieces such as commemorative crowns and the Gold Sovereign. Exchange rates for coins are slightly lower than for banknotes due to the additional handling involved, but we accept a wider variety than most services.

Why Exchange With Us?

  • Competitive exchange rates updated daily
  • Accept coins and damaged notes that banks won’t take
  • We verify your currency and pay you within 5 working days
  • No hidden fees or charges

British Pound Exchange FAQ

Do you buy withdrawn Bank of England notes, such as the old paper £20 or £50?

Yes, we buy a wide range of withdrawn Bank of England banknotes, including older paper issues featuring figures such as Sir Edward Elgar and Sir John Houblon. Rates for withdrawn notes are slightly lower than for current series, but we will always make you a fair offer. If you are unsure whether your note is accepted, feel free to contact us before sending.

Can I exchange pre-decimal British coins, such as shillings or sixpences?

Yes! We accept a broad range of pre-decimal British coinage, including pieces such as the shilling, sixpence, and farthing. Pre-decimal currency was replaced by decimalisation in 1971, so these coins are no longer accepted by UK banks or shops — but we are happy to assess and exchange them.

How do I send my British pounds to you and when will I be paid?

Simply box up your banknotes or coins securely and post them to us yourself using a method of your choice. Once we receive your currency, we will verify it and aim to pay you within 5 working days by bank transfer or PayPal. If you are not happy with our offer for any reason, we will return your currency to you free of charge.

Do you accept the very old Bank of England white banknotes?

Yes, we do — these large, hand-signed white banknotes are among the most historically fascinating items we handle, and we have individual exchange pages for denominations including the £500 White Banknote and the £100 White Banknote, among others. Because these notes are rare and their value varies considerably, we assess each one individually and will offer you a personalised rate.

I have leftover British pounds from a holiday — can I exchange them for another currency through you?

We specialise in buying foreign currency from UK customers rather than selling it, so if you have returned home with unspent British pounds you won’t need abroad, we can convert them to cash for you. If you are looking to exchange other currencies you’ve brought back — such as Euros, American Dollars, or one of many other currencies we cover — you’ll find dedicated exchange pages across our site.

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