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Half Penny - 1825 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | $11.90 | $44.30 | $128 | $170 |
| 1826 | - | - | $9.20 | $29.60 | $106 | $112 |
| 1827 | - | - | $10.90 | $30.30 | $93.20 | $125 |
| 1831 | - | - | $11.90 | $30.80 | $90.90 | $116 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | $13.00 | $32.60 | $94.60 | $126 |
| 1837 | - | - | $10.90 | $26.70 | $83.90 | $100 |
| 1838 | - | - | $6.10 | $16.30 | $50.20 | $67.20 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.30 | $14.50 | $43.00 | $57.20 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.30 | $63.80 | $160 | $208 |
| 1844 | - | - | $11.80 | $36.20 | $107 | $119 |
| 1845 | - | $146 | $234 | $538 | $1,360 | $1,770 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.30 | $30.80 | $82.80 | $109 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.30 | $29.70 | $82.20 | $109 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.40 | $58.20 | $124 | $157 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.30 | $32.60 | $89.30 | $118 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.70 | $15.60 | $49.00 | $65.60 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.10 | $11.50 | $44.80 | $61.40 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.00 | $51.50 | $76.40 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.30 | $9.20 | $30.40 | $41.00 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.70 | $36.60 | $83.90 | $108 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.60 | $8.00 | $29.60 | $44.10 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.20 | $8.00 | $29.60 | $40.30 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.50 | $18.10 | $51.10 | $67.60 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.40 | $35.40 | $46.90 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.90 | $8.80 | $32.60 | $44.40 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.20 | $34.30 | $46.30 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $5.00 | $12.50 | $38.10 | $51.00 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.10 | $9.90 | $33.80 | $45.70 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $9.90 | $30.40 | $40.60 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.60 | $14.60 | $44.80 | $60.00 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.20 | $21.70 | $64.90 | $86.50 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.70 | $29.20 | $39.90 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.30 | $10.70 | $49.20 | $68.50 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $760 | $1,520 | $2,230 | $2,580 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.60 | $17.20 | $58.80 | $79.60 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $305 | $794 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $285 | $831 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $27.70 | $38.00 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $662 | $1,270 | $2,030 | $2,410 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,070 | $2,240 | $4,070 | $5,100 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,090 | $2,990 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.30 | $48.70 | $69.40 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $9.90 | $48.90 | $68.30 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.30 | $15.40 | $71.00 | $98.80 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $47.90 | $120 | $293 | $380 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.30 | $12.70 | $54.70 | $75.80 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.30 | $13.40 | $58.50 | $81.00 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.40 | $11.90 | $56.60 | $79.00 |
| 1869 | - | - | $28.90 | $96.40 | $263 | $346 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.30 | $10.20 | $51.00 | $71.40 |
| 1871 | - | - | $45.20 | $98.20 | $309 | $468 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.40 | $42.90 | $60.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.90 | $51.30 | $71.60 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.40 | $27.10 | $95.20 | $129 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $7.30 | $38.90 | $60.90 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $13.00 | $65.10 | $263 | $362 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $42.80 | $60.80 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $8.90 | $50.40 | $71.10 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.40 | $8.00 | $45.20 | $63.80 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $43.20 | $61.00 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.40 | $22.60 | $83.20 | $114 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $97.70 | $217 | $394 | $482 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $36.60 | $51.10 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.70 | $42.60 | $59.50 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.70 | $40.80 | $56.80 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $6.90 | $39.90 | $56.30 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $6.90 | $39.90 | $56.30 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.20 | $35.30 | $69.40 | $89.20 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.30 | $8.70 | $42.60 | $59.50 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.30 | $6.00 | $33.10 | $46.60 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $32.30 | $44.70 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $40.50 | $44.70 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $29.60 | $40.60 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $39.10 | $54.80 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $39.10 | $54.80 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $29.90 | $52.50 | $144 | $190 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $28.20 | $38.50 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $26.90 | $36.50 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.10 | $43.40 | $50.30 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.60 | $36.40 | $50.80 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.30 | $8.80 | $49.60 | $70.10 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $6.00 | $13.00 | $16.60 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $4.90 | $9.20 | $11.40 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $8.70 | $10.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $6.00 | $6.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | $211 | $335 | $379 | $423 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | $150 | $240 | $345 | $379 | $688 | - | - |
