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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 | - | - | $16.40 | $60.90 | $175 | $233 |
| 1826 | - | - | $12.70 | $40.70 | $145 | $154 |
| 1827 | - | - | $14.90 | $41.60 | $128 | $171 |
| 1831 | - | - | $16.40 | $42.20 | $125 | $159 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | $17.90 | $44.70 | $130 | $172 |
| 1837 | - | - | $14.90 | $36.60 | $115 | $137 |
| 1838 | - | - | $8.30 | $22.40 | $68.90 | $92.20 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.30 | $19.90 | $59.00 | $78.60 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.60 | $87.60 | $220 | $286 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.30 | $49.70 | $147 | $163 |
| 1845 | - | $201 | $321 | $739 | $1,860 | $2,420 |
| 1846 | - | - | $16.90 | $42.20 | $114 | $149 |
| 1847 | - | - | $16.90 | $40.70 | $113 | $149 |
| 1848 | - | - | $30.80 | $79.90 | $170 | $215 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.50 | $44.70 | $123 | $162 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.80 | $21.40 | $67.20 | $90.10 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.60 | $15.80 | $61.50 | $84.30 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.30 | $23.30 | $70.70 | $105 |
| 1853 | - | - | $6.00 | $12.70 | $41.70 | $56.30 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.40 | $50.30 | $115 | $148 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.30 | $11.00 | $40.60 | $60.50 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.70 | $11.00 | $40.60 | $55.40 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.30 | $24.80 | $70.20 | $92.80 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $17.00 | $48.60 | $64.30 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.10 | $44.70 | $61.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $14.00 | $47.10 | $63.60 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.80 | $17.10 | $52.30 | $70.00 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.60 | $13.60 | $46.40 | $62.80 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.70 | $13.60 | $41.70 | $55.80 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.70 | $20.00 | $61.50 | $82.30 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.70 | $29.80 | $89.10 | $119 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.60 | $40.10 | $54.80 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.50 | $14.70 | $67.60 | $94.00 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,040 | $2,090 | $3,060 | $3,540 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.40 | $23.60 | $80.70 | $109 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $419 | $1,090 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $391 | $1,140 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $38.00 | $52.20 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $908 | $1,740 | $2,790 | $3,310 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,460 | $3,070 | $5,600 | $7,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,490 | $4,100 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $66.80 | $95.20 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.70 | $67.10 | $93.80 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.50 | $21.10 | $97.50 | $136 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $65.80 | $165 | $402 | $521 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.40 | $75.10 | $104 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.50 | $18.40 | $80.30 | $111 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.50 | $16.40 | $77.70 | $108 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.70 | $132 | $361 | $476 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.50 | $14.00 | $70.00 | $98.00 |
| 1871 | - | - | $62.10 | $135 | $424 | $643 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.60 | $58.90 | $82.50 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $14.90 | $70.50 | $98.30 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.50 | $37.30 | $131 | $177 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $53.40 | $83.60 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $17.90 | $89.40 | $361 | $497 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $58.80 | $83.40 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $12.20 | $69.10 | $97.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.50 | $11.00 | $62.00 | $87.50 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $59.30 | $83.70 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.50 | $31.10 | $114 | $156 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $134 | $298 | $540 | $661 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $50.30 | $70.20 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.90 | $58.40 | $81.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.90 | $55.90 | $78.00 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.40 | $54.70 | $77.30 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.40 | $54.70 | $77.30 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $20.90 | $48.40 | $95.20 | $122 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.50 | $11.90 | $58.40 | $81.70 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.50 | $8.20 | $45.40 | $64.00 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $44.30 | $61.30 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $55.60 | $61.30 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $40.60 | $55.70 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $53.70 | $75.30 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $53.70 | $75.30 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $41.00 | $72.00 | $198 | $261 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $38.70 | $52.90 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $36.90 | $50.10 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.20 | $59.60 | $69.00 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.40 | $49.90 | $69.70 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.10 | $68.10 | $96.20 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.20 | $17.90 | $22.70 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $6.70 | $12.70 | $15.60 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.00 | $11.90 | $14.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $8.20 | $9.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | $290 | $460 | $520 | $581 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | $206 | $330 | $473 | $521 | $944 | - | - |
| 1827 | $214 | $365 | $379 | $392 | $578 | - | - |
