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Half Crown - 1902 to 1967 - Price Guide
On the 1 March 1966, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, James Callaghan announced that the old £sd system would be replaced by a decimal currency in which the pound was to be divided into one hundred units. The half crown was demonetised on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency on Decimal Day. In the 20th century a slang term for the coin was half-a-dollar.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | - | - | $15.30 | $39.20 | $73.10 | $102 |
| 1903 | - | - | $184 | $592 | $1,500 | $2,160 |
| 1904 | - | - | $66.50 | $294 | $611 | $770 |
| 1905 | - | $372 | $656 | $1,760 | $4,080 | $5,200 |
| 1906 | - | - | $14.80 | $49.60 | $146 | $194 |
| 1907 | - | - | $16.70 | $58.70 | $164 | $218 |
| 1908 | - | - | $23.70 | $76.50 | $303 | $417 |
| 1909 | - | - | $16.70 | $62.80 | $250 | $344 |
| 1910 | - | - | $16.70 | $49.20 | $140 | $185 |
| 1911 | - | - | $14.40 | $26.40 | $56.90 | $72.20 |
| 1912 | - | - | $14.40 | $25.00 | $48.90 | $60.90 |
| 1913 | - | - | $14.40 | $28.00 | $59.00 | $74.60 |
| 1914 | - | - | $14.40 | $14.40 | $29.80 | $38.10 |
| 1915 | - | - | $14.40 | $14.40 | $27.00 | $34.00 |
| 1916 | - | - | $14.40 | $14.40 | $27.00 | $31.70 |
| 1917 | - | - | $14.40 | $16.40 | $36.90 | $47.20 |
| 1918 | - | - | $14.40 | $14.40 | $28.40 | $36.10 |
| 1919 | - | - | $14.40 | $16.40 | $35.50 | $41.70 |
| 1920 | - | - | $7.80 | $10.90 | $27.90 | $36.30 |
| 1921 | - | - | $7.80 | $10.90 | $30.00 | $39.60 |
| 1922 | - | - | $7.80 | $10.40 | $28.10 | $37.00 |
| 1923 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $20.20 | $26.50 |
| 1924 | - | - | $9.80 | $24.60 | $53.30 | $67.60 |
| 1925 | - | - | $30.00 | $75.10 | $240 | $323 |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | - | - | $7.80 | $23.50 | $47.30 | $59.10 |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | - | - | $16.40 | $49.20 | $120 | $156 |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | - | - | $7.80 | $18.60 | $43.40 | $55.90 |
| 1927 | - | - | $7.80 | $10.40 | $27.00 | $37.20 |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $13.70 | $17.20 |
| 1929 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $14.20 | $18.00 |
| 1930 | - | - | $15.90 | $72.40 | $232 | $312 |
| 1931 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $15.60 | $20.10 |
| 1932 | - | - | $7.80 | $8.70 | $18.00 | $22.70 |
| 1933 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $12.80 | $16.00 |
| 1934 | - | - | $7.80 | $12.00 | $44.30 | $60.40 |
| 1935 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| 1936 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $11.20 | $13.80 |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1939 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1940 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1941 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1942 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1943 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1944 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1945 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1946 | - | - | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 | $7.80 |
| 1947 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $1.90 |
| 1948 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $1.90 |
| 1949 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $2.20 |
| 1950 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $1.90 |
| 1951 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $1.90 |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $5.20 |
| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $5.20 |
| 1959 | - | - | - | $1.10 | $5.50 | $7.60 |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | $107 | $217 | $232 | $333 | $883 | - | - |
| 1903 | $2,680 | $4,240 | $5,800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | $929 | $1,730 | $2,380 | $2,600 | - | - | - |
| 1905 | $6,400 | $9,500 | $12,600 | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | $243 | $529 | $815 | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | $290 | $595 | $896 | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | $530 | $985 | $1,550 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | $438 | $673 | $817 | $960 | - | - | - |
| 1910 | $231 | $435 | $480 | $525 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | $87.40 | $176 | $264 | $344 | $1,090 | - | - |
| 1912 | $72.80 | $191 | $310 | $341 | - | - | - |
| 1913 | $90.10 | $204 | $317 | - | - | $472 | - |
| 1914 | $42.30 | $78.70 | $114 | $268 | - | - | - |
| 1915 | $36.40 | $82.80 | $96.90 | $140 | $264 | - | - |
| 1916 | $36.40 | $72.10 | $108 | $118 | $321 | - | - |
| 1917 | $51.90 | $88.60 | $125 | $247 | - | - | - |
| 1918 | $38.20 | $64.30 | $98.30 | $150 | $395 | - | - |
