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Half Penny - 1838 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $8.30 | $22.40 | $69.10 | $92.40 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.30 | $19.90 | $59.10 | $78.80 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.70 | $87.80 | $220 | $287 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.30 | $49.80 | $148 | $163 |
| 1845 | - | $201 | $322 | $741 | $1,870 | $2,430 |
| 1846 | - | - | $16.90 | $42.30 | $114 | $150 |
| 1847 | - | - | $16.90 | $40.80 | $113 | $149 |
| 1848 | - | - | $30.90 | $80.10 | $170 | $216 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.60 | $44.80 | $123 | $162 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.80 | $21.40 | $67.40 | $90.30 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.60 | $15.90 | $61.60 | $84.50 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.30 | $23.40 | $70.80 | $105 |
| 1853 | - | - | $6.00 | $12.70 | $41.80 | $56.40 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.40 | $50.40 | $115 | $148 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.40 | $11.10 | $40.70 | $60.60 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.70 | $11.10 | $40.70 | $55.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.30 | $24.90 | $70.40 | $93.10 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $17.10 | $48.70 | $64.50 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.10 | $44.80 | $61.20 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $14.10 | $47.20 | $63.70 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.90 | $17.20 | $52.50 | $70.10 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.60 | $13.60 | $46.50 | $62.90 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.70 | $13.60 | $41.80 | $55.90 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.70 | $20.00 | $61.70 | $82.50 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.70 | $29.90 | $89.30 | $119 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.60 | $40.20 | $54.90 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.50 | $14.70 | $67.70 | $94.30 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,050 | $2,090 | $3,060 | $3,550 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.50 | $23.70 | $80.90 | $110 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $420 | $1,090 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $392 | $1,140 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $38.10 | $52.40 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $910 | $1,750 | $2,800 | $3,320 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,470 | $3,080 | $5,600 | $7,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,490 | $4,110 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $67.00 | $95.40 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.70 | $67.20 | $94.00 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.50 | $21.20 | $97.70 | $136 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $66.00 | $166 | $403 | $522 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.40 | $75.30 | $104 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.50 | $18.40 | $80.50 | $112 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.50 | $16.40 | $77.90 | $109 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.80 | $133 | $362 | $477 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.50 | $14.10 | $70.20 | $98.30 |
| 1871 | - | - | $62.20 | $135 | $426 | $645 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.60 | $59.00 | $82.70 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $14.90 | $70.70 | $98.50 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.50 | $37.40 | $131 | $178 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $53.50 | $83.80 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $17.90 | $89.60 | $362 | $499 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $59.00 | $83.60 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $12.20 | $69.30 | $97.80 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.50 | $11.10 | $62.20 | $87.70 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $59.40 | $83.90 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.50 | $31.10 | $115 | $156 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $134 | $299 | $542 | $663 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $50.40 | $70.40 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $12.00 | $58.60 | $81.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $12.00 | $56.10 | $78.20 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $54.90 | $77.50 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $54.90 | $77.50 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $20.90 | $48.60 | $95.40 | $123 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.50 | $12.00 | $58.60 | $81.90 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.50 | $8.20 | $45.50 | $64.20 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $44.50 | $61.40 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $55.80 | $61.40 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $40.70 | $55.80 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $53.80 | $75.50 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $53.80 | $75.50 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $41.10 | $72.20 | $199 | $262 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $38.80 | $53.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $37.00 | $50.20 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.20 | $59.80 | $69.20 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $50.10 | $69.90 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.10 | $68.30 | $96.40 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.20 | $17.90 | $22.80 |
| 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 | $12.70 | $15.70 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.00 | $12.00 | $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 | $9.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $116 | $309 | $349 | $388 | $398 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $98.40 | $227 | $255 | $283 | $406 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $353 | $448 | $511 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $245 | $401 | $557 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,990 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $186 | $340 | $428 | $547 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $186 | $340 | $495 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $261 | $433 | $678 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $201 | $329 | $386 | $443 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $113 | $239 | $245 | $251 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $107 | $299 | $396 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $118 | $229 | $259 | $667 | $1,080 | - | - |
| 1853 | $71.00 | $129 | $172 | $215 | $444 | $452 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $181 | $346 | $510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $70.40 | $144 | $207 | $261 | $337 | $533 | - |
| 1855 | $70.40 | $160 | $224 | $331 | $364 | $397 | - |
| 1856 | $116 | $240 | $241 | $241 | $510 | - | - |
| 1857 | $80.30 | $150 | $200 | $251 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $77.50 | $182 | $245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $80.30 | $148 | $174 | $200 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $87.80 | $175 | $274 | $319 | $344 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $79.40 | $151 | $223 | $253 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $70.00 | $140 | $225 | $343 | $376 | - | - |
| 1859 | $103 | $183 | $200 | $292 | $384 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $149 | $319 | $360 | $401 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $69.70 | $141 | $163 | $219 | $276 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $121 | $222 | $246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,030 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $138 | $204 | $205 | $357 | $411 | $448 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.60 | $155 | $156 | $158 | $230 | $517 | $800 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,850 | $4,970 | $6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $124 | $202 | $215 | $300 | $384 | - | - |
| 1864 | $121 | $239 | $268 | $293 | $318 | - | - |
| 1865 | $174 | $451 | $728 | $1,370 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $641 | $1,150 | $1,670 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $133 | $279 | $421 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $143 | $332 | $603 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $139 | $243 | $247 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $591 | $1,400 | $1,670 | $1,940 | $2,090 | - | - |
| 1870 | $126 | $258 | $464 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $716 | $1,190 | $1,490 | $1,780 | $1,860 | - | - |
| 1872 | $106 | $205 | $358 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $126 | $288 | $449 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $225 | $483 | $741 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $108 | $194 | $210 | $242 | $274 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $635 | $1,030 | $1,420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $108 | $235 | $361 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $126 | $270 | $358 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $113 | $252 | $309 | $476 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $108 | $192 | $216 | $292 | $368 | - | - |
| 1878 | $198 | $468 | $738 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $784 | $1,250 | $1,720 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $90.30 | $178 | $207 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $105 | $215 | $310 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $100 | $226 | $227 | $229 | $430 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $100 | $231 | $232 | $233 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $100 | $236 | $268 | $300 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $150 | $284 | $418 | $565 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $105 | $243 | $381 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $82.80 | $155 | $173 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $80.30 | $184 | $197 | $210 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $80.30 | $151 | $171 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $75.30 | $176 | $226 | $329 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $92.80 | $165 | $184 | $195 | $207 | - | - |
| 1889 | $92.80 | $203 | $256 | $265 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $325 | $526 | $637 | $747 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $69.70 | $139 | $183 | $208 | $309 | $406 | - |
| 1891 | $67.20 | $132 | $153 | $159 | $165 | - | - |
| 1892 | $97.10 | $204 | $224 | $243 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $84.70 | $140 | $149 | $253 | $358 | - | - |
| 1894 | $125 | $232 | $267 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $25.90 | $72.10 | $101 | $124 | $217 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.20 | $58.20 | $72.30 | $86.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.20 | $58.20 | $71.10 | $84.10 | $291 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.70 | $60.70 | $101 | $105 | $207 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.20 | $62.90 | $101 | $179 | $728 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.20 | $74.30 | $100 | $142 | $184 | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.10 | $54.90 | $72.10 | $131 | $152 | - | - |
| 1901 | $10.00 | $52.60 | $96.60 | $101 | $196 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | $2,540 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,080 | - | $3,120 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,530 | - | - | - |
| 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.
