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The penny was originally minted in silver, but from the late 18th century it was minted in copper, and, because of a survey in 1857 by the Royal Mint, the composition changed to bronze after 1860. The survey showed that around one third of all copper coinage was worn or mutilated, often by advertisements.

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1839 ------
1841 - With Colon --£12.00£42.70£148£201
1841 - No Colon --£4.50£15.70£65.00£84.00
1841 - Silver ------
1843 - With Colon --£78.00£307£995£1,340
1843 - No Colon --£67.00£233£842£1,150
1844 --£6.90£20.00£80.00£106
1845 --£9.90£25.30£110£152
1846 - Near Colon --£8.50£21.00£98.30£137
1846 - Far Colon --£7.70£18.30£89.50£125
1847 - Near Colon --£6.10£17.00£77.70£108
1847 - Far Colon --£4.30£15.50£69.00£97.60
1848 --£5.50£17.00£74.30£103
1848 - 8/7 --£4.70£16.20£70.00£93.80
1848 - 8/6 --£15.70£94.30£293£392
1849 --£153£462£1,110£1,440
1851 - Near Colon --£8.00£23.70£86.20£107
1851 - Far Colon --£9.00£26.00£93.20£127
1853 - Ornamental Trident --£3.90£11.30£47.00£64.80
1853 - Plain Trident --£7.00£19.00£63.80£86.10
1854 - Ornamental Trident --£4.70£14.50£52.00£71.60
1854 - Plain Trident --£4.10£13.20£53.90£78.10
1854 - 4/3 --£11.70£44.00£110£126
1855 - Ornamental Trident --£4.10£12.70£51.70£71.20
1855 - Plain Trident --£4.10£12.70£53.00£73.20
1855 - Plain Trident - 5/4 ------
1856 - Ornamental Trident --£82.70£245£569£730
1856 - Plain Trident --£76.70£202£475£612
1857 - Ornamental Trident --£4.10£13.50£49.40£71.30
1857 - Plain Trident --£3.90£12.10£51.70£67.00
1858 --£3.90£10.80£44.20£55.30
1858 - 8/7 --£3.00£8.50£49.50£55.30
1858 - 8/6 --£17.50£53.00£158£210
1858 - Without WW --£3.00£20.90£43.10£52.50
1858 - 8/3 --£12.80£48.00£132£174
1859 --£5.00£16.10£65.20£89.80
1860 - Beaded Border --£24.00£90.00£156£189
1860 - Toothed Border --£8.00£19.50£40.80£51.40
1860 - 60/59 --£575£1,400£2,270£2,710
1861 --£6.40£11.00£39.00£46.30
1861 - No signature - 15 leaves ------
1861 - No signature - 16 leaves ---£34.90--
1861 - Signature below shield ------
1862 --£6.40£11.00£35.30£38.80
1862 - Small Date --£475£1,500£2,750£3,380
1863 - 3/1 --£800£2,120--
1863 - With Die Number --£1,160£2,420--
1863 - Without Die Number --£4.00£10.00£32.30£43.50
1864 - Plain 4 --£20.00£131£557£770
1864 - Crosslet 4 --£24.30£154£656£906
1865 --£6.00£19.00£71.20£97.30
1865 - 5/3 --£38.70£118£306£401
1866 --£4.40£15.70£50.20£64.10
1867 --£7.30£25.40£108£149
1868 --£11.30£45.30£150£203
1869 --£119£652£1,210£1,610
1870 --£10.80£33.30£112£127
1871 --£32.70£108£368£498
1872 --£4.40£14.70£45.50£60.00
1873 --£4.40£14.70£45.50£60.90
1874 - 1873 Obverse (Young Bust) --£6.40£20.00£57.30£75.90
1874 - 1875 Obverse (Mature Bust) --£14.40£30.00£62.30£78.40
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 16 leaves ----£97.30-
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 17 leaves ------
1874 - H - 1875 Obverse - 17 leaves --£6.40£20.00£42.00£53.00
1875 - H --£28.70£127£491£673
1875 - Large Date --£6.40£17.50£43.80£56.90
1875 - Small Date ---£15.00£35.00£44.10
1876 - H - Large Date --£7.20£17.00£56.70£76.50
1876 - H - Small Date --£4.00£13.00£42.70£57.50
1876 - H - Double Die Obverse ------
1877 --£4.00£9.30£38.50£53.10
1878 --£4.00£19.70£65.70£88.70
1879 - Raised Wreath Lines ------
1879 - Incuse Wreath Lines --£4.80£14.40£31.20£39.60
1880 --£6.10£20.50£61.10£81.40
1881 --£4.00£13.20£45.60£51.60
1881 - H --£6.00£14.00£39.00£51.50
1882 --£838£2,650--
1882 - H - Convex Shield --£1.60£8.00£38.00£53.00
1882 - H - Flat Shield --£7.20£17.20£53.60£71.80
1882 - H - Flat Shield - 2/1 --£8.00£20.00£64.00£86.00