| 1919 | $47.80 | $90.20 | $138 | $145 | $476 | - | - |
| 1920 | $43.50 | $102 | $163 | $407 | - | - | - |
| 1921 | $51.00 | $94.20 | $127 | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | $44.30 | $86.80 | $140 | $244 | - | - | - |
| 1923 | $27.30 | $54.60 | $84.80 | $307 | - | - | - |
| 1924 | $68.30 | $133 | $184 | $248 | - | - | - |
| 1925 | $405 | $749 | $1,090 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | $67.80 | $136 | $177 | $306 | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | $191 | $311 | $432 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | $72.80 | $138 | $203 | $300 | - | - | - |
| 1927 | $40.50 | $68.10 | $97.00 | $214 | $332 | - | - |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | $18.40 | $37.70 | $60.80 | $73.90 | $105 | - | - |
| 1929 | $19.10 | $34.70 | $51.90 | $154 | - | - | - |
| 1930 | $392 | $750 | $1,100 | $1,210 | $1,310 | - | - |
| 1931 | $21.90 | $41.20 | $60.80 | $112 | - | - | - |
| 1932 | $25.00 | $55.80 | $101 | $137 | - | - | - |
| 1933 | $17.30 | $37.60 | $71.80 | $114 | - | - | - |
| 1934 | $66.90 | $132 | $194 | $198 | - | - | - |
| 1935 | $15.70 | $26.00 | $42.60 | $70.40 | $132 | - | - |
| 1936 | $14.60 | $23.10 | $54.30 | $139 | $256 | $415 | - |
| 1937 - George VI | $7.80 | $12.80 | $20.60 | $123 | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | $10.90 | $29.70 | $45.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | $7.80 | $13.70 | $21.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | $9.30 | $14.50 | $22.80 | $133 | - | - | - |
| 1941 | $7.80 | $13.00 | $20.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | $7.80 | $11.70 | $18.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | $7.80 | $13.00 | $20.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | $7.80 | $23.20 | $41.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | $7.80 | $10.70 | $29.40 | $107 | - | - | - |
| 1946 | $7.80 | $10.30 | $35.10 | $118 | - | - | - |
| 1947 | $2.20 | $6.80 | $11.50 | $27.50 | $211 | - | - |
| 1948 | $2.20 | $5.90 | $10.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | $2.70 | $11.30 | $20.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | $5.50 | $14.80 | $25.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1951 | $5.50 | $15.70 | $27.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | $1.10 | $2.50 | $4.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | $2.70 | $5.50 | $30.20 | $55.00 | - | - |
| 1954 | $6.90 | $29.20 | $51.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 | $1.10 | $5.70 | $11.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | $1.10 | $6.80 | $13.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | $1.10 | $4.90 | $8.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | $7.60 | $22.60 | $40.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | $9.30 | $27.90 | $49.60 | - | - | $104 | - |
| 1960 | $1.10 | $5.60 | $10.20 | $31.80 | $53.40 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | $2.40 | $4.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | $1.10 | $2.60 | $12.50 | $22.30 | $70.20 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | $1.75 | $3.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | $2.30 | $4.50 | $31.30 | $58.00 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | $1.55 | $3.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | $1.90 | $35.70 | $68.20 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | $0.95 | $3.70 | $56.50 | $68.20 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | - | $228 | $298 | $327 | $406 | - | - |
| 1903 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1910 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1911 | - | $294 | $341 | $473 | - | $546 | - |
| 1912 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1913 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1915 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1920 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1923 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1924 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 | - | $145 | $232 | $246 | $260 | $281 | - |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1932 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1933 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | $93.10 | $150 | $630 | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1941 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1946 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - | - | $109 | - | $130 | - |
| 1951 | - | - | - | - | $71.20 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | - | - | - | $785 | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | - | - | - | $86.10 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | $4,770 | - |
| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
