2018 / 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p
Ten pence coin struck to celebrate the Loch Ness Monster as part of the A to Z of things that make Britain great.
2018 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p Coin Rarity / Mintage
The 2018 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p can be found in your change: 220,000 coins dated 2018 were struck to enter circulation.
This ten pence was available to purchase in Uncirculated (UNC) quality from release date: 01 March 2018. Total UNC Mintage figures include 13,797 coins in 2018 L - Loch Ness Monster Royal Mint packs and 132,898 sold as coins in tubes (loose UNC) to official distributors.
Coin Value - How much is my 2018 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p coin worth?
£2.50
£3
The circulation (CIRC) 2018 10p is worth £2.50. The Uncirculated (UNC) 2018 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p was available from £2.00 on issue, in as new condition this UNC 10p coin is worth about £3.
The reverse design is exactly the same for both coin dates, but the 2019 10p is rarer and worth £4 or 60% more than the 2018 coin.
The total circulation mintage for the L 10p is 304,000 - the 2019 coin is 2.6 times rarer than 2018, with both dates being very hard to find in change.
There were 176,164 Uncirculated Letter L 10ps sold by The Royal Mint - only about 1 in 5 of these were dated 2019.
2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p Coin Rarity / Mintage
The 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p can be found in your change: 84,000 coins dated 2019 were struck to enter circulation.
This ten pence was available to purchase in Uncirculated (UNC) quality from release date: 26 February 2019. Total UNC Mintage figures include 731 coins in 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster Royal Mint packs and 28,740 sold as coins in tubes (loose UNC) to official distributors.
Coin Value - How much is my 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p coin worth?
£4
£5
The circulation (CIRC) 2019 10p is worth £4. The Uncirculated (UNC) 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p was available from £2.00 on issue, in as new condition this UNC 10p coin is worth about £5.
![2018 L for Loch Ness 10p [Uncirculated]](/royalmint/_images/2018/atoz_10p_l_unc.jpg "2018 L for Loch Ness 10p [Uncirculated]")
A depiction of the Loch Ness Monster and the letter L
Design by: P J LynchCoin Obverse (heads side)
5th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Jody Clark with the inscription "ELIZABETH II • DEI • GRA • REG • F • D • TEN PENCE • [2018 or 2019] •".
Coin SpecificationDenomination: 10p
Alloy: Nickel-plated steel
Weight: 6.5g
Diameter: 24.5mm
Quality: CIRC / UNC
Years: 2018 / 2019
A to Z Alphabet 10p Coin Packaging
L 10p Uncirculated in a clear pouchAvailable to purchase on release for £2 from The Royal Mint.
L 10p Uncirculated in Royal Mint card
Available to purchase on release for £4 from The Royal Mint Shop and selected Post Office branches.
All 26 Coins Quintessentially British A-Z 10p Coins
Available to purchase on release for £52 from The Royal Mint.
Coin condition and quality
The value of a coin is always related to the condition. A 2018 / 2019 L - Loch Ness Monster 10p coin in good circulated condition (A few small contact marks on the coin, but retains some original shine and most of the original design detail.) is more desirable to a collector than a worn down battered coin.
Prices shown on this page relate to coins created for circulation (CIRC) and coins available to buy in Uncirculated (UNC) quality. The A to Z 10p coins and sets were never struck to a Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) standard - those sold individually in a small plastic bag or in the sealed Royal Mint card are Uncirculated and tend to be in better condition than coins that were bagged for circulation.
Some coins made for circulation remain "Uncirculated" as they have been kept in or taken from the original sealed coin bag they were packed in after being sent out from The Royal Mint. These are still circulation quality coins - but may keep more of the orginal shine and have a few less contact marks.