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Half-Sovereign - 1817 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | - | - | €318 | €350 | €450 | €505 |
| 1818 | - | - | €318 | €372 | €573 | €673 |
| 1818 - 8/7 | - | - | €393 | €831 | €1,340 | €1,590 |
| 1820 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €508 | €603 |
| 1821 | - | - | €799 | €1,410 | €2,280 | €2,720 |
| 1823 | - | - | €318 | €387 | €654 | €744 |
| 1824 | - | - | €318 | €349 | €564 | €672 |
| 1825 | - | - | €318 | €326 | €530 | €574 |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €553 | €675 |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €318 | €318 | €535 | €654 |
| 1827 | - | - | €318 | €320 | €599 | €738 |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €318 | €320 | €587 | €721 |
| 1828 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €587 | €609 |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €318 | €318 | €570 | €701 |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | €318 | €592 | €1,000 | €1,210 |
| 1835 | - | - | €318 | €427 | €653 | €845 |
| 1836 | - | - | €318 | €462 | €808 | €981 |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | - | - | €1,630 | €3,580 | €5,800 | €7,000 |
| 1837 | - | - | €318 | €450 | €797 | €988 |
| 1838 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1841 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €589 | €758 |
| 1842 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €456 | €460 |
| 1843 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €473 | €628 |
| 1844 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €567 |
| 1845 | - | - | €318 | €687 | €1,500 | €2,210 |
| 1846 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €565 |
| 1847 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €567 |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | €318 | €318 | €508 | €636 |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €567 |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | €318 | €462 | €739 | €877 |
| 1849 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €468 | €582 |
| 1850 | - | - | €318 | €760 | €1,140 | €1,460 |
| 1851 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €437 | €536 |
| 1852 | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €404 | €586 |
| 1853 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €436 | €438 |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €393 | €547 |
| 1856 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €439 | €462 |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | €318 | €323 | €554 | €670 |
| 1857 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €459 | €569 |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €425 | €569 |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €430 | €525 |
| 1859 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €378 | €447 |
| 1860 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €381 | €452 |
| 1861 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €404 | €486 |
| 1862 | - | - | €1,030 | €3,770 | €5,500 | €6,800 |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €390 | €476 |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €404 | €486 |
| 1864 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €325 | €401 |
| 1865 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €351 | €377 |
| 1866 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €351 | €388 |
| 1867 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €351 | €359 |
| 1869 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €351 | €398 |
| 1870 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €332 | €407 |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | €318 | €623 | €1,000 | €1,190 |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | €318 | €367 | €610 | €732 |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | €318 | €447 | €778 | €943 |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | €318 | €505 | €784 | €923 |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €320 | €351 |
| 1874 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €329 | €346 |
| 1875 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €377 |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €361 |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €361 |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €361 |
| 1878 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €366 |
| 1879 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €352 | €426 |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €367 | €447 |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €437 |
| 1883 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €342 |
| 1884 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1885 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €520 | €652 |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €346 |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €325 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €331 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €328 |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1894 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1895 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1896 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1897 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1898 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1899 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1900 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| 1901 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €318 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | €647 | €1,190 | €1,340 | €1,490 | €4,040 | €7,000 | - |
| 1818 | €773 | €1,200 | €1,770 | €2,160 | €2,710 | €7,200 | - |
| 1818 - 8/7 | €1,850 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 | €698 | €1,400 | €1,720 | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | €3,160 | €4,150 | €5,500 | €5,800 | - | - | - |
| 1823 | €921 | €1,300 | €2,120 | €2,940 | €5,500 | - | - |
| 1824 | €779 | €1,340 | €1,830 | €1,920 | - | - | - |
| 1825 | €733 | €1,070 | €1,680 | €2,050 | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | €797 | €1,240 | €1,860 | €2,570 | €4,000 | €5,400 | - |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | €773 | €1,310 | €1,520 | €2,850 | €4,190 | - | - |
| 1827 | €877 | €1,430 | €1,650 | €1,880 | - | - | - |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | €854 | €1,500 | €1,740 | €2,770 | €3,800 | - | - |
| 1828 | €854 | €1,390 | €1,680 | €3,170 | €4,560 | - | - |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | €831 | €1,190 | €1,930 | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | €1,410 | €1,910 | €2,520 | €3,280 | €9,900 | - | - |
