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Half Penny - 1838 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $8.20 | $22.00 | $67.80 | $90.70 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.20 | $19.50 | $58.00 | $77.20 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $40.90 | $86.10 | $216 | $281 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.00 | $48.90 | $145 | $160 |
| 1845 | - | $197 | $316 | $727 | $1,830 | $2,380 |
| 1846 | - | - | $16.60 | $41.50 | $112 | $147 |
| 1847 | - | - | $16.60 | $40.10 | $111 | $146 |
| 1848 | - | - | $30.30 | $78.50 | $167 | $212 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.30 | $44.00 | $121 | $159 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.70 | $21.00 | $66.10 | $88.60 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.50 | $15.60 | $60.40 | $82.90 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.10 | $23.00 | $69.50 | $103 |
| 1853 | - | - | $5.90 | $12.50 | $41.00 | $55.30 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.10 | $49.50 | $113 | $145 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.20 | $10.90 | $39.90 | $59.50 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.60 | $10.90 | $39.90 | $54.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.10 | $24.40 | $69.00 | $91.30 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.10 | $16.70 | $47.80 | $63.20 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.80 | $11.90 | $44.00 | $60.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.10 | $13.80 | $46.30 | $62.50 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.70 | $16.90 | $51.50 | $68.80 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.50 | $13.40 | $45.60 | $61.70 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.60 | $13.40 | $41.00 | $54.90 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.60 | $19.70 | $60.50 | $80.90 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.50 | $29.30 | $87.60 | $117 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.90 | $10.40 | $39.40 | $53.90 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.40 | $14.40 | $66.40 | $92.40 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,030 | $2,050 | $3,000 | $3,480 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.30 | $23.20 | $79.40 | $107 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $412 | $1,070 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $385 | $1,120 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.40 | $37.40 | $51.30 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $893 | $1,710 | $2,740 | $3,260 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,440 | $3,020 | $5,500 | $6,900 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,470 | $4,030 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.90 | $65.70 | $93.60 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.90 | $13.40 | $65.90 | $92.20 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.40 | $20.80 | $95.90 | $133 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $64.70 | $162 | $396 | $512 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.40 | $17.10 | $73.90 | $102 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.40 | $18.10 | $78.90 | $109 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.30 | $16.10 | $76.40 | $107 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.10 | $130 | $355 | $468 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.40 | $13.80 | $68.90 | $96.40 |
| 1871 | - | - | $61.00 | $132 | $417 | $632 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.40 | $57.90 | $81.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $14.70 | $69.30 | $96.60 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.30 | $36.60 | $129 | $174 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $9.90 | $52.50 | $82.20 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $17.60 | $87.90 | $355 | $489 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.40 | $57.80 | $82.00 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $12.00 | $68.00 | $95.90 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.30 | $10.90 | $61.00 | $86.10 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $58.30 | $82.30 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.30 | $30.50 | $112 | $153 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $132 | $293 | $531 | $650 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $49.50 | $69.00 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.70 | $57.50 | $80.30 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.70 | $55.00 | $76.70 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $9.30 | $53.80 | $76.10 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $9.30 | $53.80 | $76.10 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $20.50 | $47.60 | $93.60 | $120 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.40 | $11.70 | $57.50 | $80.30 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.40 | $8.10 | $44.60 | $62.90 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $43.60 | $60.30 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $54.70 | $60.30 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $39.90 | $54.80 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $52.80 | $74.00 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $52.80 | $74.00 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $40.30 | $70.80 | $195 | $257 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $38.10 | $52.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $36.30 | $49.30 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.90 | $11.00 | $58.60 | $67.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $49.10 | $68.50 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.40 | $11.90 | $67.00 | $94.