1883 --£4.00£11.20£37.60£50.80
1884 --£4.00£10.80£35.40£47.70
1885 --£4.00£10.00£34.00£46.00
1886 --£4.00£11.20£34.60£46.30
1887 --£4.00£10.00£34.00£46.00
1888 --£4.00£11.20£35.60£47.80
1889 - 14 Leaves --£4.00£10.00£31.00£35.20
1889 - 15 Leaves --£4.40£13.20£39.60£47.20
1890 --£2.80£9.20£31.00£41.50
1891 --£4.00£8.80£29.40£39.80
1892 --£4.80£10.80£40.40£55.20
1893 --£4.00£8.80£28.40£38.20
1893 - 3/2 --£120£320£440£500
1894 --£6.80£24.00£64.00£84.00
1895 ---£2.00£7.00£9.50
1895 - Low Tide ---£50.00£208£286
1896 ---£2.00£10.60£14.90
1897 - Low Sea Level ---£1.60£5.80£7.90
1897 - High Sea Level ---£2.80£7.40£9.70
1897 - Dot after O in ONE --£120£150£355£458
1898 ---£4.00£13.60£18.40
1899 ---£2.40£10.40£14.40
1900 ---£3.20£8.80£11.20
1901 ---£1.60£5.20£7.00
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1839 -------
1841 - With Colon £253£457£499----
1841 - No Colon £100£249£366£394---
1841 - Silver -------
1843 - With Colon £1,680£2,800£3,920----
1843 - No Colon £1,450£2,540£3,550----
1844 £140£270£445----
1845 £194£400£581----
1846 - Near Colon £176£375£575----
1846 - Far Colon £161£358£448----
1847 - Near Colon £138£267£445----
1847 - Far Colon £123£269£351----
1848 £132£244£276----
1848 - 8/7 £120£277£360£476£586£1,040-
1848 - 8/6 £492------
1849 £1,770£2,550£3,450----
1851 - Near Colon £149£353£557----
1851 - Far Colon £160£373£428----
1853 - Ornamental Trident £82.70£163£239£284£410--
1853 - Plain Trident £109£273£438----
1854 - Ornamental Trident £90.70£187£234£241£274--
1854 - Plain Trident £94.70£165£232£267£386£626-
1854 - 4/3 £175£355£528----
1855 - Ornamental Trident £90.70£171£198£329£461--
1855 - Plain Trident £93.30£174£215£257£688--
1855 - Plain Trident - 5/4 ---£429---
1856 - Ornamental Trident £892£1,710£2,530----
1856 - Plain Trident £748£1,260£1,400----
1857 - Ornamental Trident £85.30£178£206----
1857 - Plain Trident £85.30£154£273£420---
1858 £77.70£159£225£262£596£965-
1858 - 8/7 £90.50£216£253£316£796--
1858 - 8/6 £263£294£325----
1858 - Without WW £76.50£184£235£287---
1858 - 8/3 £216£238£260£288---
1859 £114£267£288£310£390--
1860 - Beaded Border £223£260£280----
1860 - Toothed Border £62.00£137£163£189£339£735£3,860
1860 - 60/59 £3,150£4,300£5,600----
1861 £67.00£184£203£223£261--
1861 - No signature - 15 leaves ---£976---
1861 - No signature - 16 leaves ---£286---
1861 - Signature below shield -£80.90-----
1862 £59.50£125£136£267£397--
1862 - Small Date £4,000------
1863 - 3/1 -------
1863 - With Die Number -------
1863 - Without Die Number £54.70£147£148£149£277--
1864 - Plain 4 £983£2,090£3,200£3,330£3,590--
1864 - Crosslet 4 £1,160£2,440£2,640£2,850---
1865 £123£278£515£622---
1865 - 5/3 £495£1,010£1,520£1,580£1,630--
1866 £84.70£199£241£303£366--
1867 £190£396£454£477£499£894-
1868 £255£636£1,260----
1869 £2,010£3,490£4,970----
1870 £190£327£359£380£400--
1871 £628£1,240£1,400£1,550£1,820--
1872 £76.30£198£203£208---
1873 £76.30£207£271£423£684--
1874 - 1873 Obverse (Young Bust) £94.50£212£330----
1874 - 1875 Obverse (Mature Bust) £94.50£244£346----
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 16 leaves --£94.60£400---
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 17 leaves ----£422--
1874 - H - 1875 Obverse - 17 leaves £64.00£140£177£214£236--
1875 - H £855£1,510£2,170----
1875 - Large Date £70.00£176£200£223---
1875 - Small Date £80.00£183£199£252£288--
1876 - H - Large Date £96.30£224£352----
1876 - H - Small Date £72.30£185£229£273£437--
1876 - H - Double Die Obverse -------
1877 £67.70£122£208----
1878 £112£283£416----
1879 - Raised Wreath Lines --£172----
1879 - Incuse Wreath Lines £61.50£90.00£100----