| 1835 | €984 | €1,410 | €1,980 | €4,170 | €5,600 | - | - |
| 1836 | €1,150 | €1,780 | €3,130 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | €8,100 | €10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €1,140 | €1,750 | €2,360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €851 | €1,240 | €1,630 | €2,070 | €7,000 | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | €851 | €1,240 | €1,630 | €2,070 | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | €851 | €1,240 | €1,630 | €2,070 | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €926 | €1,470 | €2,020 | €3,160 | - | - | - |
| 1842 | €672 | €1,170 | €1,260 | €2,970 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €753 | €1,300 | €1,540 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €672 | €1,020 | €1,370 | €2,790 | €3,100 | €3,400 | - |
| 1845 | €2,710 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €672 | €1,020 | €1,370 | €1,440 | €1,500 | €7,700 | - |
| 1847 | €672 | €1,020 | €1,370 | €2,960 | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | €765 | €1,150 | €1,540 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | €672 | €1,020 | €1,370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | €1,020 | €1,550 | €2,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €696 | €1,030 | €1,130 | €1,220 | €2,490 | - | - |
| 1850 | €1,780 | €2,300 | €2,820 | €5,500 | €8,100 | - | - |
| 1851 | €635 | €922 | €924 | €926 | €4,780 | - | - |
| 1852 | €701 | €1,010 | €1,080 | €1,880 | €4,500 | - | - |
| 1853 | €632 | €902 | €1,200 | €1,390 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | €649 | €916 | €1,450 | €1,550 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €667 | €871 | €1,300 | €2,620 | €3,760 | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | €785 | €1,130 | €1,480 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €678 | €991 | €1,300 | €1,700 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | €678 | €991 | €1,300 | €1,860 | €2,940 | €4,010 | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | €621 | €916 | €1,210 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €517 | €959 | €1,100 | €1,420 | - | - | - |
| 1860 | €522 | €748 | €961 | €1,720 | €1,950 | - | - |
| 1861 | €569 | €632 | €1,160 | €1,920 | €2,860 | - | - |
| 1862 | €8,100 | - | - | - | €14,200 | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | €563 | €854 | €1,150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | €569 | €802 | €1,120 | €1,180 | €1,310 | - | - |
| 1864 | €508 | €762 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €508 | €646 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €508 | €762 | €989 | €3,960 | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €508 | €640 | €1,010 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €508 | €700 | €1,020 | €1,390 | €3,010 | - | - |
| 1870 | €482 | €709 | €1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | €1,390 | - | - | €9,800 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | €854 | €889 | €924 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | €1,110 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | €1,060 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €382 | €568 | €898 | €2,070 | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €465 | €681 | €898 | €1,890 | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €442 | €647 | €811 | €975 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | €421 | €613 | €831 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | €421 | €613 | €706 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | €421 | €613 | €831 | €1,250 | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | €421 | €613 | €733 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €442 | €604 | €772 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €499 | €683 | €866 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | €528 | €778 | €1,030 | €3,030 | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | €517 | €739 | €1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | €395 | €550 | €631 | €992 | €2,940 | - | - |
| 1884 | €395 | €484 | €712 | €1,630 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €383 | €493 | €670 | €1,180 | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | €785 | €1,260 | €1,390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | €318 | €320 | €323 | €553 | €668 | €1,290 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | €369 | €670 | €970 | €1,980 | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | €416 | €494 | €924 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | €332 | €336 | €341 | €873 | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €343 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | €318 | €332 | €345 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | €318 | €546 | €773 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | €338 | €356 | €375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | €332 | €346 | €404 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €318 | €337 | €355 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | €320 | €330 | €341 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | €318 | €342 | €367 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | €318 | €318 | €318 | €505 | €644 | €2,760 | - |
| 1894 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €592 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €492 | - | - | - |
| 1896 | €318 | €318 | €351 | €741 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €472 | - | - | - |
| 1898 | €318 | €320 | €322 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €406 | €1,440 | - | - |
| 1900 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €455 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | €318 | €324 | €330 | €405 | €1,080 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | - | - | - | €16,600 | - | - | - |
| 1818 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | - | - | - | €7,500 | €14,000 | - | - |
| 1823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1824 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | €18,400 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | €3,230 | - | - | €8,600 | €13,100 | - |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €4,770 | €4,990 | - | €9,500 | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | €5,500 | €7,500 | €10,100 | €14,500 | €17,200 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €8,400 | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | €1,800 | €2,410 | €3,460 | €3,970 | €5,100 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | - | €3,510 | €5,800 | - | €6,700 |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