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.90 | $8.10 | $17.60 | $22.30 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.45 | $4.40 | $9.50 | $12.10 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.45 | $4.40 | $9.50 | $12.10 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.45 | $6.60 | $12.50 | $15.40 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.45 | $5.90 | $11.70 | $14.70 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.45 | $4.40 | $9.50 | $12.10 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.45 | $4.40 | $9.50 | $12.10 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.45 | $4.40 | $8.10 | $8.90 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $114 | $303 | $342 | $381 | $391 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $96.50 | $223 | $250 | $277 | $398 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $346 | $440 | $501 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $241 | $393 | $546 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,940 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $182 | $334 | $419 | $536 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $182 | $334 | $485 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $256 | $424 | $665 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $197 | $323 | $378 | $434 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $111 | $235 | $241 | $246 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $105 | $293 | $388 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $116 | $225 | $254 | $654 | $1,050 | - | - |
| 1853 | $69.60 | $126 | $169 | $211 | $436 | $443 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $177 | $339 | $501 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $69.00 | $141 | $203 | $256 | $330 | $523 | - |
| 1855 | $69.00 | $157 | $220 | $324 | $357 | $389 | - |
| 1856 | $114 | $235 | $236 | $237 | $500 | - | - |
| 1857 | $78.80 | $147 | $197 | $246 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $76.00 | $179 | $240 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $78.80 | $145 | $170 | $196 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $86.10 | $171 | $269 | $313 | $337 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $77.80 | $148 | $219 | $249 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $68.70 | $137 | $221 | $336 | $369 | - | - |
| 1859 | $101 | $179 | $196 | $287 | $377 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $146 | $313 | $353 | $394 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $68.40 | $139 | $160 | $215 | $271 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $118 | $218 | $241 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $3,960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $136 | $200 | $201 | $350 | $403 | $440 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $65.30 | $152 | $153 | $155 | $226 | $507 | $784 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,770 | $4,870 | $5,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $121 | $198 | $211 | $294 | $377 | - | - |
| 1864 | $118 | $234 | $263 | $287 | $312 | - | - |
| 1865 | $171 | $443 | $714 | $1,340 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $629 | $1,120 | $1,630 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $131 | $274 | $413 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $140 | $326 | $592 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $137 | $238 | $242 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $580 | $1,380 | $1,640 | $1,900 | $2,050 | - | - |
| 1870 | $124 | $253 | $455 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $702 | $1,170 | $1,460 | $1,750 | $1,830 | - | - |
| 1872 | $104 | $201 | $351 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $124 | $282 | $440 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $220 | $473 | $727 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $106 | $190 | $206 | $238 | $269 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $623 | $1,010 | $1,390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $106 | $230 | $354 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $124 | $265 | $351 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $111 | $247 | $303 | $467 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $106 | $189 | $212 | $286 | $361 | - | - |
| 1878 | $194 | $459 | $724 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $769 | $1,230 | $1,690 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $88.50 | $175 | $203 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $103 | $211 | $304 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $98.30 | $221 | $223 | $224 | $421 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $98.30 | $226 | $227 | $229 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $98.30 | $231 | $263 | $294 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $147 | $279 | $410 | $554 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $103 | $238 | $374 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $81.20 | $152 | $170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $78.80 | $180 | $193 | $206 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $78.80 | $149 | $168 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $73.90 | $173 | $222 | $322 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $91.00 | $162 | $180 | $192 | $203 | - | - |
| 1889 | $91.00 | $200 | $251 | $260 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $319 | $516 | $624 | $732 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $68.40 | $136 | $179 | $204 | $303 | $398 | - |
| 1891 | $65.90 | $129 | $150 | $156 | $162 | - | - |
| 1892 | $95.20 | $200 | $219 | $238 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $83.00 | $137 | $146 | $249 | $351 | - | - |
| 1894 | $122 | $228 | $261 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $25.40 | $70.70 | $99.40 | $122 | $213 | - | - |
| 1896 | $15.90 | $57.10 | $70.90 | $84.70 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $15.90 | $57.10 | $69.80 | $82.40 | $285 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.30 | $59.50 | $99.40 | $103 | $203 | - | - |
| 1898 | $17.80 | $61.70 | $99.30 | $176 | $714 | - | - |
| 1899 | $15.90 | $72.90 | $98.30 | $139 | $180 | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.80 | $53.90 | $70.70 | $129 | $150 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.80 | $51.50 | $94.70 | $98.70 | $192 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | $2,490 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,060 | - | $3,060 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,500 | - | - | - |
| 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.
