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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 | - | - | €10.20 | €37.90 | €109 | €145 |
| 1826 | - | - | €7.90 | €25.30 | €90.30 | €95.60 |
| 1827 | - | - | €9.30 | €25.90 | €79.60 | €106 |
| 1831 | - | - | €10.20 | €26.30 | €77.70 | €98.70 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | €11.10 | €27.80 | €80.80 | €107 |
| 1837 | - | - | €9.30 | €22.80 | €71.70 | €85.40 |
| 1838 | - | - | €5.20 | €13.90 | €42.90 | €57.40 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.60 | €12.40 | €36.70 | €48.90 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €25.90 | €54.50 | €137 | €178 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.10 | €30.90 | €91.60 | €101 |
| 1845 | - | €125 | €200 | €460 | €1,160 | €1,510 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.50 | €26.30 | €70.70 | €92.90 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.50 | €25.30 | €70.20 | €92.70 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.20 | €49.70 | €106 | €134 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.70 | €27.80 | €76.30 | €101 |
| 1851 | - | - | €4.90 | €13.30 | €41.80 | €56.10 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €9.90 | €38.20 | €52.40 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.40 | €14.50 | €44.00 | €65.20 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.70 | €7.90 | €26.00 | €35.00 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €10.80 | €31.30 | €71.70 | €91.90 |
| 1854 | - | - | €3.90 | €6.90 | €25.30 | €37.60 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.60 | €6.90 | €25.30 | €34.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.40 | €15.50 | €43.70 | €57.80 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.90 | €10.60 | €30.20 | €40.00 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €27.80 | €38.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.90 | €8.70 | €29.30 | €39.60 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.30 | €10.70 | €32.60 | €43.50 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.50 | €28.90 | €39.10 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.50 | €26.00 | €34.70 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.80 | €12.40 | €38.30 | €51.20 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €7.90 | €18.50 | €55.40 | €73.90 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.85 | €6.60 | €24.90 | €34.10 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.10 | €42.00 | €58.50 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €649 | €1,300 | €1,900 | €2,200 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.70 | €50.20 | €68.00 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €261 | €678 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €243 | €710 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €23.60 | €32.50 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €565 | €1,080 | €1,740 | €2,060 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €910 | €1,910 | €3,480 | €4,350 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €927 | €2,550 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €41.60 | €59.20 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.85 | €8.50 | €41.70 | €58.30 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.10 | €60.70 | €84.40 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €40.90 | €103 | €250 | €324 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €10.80 | €46.70 | €64.70 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.40 | €50.00 | €69.20 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.60 | €10.20 | €48.40 | €67.50 |
| 1869 | - | - | €24.70 | €82.30 | €225 | €296 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.70 | €43.60 | €61.00 |
| 1871 | - | - | €38.60 | €83.80 | €264 | €400 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.20 | €36.60 | €51.30 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.30 | €9.30 | €43.80 | €61.10 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.60 | €23.20 | €81.30 | €110 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €33.20 | €52.00 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.10 | €55.60 | €225 | €309 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €36.60 | €51.90 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €43.00 | €60.70 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.60 | €6.90 | €38.60 | €54.50 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €36.90 | €52.10 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.60 | €19.30 | €71.10 | €97.00 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €83.50 | €185 | €336 | €411 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.30 | €43.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €36.40 | €50.80 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €34.80 | €48.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.00 | €48.10 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.00 | €48.10 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €13.00 | €30.10 | €59.20 | €76.20 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.40 | €36.40 | €50.80 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.10 | €28.20 | €39.80 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €27.60 | €38.10 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €34.60 | €38.10 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €25.30 | €34.70 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.40 | €46.80 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.40 | €46.80 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.50 | €44.80 | €123 | €162 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €24.10 | €32.90 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €22.90 | €31.20 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.85 | €7.00 | €37.10 | €42.90 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €31.10 | €43.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €42.40 | €59.80 |
| 1895 | - | - | €1.85 | €5.10 | €11.10 | €14.10 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €4.20 | €7.90 | €9.70 |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.95 | €3.70 | €7.40 | €9.30 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €5.10 | €5.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | €180 | €286 | €324 | €361 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | €128 | €205 | €294 | €324 | €587 | - | - |
| 1827 | €133 | €227 | €236 | €244 | €360 | - | - |
