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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 | - | - | €5.20 | €13.90 | €42.80 | €57.30 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.50 | €12.30 | €36.60 | €48.80 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €25.80 | €54.40 | €137 | €178 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.10 | €30.90 | €91.40 | €101 |
| 1845 | - | €125 | €199 | €459 | €1,160 | €1,510 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.50 | €26.20 | €70.60 | €92.80 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.50 | €25.30 | €70.10 | €92.50 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.10 | €49.60 | €106 | €134 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.60 | €27.80 | €76.20 | €100 |
| 1851 | - | - | €4.90 | €13.30 | €41.70 | €56.00 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €9.80 | €38.20 | €52.40 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.40 | €14.50 | €43.90 | €65.10 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.70 | €7.90 | €25.90 | €34.90 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €10.80 | €31.20 | €71.50 | €91.70 |
| 1854 | - | - | €3.90 | €6.90 | €25.20 | €37.60 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.60 | €6.90 | €25.20 | €34.40 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.40 | €15.40 | €43.60 | €57.70 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.90 | €10.60 | €30.20 | €40.00 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €27.80 | €37.90 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.90 | €8.70 | €29.20 | €39.50 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.20 | €10.60 | €32.50 | €43.40 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.40 | €28.80 | €39.00 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.40 | €25.90 | €34.70 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.80 | €12.40 | €38.20 | €51.10 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €7.90 | €18.50 | €55.30 | €73.80 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.85 | €6.60 | €24.90 | €34.00 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.10 | €42.00 | €58.40 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €648 | €1,300 | €1,900 | €2,200 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.70 | €50.10 | €67.90 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €260 | €677 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €243 | €709 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €23.60 | €32.40 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €564 | €1,080 | €1,730 | €2,060 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €908 | €1,910 | €3,470 | €4,340 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €926 | €2,550 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.20 | €41.50 | €59.10 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.85 | €8.50 | €41.70 | €58.20 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.10 | €60.50 | €84.30 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €40.90 | €103 | €250 | €324 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €10.80 | €46.70 | €64.60 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.40 | €49.90 | €69.10 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.60 | €10.20 | €48.30 | €67.30 |
| 1869 | - | - | €24.70 | €82.10 | €224 | €295 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.70 | €43.50 | €60.90 |
| 1871 | - | - | €38.60 | €83.70 | €264 | €399 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.20 | €36.60 | €51.30 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.30 | €9.30 | €43.80 | €61.00 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.60 | €23.10 | €81.20 | €110 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.20 | €33.20 | €51.90 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.10 | €55.50 | €224 | €309 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €36.50 | €51.80 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €42.90 | €60.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.60 | €6.90 | €38.50 | €54.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €36.80 | €52.00 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.60 | €19.30 | €71.00 | €96.80 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €83.30 | €185 | €336 | €411 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.20 | €43.60 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €36.30 | €50.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €34.70 | €48.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.00 | €48.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.00 | €48.00 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €13.00 | €30.10 | €59.10 | €76.00 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.40 | €36.30 | €50.70 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.10 | €28.20 | €39.70 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €27.50 | €38.10 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €34.50 | €38.10 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €25.20 | €34.60 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.30 | €46.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.30 | €46.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.50 | €44.70 | €123 | €162 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €24.10 | €32.90 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €22.90 | €31.10 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.85 | €6.90 | €37.00 | €42.90 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €31.00 | €43.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €42.30 | €59.70 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | €71.70 | €191 | €216 | €241 | €247 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €60.90 | €141 | €158 | €175 | €252 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €219 | €278 | €317 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €152 | €249 | €345 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,860 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €115 | €211 | €265 | €339 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €115 | €211 | €307 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €162 | €268 | €420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €125 | €204 | €239 | €274 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €70.20 | €148 | €152 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €66.50 | €185 | €245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €73.30 | €142 | €161 | €413 | €666 | - | - |
| 1853 | €44.00 | €79.60 | €107 | €133 | €275 | €280 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €112 | €214 | €316 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €43.60 | €89.10 | €128 | €162 | €208 | €330 | - |
| 1855 | €43.60 | €99.30 | €139 | €205 | €225 | €246 | - |
| 1856 | €71.70 | €148 | €149 | €150 | €316 | - | - |
| 1857 | €49.80 | €92.70 | €124 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.00 | €113 | €152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €49.80 | €91.40 | €108 | €124 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €54.40 | €108 | €170 | €198 | €213 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €49.20 | €93.70 | €138 | €157 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €43.40 | €86.60 | €140 | €212 | €233 | - | - |
| 1859 | €64.00 | €113 | €124 | €181 | €238 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €92.20 | €197 | €223 | €249 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €43.20 | €87.50 | €101 | €136 | €171 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €74.80 | €138 | €152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €85.60 | €126 | €127 | €221 | €255 | €278 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €41.30 | €95.80 | €96.70 | €97.70 | €143 | €320 | €495 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,380 | €3,080 | €3,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €76.70 | €125 | €133 | €186 | €238 | - | - |
| 1864 | €74.80 | €148 | €166 | €182 | €197 | - | - |
| 1865 | €108 | €280 | €451 | €847 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €397 | €710 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €82.50 | €173 | €261 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €88.30 | €206 | €374 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €86.40 | €150 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €366 | €870 | €1,030 | €1,200 | €1,300 | - | - |
| 1870 | €78.30 | €160 | €287 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €444 | €739 | €922 | €1,110 | €1,150 | - | - |
| 1872 | €66.00 | €127 | €222 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €78.30 | €178 | €278 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €139 | €299 | €459 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €67.10 | €120 | €130 | €150 | €170 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €393 | €636 | €879 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €67.10 | €145 | €224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €78.30 | €167 | €222 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €70.20 | €156 | €191 | €295 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €67.10 | €119 | €134 | €181 | €228 | - | - |
| 1878 | €123 | €290 | €457 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €486 | €775 | €1,060 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €55.90 | €111 | €129 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €65.20 | €133 | €192 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €62.10 | €140 | €141 | €142 | €266 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €62.10 | €143 | €144 | €144 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €62.10 | €146 | €166 | €186 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €92.90 | €176 | €259 | €350 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €65.20 | €151 | €236 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €51.30 | €95.80 | €107 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €49.80 | €114 | €122 | €130 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €49.80 | €93.80 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €46.70 | €109 | €140 | €204 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €57.50 | €102 | €114 | €121 | €128 | - | - |
| 1889 | €57.50 | €126 | €159 | €164 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €201 | €326 | €394 | €463 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €43.20 | €86.00 | €113 | €129 | €192 | €251 | - |
| 1891 | €41.70 | €81.60 | €94.50 | €98.40 | €102 | - | - |
| 1892 | €60.20 | €126 | €139 | €151 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €52.40 | €86.50 | €92.10 | €157 | €222 | - | - |
| 1894 | €77.10 | €144 | €165 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.00 | €44.70 | €62.80 | €77.00 | €134 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.00 | €36.10 | €44.80 | €53.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.00 | €36.10 | €44.10 | €52.10 | €180 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.60 | €37.60 | €62.80 | €64.90 | €128 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.30 | €39.00 | €62.70 | €111 | €451 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.00 | €46.00 | €62.10 | €88.00 | €114 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.10 | €34.00 | €44.70 | €81.40 | €94.50 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.20 | €32.60 | €59.80 | €62.40 | €121 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €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 | - | - | - | €667 | - | €1,930 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €950 | - | - | - |
| 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.