1880 £102£184£196£473£750--
1881 £119£292£340£388---
1881 - H £64.30£157£162£166---
1882 -------
1882 - H - Convex Shield £66.50£157£248£350---
1882 - H - Flat Shield £81.70£156£163£217£270--
1882 - H - Flat Shield - 2/1 £108£404£700----
1883 £62.70£134£155----
1884 £56.70£103£111----
1885 £55.30£132£141£151---
1886 £55.30£113£118£123---
1887 £53.70£110£131£153£221--
1888 £56.70£117£181£226£273--
1889 - 14 Leaves £49.70£122£192£268---
1889 - 15 Leaves £60.70£123£127£140£152--
1890 £48.00£102£120£161£203--
1891 £46.70£122£123£124£207--
1892 £60.00£117£127£137£183--
1893 £45.30£101£120£185£213£242-
1893 - 3/2 £560£880£1,200----
1894 £89.30£278£496£627---
1895 £13.00£39.70£59.70£116£119£467-
1895 - Low Tide £365£628£695£959£1,220--
1896 £16.80£41.40£66.00£70.10£235--
1897 - Low Sea Level £10.70£38.00£57.20£140£205--
1897 - High Sea Level £12.00£34.00£62.10£74.90£101--
1897 - Dot after O in ONE £560£840£1,280----
1898 £20.50£46.70£71.40£135---
1899 £17.30£43.50£62.00£89.70£108--
1900 £13.60£31.30£46.20£102£137--
1901 £9.20£29.00£37.70£63.70£102£211-
Variety PR-60 PR-62 PR-63 PR-64 PR-65 PR-66 PR-67
1839 ----£2,930--
1841 - With Colon -------
1841 - No Colon -------
1841 - Silver -------
1843 - With Colon -------
1843 - No Colon -------
1844 -------
1845 -------
1846 - Near Colon -------
1846 - Far Colon -------
1847 - Near Colon -------
1847 - Far Colon -------
1848 -------
1848 - 8/7 -------
1848 - 8/6 -------
1849 -------
1851 - Near Colon -------
1851 - Far Colon -------
1853 - Ornamental Trident ----£2,070--
1853 - Plain Trident -------
1854 - Ornamental Trident -------
1854 - Plain Trident -------
1854 - 4/3 -------
1855 - Ornamental Trident -------
1855 - Plain Trident -------
1855 - Plain Trident - 5/4 -------
1856 - Ornamental Trident -------
1856 - Plain Trident -------
1857 - Ornamental Trident -------
1857 - Plain Trident -------
1858 -------
1858 - 8/7 -------
1858 - 8/6 -------
1858 - Without WW -------
1858 - 8/3 -------
1859 -------
1860 - Beaded Border -------
1860 - Toothed Border -------
1860 - 60/59 -------
1861 -------
1861 - No signature - 15 leaves -------
1861 - No signature - 16 leaves -------
1861 - Signature below shield -------
1862 -------
1862 - Small Date -------
1863 - 3/1 -------
1863 - With Die Number -------
1863 - Without Die Number -------
1864 - Plain 4 -------
1864 - Crosslet 4 -------
1865 -------
1865 - 5/3 -------
1866 -------
1867 -------
1868 -------
1869 -------
1870 -------
1871 -------
1872 -------
1873 -------
1874 - 1873 Obverse (Young Bust) -------
1874 - 1875 Obverse (Mature Bust) -------
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 16 leaves -------
1874 - H - 1873 Obverse - 17 leaves -------
1874 - H - 1875 Obverse - 17 leaves -------
1875 - H -------
1875 - Large Date -------
1875 - Small Date -------
1876 - H - Large Date -------
1876 - H - Small Date -------
1876 - H - Double Die Obverse -------
1877 -------
1878 -------
1879 - Raised Wreath Lines -------
1879 - Incuse Wreath Lines -------
1880 -------
1881 -------
1881 - H -------
1882 -------
1882 - H - Convex Shield -------
1882 - H - Flat Shield -------
1882 - H - Flat Shield - 2/1 -------
1883 -------
1884 -------
1885 -------
1886 -------
1887 -------
1888 -------
1889 - 14 Leaves -------
1889 - 15 Leaves -------
1890 -------
1891 -------
1892 -------
1893 -------
1893 - 3/2 -------
1894 -------
1895 -------
1895 - Low Tide -------
1896 -------
1897 - Low Sea Level -------
1897 - High Sea Level -------
1897 - Dot after O in ONE -------
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.

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