| 1831 | €129 | €232 | €339 | €569 | €693 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | €134 | €232 | €339 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €121 | €199 | €365 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €71.90 | €192 | €216 | €241 | €247 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €61.00 | €141 | €158 | €175 | €252 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €219 | €278 | €317 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €152 | €249 | €346 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,860 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €115 | €211 | €265 | €339 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €115 | €211 | €307 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €162 | €268 | €421 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €125 | €204 | €239 | €275 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €70.30 | €148 | €152 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €66.60 | €185 | €246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €73.40 | €142 | €161 | €414 | €667 | - | - |
| 1853 | €44.00 | €79.80 | €107 | €134 | €276 | €281 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €112 | €214 | €317 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €43.70 | €89.30 | €128 | €162 | €209 | €331 | - |
| 1855 | €43.70 | €99.50 | €139 | €205 | €226 | €246 | - |
| 1856 | €71.90 | €149 | €149 | €150 | €316 | - | - |
| 1857 | €49.80 | €92.80 | €124 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.10 | €113 | €152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €49.80 | €91.60 | €108 | €124 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €54.50 | €108 | €170 | €198 | €213 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €49.30 | €93.90 | €139 | €157 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €43.50 | €86.70 | €140 | €213 | €233 | - | - |
| 1859 | €64.10 | €113 | €124 | €181 | €239 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €92.30 | €198 | €223 | €249 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €43.30 | €87.70 | €101 | €136 | €171 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €75.00 | €138 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €85.80 | €126 | €127 | €221 | €255 | €278 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €41.30 | €96.00 | €96.90 | €97.80 | €143 | €321 | €496 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,390 | €3,080 | €3,710 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €76.90 | €125 | €134 | €186 | €238 | - | - |
| 1864 | €75.00 | €148 | €167 | €182 | €197 | - | - |
| 1865 | €108 | €280 | €452 | €848 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €398 | €711 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €82.70 | €173 | €262 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €88.50 | €206 | €374 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €86.50 | €151 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €367 | €871 | €1,040 | €1,200 | €1,300 | - | - |
| 1870 | €78.40 | €160 | €288 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €444 | €740 | €924 | €1,110 | €1,160 | - | - |
| 1872 | €66.10 | €127 | €222 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €78.40 | €178 | €279 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €139 | €300 | €460 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €67.20 | €120 | €131 | €150 | €170 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €394 | €637 | €881 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €67.20 | €146 | €224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €78.40 | €168 | €222 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €70.30 | €156 | €192 | €296 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €67.20 | €119 | €134 | €181 | €228 | - | - |
| 1878 | €123 | €290 | €458 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €487 | €777 | €1,070 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €56.00 | €111 | €129 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €65.30 | €134 | €192 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €62.20 | €140 | €141 | €142 | €267 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €62.20 | €143 | €144 | €145 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €62.20 | €146 | €166 | €186 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €93.10 | €176 | €260 | €351 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €65.30 | €151 | €236 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €51.40 | €95.90 | €108 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €49.80 | €114 | €122 | €131 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €49.80 | €94.00 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €46.70 | €109 | €140 | €204 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €57.60 | €102 | €114 | €121 | €128 | - | - |
| 1889 | €57.60 | €126 | €159 | €165 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €202 | €327 | €395 | €463 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €43.30 | €86.10 | €114 | €129 | €192 | €252 | - |
| 1891 | €41.70 | €81.70 | €94.70 | €98.50 | €102 | - | - |
| 1892 | €60.30 | €127 | €139 | €151 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €52.50 | €86.70 | €92.20 | €157 | €222 | - | - |
| 1894 | €77.30 | €144 | €165 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.10 | €44.70 | €62.90 | €77.10 | €135 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.00 | €36.10 | €44.90 | €53.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.00 | €36.10 | €44.10 | €52.20 | €180 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.60 | €37.70 | €62.90 | €65.00 | €129 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.30 | €39.10 | €62.80 | €111 | €452 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.00 | €46.10 | €62.20 | €88.20 | €114 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.10 | €34.10 | €44.80 | €81.60 | €94.60 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.20 | €32.60 | €59.90 | €62.50 | €122 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | €711 | €2,250 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | €290 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | €927 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | €1,570 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €668 | - | €1,940 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €951 | - | - | - |
| 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.
