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Half-Sovereign - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | €318 | €318 | €551 | €701 |
| 1841 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €588 | €757 |
| 1842 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €456 | €460 |
| 1843 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €473 | €627 |
| 1844 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €567 |
| 1845 | - | - | €318 | €687 | €1,500 | €2,210 |
| 1846 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €462 | €564 |
| 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 | €738 | €877 |
| 1849 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €467 | €581 |
| 1850 | - | - | €318 | €760 | €1,140 | €1,460 |
| 1851 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €437 | €536 |
| 1852 | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €404 | €586 |
| 1853 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €436 | €437 |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €392 | €547 |
| 1856 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €438 | €462 |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | €318 | €323 | €554 | €669 |
| 1857 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €459 | €568 |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €425 | €568 |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | €318 | €318 | €430 | €525 |
| 1859 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €378 | €447 |
| 1860 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €381 | €451 |
| 1861 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €404 | €486 |
| 1862 | - | - | €1,030 | €3,770 | €5,500 | €6,800 |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €389 | €476 |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €404 | €486 |
| 1864 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €325 | €401 |
| 1865 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €350 | €377 |
| 1866 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €350 | €387 |
| 1867 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €350 | €359 |
| 1869 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €350 | €398 |
| 1870 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €332 | €407 |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | €318 | €623 | €1,000 | €1,190 |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | €318 | €366 | €610 | €732 |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | €318 | €447 | €777 | €943 |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | €318 | €505 | €783 | €922 |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €320 | €351 |
| 1874 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €329 | €345 |
| 1875 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €318 | €376 |
| 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 | €365 |
| 1879 | - | - | €318 | €318 | €352 | €425 |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | €318 | €318 | €366 | €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 | €519 | €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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | €2,960 | - | - | - |
| 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 | €764 | €1,150 | €1,530 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | €672 | €1,020 | €1,370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | €1,020 | €1,550 | €2,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €695 | €1,030 | €1,130 | €1,220 | €2,490 | - | - |
| 1850 | €1,780 | €2,300 | €2,820 | €5,500 | €8,100 | - | - |
| 1851 | €635 | €922 | €923 | €925 | €4,780 | - | - |
| 1852 | €701 | €1,010 | €1,080 | €1,870 | €4,490 | - | - |
| 1853 | €632 | €901 | €1,200 | €1,380 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | €649 | €915 | €1,440 | €1,550 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €666 | €871 | €1,300 | €2,620 | €3,760 | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | €785 | €1,130 | €1,480 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €678 | €991 | €1,300 | €1,690 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | €678 | €991 | €1,300 | €1,860 | €2,940 | €4,010 | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | €620 | €916 | €1,210 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €516 | €958 | €1,100 | €1,420 | - | - | - |
| 1860 | €522 | €747 | €960 | €1,720 | €1,950 | - | - |
| 1861 | €568 | €632 | €1,160 | €1,920 | €2,860 | - | - |
| 1862 | €8,100 | - | - | - | €14,200 | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | €562 | €854 | €1,150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | €568 | €802 | €1,110 | €1,170 | €1,310 | - | - |
| 1864 | €508 | €762 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €508 | €646 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €508 | €762 | €988 | €3,950 | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €508 | €639 | €1,010 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €508 | €700 | €1,020 | €1,390 | €3,010 | - | - |
| 1870 | €482 | €708 | €1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | €1,380 | - | - | €9,800 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | €854 | €888 | €923 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | €1,110 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | €1,060 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €382 | €568 | €897 | €2,070 | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €464 | €681 | €897 | €1,890 | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €441 | €646 | €811 | €975 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | €421 | €613 | €831 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | €421 | €613 | €705 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | €421 | €613 | €831 | €1,250 | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | €421 | €613 | €733 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €441 | €603 | €771 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €499 | €682 | €865 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | €528 | €777 | €1,030 | €3,020 | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | €516 | €738 | €1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | €395 | €550 | €631 | €992 | €2,940 | - | - |
| 1884 | €395 | €484 | €711 | €1,630 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €383 | €493 | €670 | €1,180 | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | €785 | €1,260 | €1,380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | €318 | €320 | €322 | €552 | €668 | €1,290 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | €369 | €669 | €969 | €1,980 | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | €415 | €493 | €923 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | €332 | €336 | €340 | €872 | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €343 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | €318 | €332 | €345 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | €318 | €545 | €773 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | €337 | €356 | €375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | €332 | €346 | €404 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €318 | €336 | €355 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | €320 | €330 | €340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | €318 | €342 | €366 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | €318 | €318 | €318 | €505 | €644 | €2,760 | - |
| 1894 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €592 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €318 | €318 | €318 | €492 | - | - | - |
| 1896 | €318 | €318 | €351 | €740 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - |
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.
