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Half Penny - 1825 to 1901 - Price Guide
Originally the halfpenny was minted in copper, but after 1860 it was minted in bronze. These coins were bearing on their reverse the seated figure of Britannia, who was to remain a feature of the coins until 1937.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | $16.30 | $60.70 | $175 | $232 |
| 1826 | - | - | $12.60 | $40.50 | $145 | $153 |
| 1827 | - | - | $14.90 | $41.50 | $127 | $170 |
| 1831 | - | - | $16.30 | $42.10 | $124 | $158 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | $17.80 | $44.60 | $129 | $172 |
| 1837 | - | - | $14.90 | $36.50 | $115 | $137 |
| 1838 | - | - | $8.30 | $22.30 | $68.70 | $91.90 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.30 | $19.80 | $58.80 | $78.30 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.50 | $87.30 | $219 | $285 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.20 | $49.50 | $147 | $162 |
| 1845 | - | $200 | $320 | $736 | $1,860 | $2,420 |
| 1846 | - | - | $16.80 | $42.10 | $113 | $149 |
| 1847 | - | - | $16.80 | $40.60 | $113 | $148 |
| 1848 | - | - | $30.70 | $79.60 | $169 | $214 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.50 | $44.60 | $122 | $161 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.80 | $21.30 | $67.00 | $89.80 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.60 | $15.80 | $61.30 | $84.00 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.30 | $23.30 | $70.40 | $105 |
| 1853 | - | - | $5.90 | $12.60 | $41.60 | $56.10 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.30 | $50.10 | $115 | $147 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.30 | $11.00 | $40.50 | $60.30 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.70 | $11.00 | $40.50 | $55.20 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.30 | $24.70 | $69.90 | $92.50 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $17.00 | $48.40 | $64.10 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.10 | $44.60 | $60.80 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $14.00 | $46.90 | $63.40 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.80 | $17.10 | $52.20 | $69.70 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.60 | $13.60 | $46.20 | $62.60 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.60 | $13.60 | $41.60 | $55.60 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.70 | $19.90 | $61.30 | $82.00 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.60 | $29.70 | $88.80 | $118 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.50 | $39.90 | $54.60 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.50 | $14.60 | $67.30 | $93.70 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,040 | $2,080 | $3,040 | $3,530 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.40 | $23.50 | $80.40 | $109 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $418 | $1,090 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $390 | $1,140 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $37.90 | $52.00 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $905 | $1,740 | $2,780 | $3,300 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,460 | $3,060 | $5,600 | $7,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,490 | $4,080 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.00 | $66.60 | $94.90 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.60 | $66.80 | $93.40 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.50 | $21.00 | $97.20 | $135 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $65.60 | $165 | $401 | $519 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.30 | $74.90 | $104 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.50 | $18.30 | $80.00 | $111 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.40 | $16.30 | $77.50 | $108 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.60 | $132 | $360 | $474 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.50 | $14.00 | $69.80 | $97.70 |
| 1871 | - | - | $61.90 | $134 | $423 | $641 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.50 | $58.70 | $82.20 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $14.90 | $70.20 | $97.90 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.40 | $37.10 | $130 | $177 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $10.00 | $53.20 | $83.30 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $17.80 | $89.10 | $360 | $496 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $58.60 | $83.10 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $12.10 | $68.90 | $97.20 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.40 | $11.00 | $61.80 | $87.20 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $59.10 | $83.40 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.40 | $30.90 | $114 | $155 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $134 | $297 | $538 | $659 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $50.10 | $69.90 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.90 | $58.20 | $81.40 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.90 | $55.80 | $77.70 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.40 | $54.50 | $77.10 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.40 | $54.50 | $77.10 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $20.80 | $48.30 | $94.90 | $122 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.50 | $11.90 | $58.20 | $81.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.50 | $8.20 | $45.20 | $63.80 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $44.20 | $61.10 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $55.40 | $61.10 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $40.50 | $55.50 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $53.50 | $75.00 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $53.50 | $75.00 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $40.80 | $71.80 | $197 | $260 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $38.60 | $52.70 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $36.80 | $49.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.10 | $59.40 | $68.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $49.80 | $69.40 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.00 | $67.90 | $95.80 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.20 | $17.80 | $22.60 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $6.70 | $12.60 | $15.60 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.90 | $11.90 | $14.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $8.20 | $9.00 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | $289 | $458 | $519 | $579 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | $206 | $329 | $471 | $519 | $941 | - | - |