| 1827 | $156 | $266 | $276 | $286 | $421 | - | - |
| 1831 | $151 | $271 | $397 | $667 | $811 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | $157 | $271 | $397 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $141 | $233 | $427 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $84.10 | $224 | $253 | $282 | $290 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $71.50 | $165 | $185 | $205 | $295 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $257 | $326 | $371 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $178 | $292 | $405 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,180 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $135 | $247 | $311 | $397 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $135 | $247 | $360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $190 | $314 | $493 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $146 | $239 | $280 | $322 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $82.30 | $174 | $178 | $183 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $78.00 | $217 | $288 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $85.90 | $167 | $188 | $485 | $781 | - | - |
| 1853 | $51.60 | $93.40 | $125 | $157 | $323 | $329 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $131 | $251 | $371 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.10 | $105 | $150 | $190 | $245 | $387 | - |
| 1855 | $51.10 | $116 | $163 | $240 | $264 | $288 | - |
| 1856 | $84.10 | $174 | $175 | $175 | $371 | - | - |
| 1857 | $58.40 | $109 | $146 | $183 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $56.30 | $132 | $178 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $58.40 | $107 | $126 | $145 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $63.80 | $127 | $199 | $232 | $250 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $57.70 | $110 | $162 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $50.90 | $102 | $164 | $249 | $273 | - | - |
| 1859 | $75.10 | $133 | $146 | $212 | $279 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $108 | $232 | $262 | $292 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $50.70 | $103 | $118 | $159 | $201 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $87.80 | $162 | $179 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,930 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $100 | $148 | $149 | $259 | $299 | $326 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $48.40 | $112 | $113 | $115 | $167 | $375 | $581 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,800 | $3,610 | $4,340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $90.00 | $146 | $157 | $218 | $279 | - | - |
| 1864 | $87.80 | $173 | $195 | $213 | $231 | - | - |
| 1865 | $127 | $328 | $529 | $993 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $466 | $833 | $1,210 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $96.80 | $203 | $306 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $104 | $241 | $438 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $101 | $176 | $179 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $430 | $1,020 | $1,210 | $1,410 | $1,520 | - | - |
| 1870 | $91.80 | $188 | $337 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $520 | $867 | $1,080 | $1,300 | $1,350 | - | - |
| 1872 | $77.40 | $149 | $260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $91.80 | $209 | $326 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $163 | $351 | $538 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $78.70 | $141 | $153 | $176 | $199 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $461 | $746 | $1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $78.70 | $171 | $262 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $91.80 | $196 | $260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $82.30 | $183 | $224 | $346 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $78.70 | $140 | $157 | $212 | $268 | - | - |
| 1878 | $144 | $340 | $536 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $570 | $909 | $1,250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $65.60 | $130 | $151 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $76.40 | $157 | $225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $72.80 | $164 | $165 | $166 | $312 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $72.80 | $168 | $169 | $169 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $72.80 | $171 | $195 | $218 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $109 | $207 | $304 | $411 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $76.40 | $177 | $277 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $60.20 | $112 | $126 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $58.40 | $133 | $143 | $153 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $58.40 | $110 | $124 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $54.70 | $128 | $164 | $239 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $67.40 | $120 | $134 | $142 | $150 | - | - |
| 1889 | $67.40 | $148 | $186 | $193 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $236 | $382 | $463 | $543 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $50.70 | $101 | $133 | $151 | $225 | $295 | - |
| 1891 | $48.90 | $95.70 | $111 | $115 | $120 | - | - |
| 1892 | $70.60 | $148 | $162 | $177 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $61.50 | $101 | $108 | $184 | $260 | - | - |
| 1894 | $90.50 | $169 | $194 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $18.80 | $52.40 | $73.60 | $90.30 | $158 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.80 | $42.30 | $52.50 | $62.80 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.80 | $42.30 | $51.70 | $61.10 | $211 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.60 | $44.10 | $73.70 | $76.10 | $151 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.20 | $45.70 | $73.50 | $130 | $529 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.80 | $54.00 | $72.80 | $103 | $134 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.50 | $39.90 | $52.40 | $95.50 | $111 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.20 | $38.20 | $70.20 | $73.20 | $142 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | $832 | $2,640 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | $339 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | $1,090 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | $1,840 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $783 | - | $2,270 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,110 | - | - | - |
| 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.