| 1831 | $207 | $372 | $545 | $915 | $1,110 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | $215 | $372 | $545 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $194 | $320 | $586 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $116 | $308 | $348 | $387 | $397 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $98.10 | $227 | $254 | $282 | $405 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $352 | $447 | $510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $245 | $400 | $556 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,990 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $185 | $339 | $427 | $545 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $185 | $339 | $494 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $260 | $431 | $677 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $201 | $328 | $385 | $442 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $113 | $239 | $245 | $251 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $107 | $298 | $395 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $118 | $229 | $259 | $666 | $1,070 | - | - |
| 1853 | $70.80 | $128 | $172 | $215 | $443 | $451 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $180 | $345 | $509 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $70.20 | $144 | $206 | $260 | $336 | $532 | - |
| 1855 | $70.20 | $160 | $223 | $330 | $363 | $396 | - |
| 1856 | $116 | $239 | $240 | $241 | $509 | - | - |
| 1857 | $80.10 | $149 | $200 | $251 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $77.30 | $182 | $244 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $80.10 | $147 | $173 | $199 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $87.60 | $174 | $273 | $318 | $343 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $79.20 | $151 | $223 | $253 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $69.90 | $139 | $225 | $342 | $375 | - | - |
| 1859 | $103 | $182 | $200 | $292 | $383 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $148 | $318 | $359 | $400 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $69.50 | $141 | $162 | $219 | $275 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $120 | $222 | $245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,020 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $138 | $203 | $204 | $356 | $410 | $447 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.50 | $154 | $156 | $157 | $230 | $515 | $798 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,840 | $4,960 | $6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $124 | $201 | $215 | $299 | $383 | - | - |
| 1864 | $120 | $238 | $268 | $292 | $317 | - | - |
| 1865 | $174 | $450 | $727 | $1,360 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $640 | $1,140 | $1,660 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $133 | $278 | $420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $142 | $331 | $602 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $139 | $242 | $246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $590 | $1,400 | $1,670 | $1,930 | $2,090 | - | - |
| 1870 | $126 | $258 | $463 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $714 | $1,190 | $1,490 | $1,780 | $1,860 | - | - |
| 1872 | $106 | $204 | $357 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $126 | $287 | $448 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $224 | $482 | $739 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $108 | $194 | $210 | $242 | $273 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $633 | $1,020 | $1,420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $108 | $234 | $360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $126 | $270 | $357 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $113 | $251 | $308 | $475 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $108 | $192 | $215 | $291 | $367 | - | - |
| 1878 | $197 | $467 | $736 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $782 | $1,250 | $1,710 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $90.00 | $178 | $207 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $105 | $215 | $309 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $100.00 | $225 | $227 | $228 | $428 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $100.00 | $230 | $231 | $233 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $100.00 | $235 | $267 | $299 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $150 | $283 | $417 | $564 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $105 | $242 | $380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $82.60 | $154 | $173 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $80.10 | $183 | $197 | $210 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $80.10 | $151 | $170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $75.10 | $176 | $226 | $328 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $92.50 | $165 | $184 | $195 | $206 | - | - |
| 1889 | $92.50 | $203 | $255 | $265 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $324 | $525 | $635 | $745 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $69.50 | $138 | $182 | $207 | $308 | $405 | - |
| 1891 | $67.10 | $131 | $152 | $158 | $165 | - | - |
| 1892 | $96.90 | $204 | $223 | $242 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $84.40 | $139 | $148 | $253 | $357 | - | - |
| 1894 | $124 | $231 | $266 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $25.80 | $71.90 | $101 | $124 | $216 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.20 | $58.10 | $72.10 | $86.20 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.20 | $58.10 | $71.00 | $83.80 | $290 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.60 | $60.50 | $101 | $104 | $207 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.10 | $62.80 | $101 | $179 | $727 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.20 | $74.10 | $100.00 | $142 | $183 | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.00 | $54.80 | $71.90 | $131 | $152 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.90 | $52.40 | $96.30 | $100 | $196 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | $1,140 | $3,620 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | $466 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | $1,490 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | $2,530 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,070 | - | $3,110 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,530 | - | - | - |
| 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.