| 1827 | $214 | $364 | $377 | $391 | $576 | - | - |
| 1831 | $207 | $371 | $543 | $912 | $1,110 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | $214 | $371 | $543 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $193 | $319 | $584 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $115 | $307 | $347 | $386 | $396 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $97.80 | $226 | $253 | $281 | $404 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $351 | $446 | $508 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $244 | $399 | $554 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,980 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $184 | $338 | $425 | $543 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $184 | $338 | $492 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $259 | $430 | $674 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $200 | $327 | $384 | $440 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $113 | $238 | $244 | $250 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $107 | $297 | $394 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $118 | $228 | $258 | $663 | $1,070 | - | - |
| 1853 | $70.50 | $128 | $171 | $214 | $442 | $449 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $179 | $343 | $507 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $69.90 | $143 | $206 | $259 | $335 | $530 | - |
| 1855 | $69.90 | $159 | $223 | $329 | $362 | $394 | - |
| 1856 | $115 | $238 | $239 | $240 | $507 | - | - |
| 1857 | $79.80 | $149 | $199 | $250 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $77.00 | $181 | $243 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $79.80 | $147 | $173 | $199 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $87.30 | $174 | $272 | $317 | $342 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $78.90 | $150 | $222 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $69.60 | $139 | $224 | $341 | $374 | - | - |
| 1859 | $103 | $182 | $199 | $291 | $382 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $148 | $317 | $358 | $399 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $69.30 | $140 | $162 | $218 | $274 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $120 | $221 | $244 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,010 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $137 | $202 | $204 | $355 | $408 | $446 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.20 | $154 | $155 | $157 | $229 | $514 | $795 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,820 | $4,940 | $5,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $123 | $200 | $214 | $298 | $382 | - | - |
| 1864 | $120 | $237 | $267 | $291 | $316 | - | - |
| 1865 | $173 | $449 | $724 | $1,360 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $637 | $1,140 | $1,660 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $132 | $277 | $419 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $142 | $330 | $600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $139 | $241 | $245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $588 | $1,400 | $1,660 | $1,920 | $2,080 | - | - |
| 1870 | $126 | $257 | $461 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $712 | $1,190 | $1,480 | $1,770 | $1,850 | - | - |
| 1872 | $106 | $203 | $356 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $126 | $286 | $446 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $223 | $480 | $736 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $108 | $193 | $209 | $241 | $273 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $631 | $1,020 | $1,410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $108 | $233 | $359 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $126 | $269 | $356 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $113 | $251 | $307 | $473 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $108 | $191 | $215 | $290 | $366 | - | - |
| 1878 | $197 | $465 | $733 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $780 | $1,240 | $1,710 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $89.70 | $177 | $206 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $105 | $214 | $308 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $99.60 | $224 | $226 | $227 | $427 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $99.60 | $229 | $231 | $232 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $99.60 | $234 | $266 | $298 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $149 | $283 | $416 | $562 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $105 | $242 | $379 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $82.30 | $154 | $172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $79.80 | $183 | $196 | $209 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $79.80 | $151 | $170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $74.90 | $175 | $225 | $327 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $92.20 | $164 | $183 | $194 | $206 | - | - |
| 1889 | $92.20 | $202 | $254 | $264 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $323 | $523 | $633 | $742 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $69.30 | $138 | $182 | $207 | $307 | $404 | - |
| 1891 | $66.80 | $131 | $152 | $158 | $164 | - | - |
| 1892 | $96.50 | $203 | $222 | $241 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $84.20 | $139 | $148 | $252 | $356 | - | - |
| 1894 | $124 | $231 | $265 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $25.80 | $71.70 | $101 | $124 | $216 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.10 | $57.90 | $71.90 | $85.90 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.10 | $57.90 | $70.70 | $83.50 | $289 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.60 | $60.30 | $101 | $104 | $206 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.10 | $62.60 | $101 | $178 | $724 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.10 | $73.90 | $99.60 | $141 | $183 | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.00 | $54.60 | $71.70 | $131 | $152 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.90 | $52.20 | $96.00 | $100 | $195 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | $1,140 | $3,610 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | $464 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | $1,490 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | $2,520 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | - | - | - | $1,070 | - | $3,100 | - |
| 1869 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | - | - | - | $1,520 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
