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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 | - | - | $8.30 | $22.20 | $68.40 | $91.60 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.30 | $19.70 | $58.60 | $78.00 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.30 | $86.90 | $218 | $284 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.10 | $49.30 | $146 | $162 |
| 1845 | - | $199 | $319 | $734 | $1,850 | $2,410 |
| 1846 | - | - | $16.80 | $41.90 | $113 | $148 |
| 1847 | - | - | $16.80 | $40.50 | $112 | $148 |
| 1848 | - | - | $30.60 | $79.30 | $169 | $214 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.40 | $44.40 | $122 | $160 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.80 | $21.20 | $66.70 | $89.50 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.50 | $15.70 | $61.00 | $83.70 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.20 | $23.20 | $70.20 | $104 |
| 1853 | - | - | $5.90 | $12.60 | $41.40 | $55.90 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.30 | $49.90 | $114 | $147 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.30 | $11.00 | $40.30 | $60.10 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.70 | $11.00 | $40.30 | $55.00 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.20 | $24.70 | $69.70 | $92.20 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $16.90 | $48.20 | $63.90 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.00 | $44.40 | $60.60 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $13.90 | $46.70 | $63.10 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.80 | $17.00 | $52.00 | $69.50 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.50 | $13.50 | $46.10 | $62.30 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.60 | $13.50 | $41.40 | $55.40 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.60 | $19.80 | $61.10 | $81.70 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.60 | $29.60 | $88.50 | $118 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.50 | $39.80 | $54.40 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.40 | $14.60 | $67.10 | $93.30 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,040 | $2,070 | $3,030 | $3,510 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.40 | $23.40 | $80.10 | $109 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $416 | $1,080 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $388 | $1,130 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.50 | $37.70 | $51.80 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $902 | $1,730 | $2,770 | $3,290 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,450 | $3,050 | $5,500 | $6,900 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,480 | $4,070 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.00 | $66.30 | $94.50 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.60 | $66.60 | $93.10 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.40 | $21.00 | $96.80 | $135 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $65.30 | $164 | $400 | $517 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.40 | $17.30 | $74.60 | $103 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.40 | $18.30 | $79.70 | $110 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.40 | $16.30 | $77.20 | $108 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.50 | $131 | $359 | $472 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.40 | $13.90 | $69.50 | $97.30 |
| 1871 | - | - | $61.60 | $134 | $421 | $638 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.50 | $58.40 | $81.90 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $14.80 | $70.00 | $97.60 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.40 | $37.00 | $130 | $176 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $10.00 | $53.00 | $83.00 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $17.80 | $88.80 | $359 | $494 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.50 | $58.40 | $82.80 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $12.10 | $68.60 | $96.90 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.40 | $11.00 | $61.60 | $86.90 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.50 | $58.90 | $83.10 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.40 | $30.80 | $113 | $155 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $133 | $296 | $536 | $657 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.50 | $49.90 | $69.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.80 | $58.00 | $81.10 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.80 | $55.50 | $77.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $9.40 | $54.30 | $76.80 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.40 | $9.40 | $54.30 | $76.80 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $20.70 | $48.10 | $94.50 | $122 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.40 | $11.80 | $58.00 | $81.10 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.40 | $8.10 | $45.10 | $63.50 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $44.00 | $60.90 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $55.20 | $60.90 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $40.30 | $55.30 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $53.30 | $74.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $53.30 | $74.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $40.70 | $71.50 | $197 | $259 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $38.50 | $52.50 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $36.60 | $49.80 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.10 | $59.20 | $68.50 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.40 | $49.60 | $69.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.40 | $12.00 | $67.60 | $95.50 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.10 | $17.80 | $22.60 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.40 | $9.60 | $12.20 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $4.40 | $9.60 | $12.20 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $6.70 | $12.60 | $15.50 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.90 | $11.80 | $14.80 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.40 | $9.60 | $12.20 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.40 | $9.60 | $12.20 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.40 | $8.10 | $9.00 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $115 | $306 | $345 | $385 | $395 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $97.40 | $225 | $252 | $280 | $402 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $350 | $444 | $506 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $243 | $397 | $552 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $184 | $337 | $424 | $541 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $184 | $337 | $490 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $258 | $428 | $672 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $199 | $326 | $382 | $438 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $112 | $237 | $243 | $249 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $106 | $296 | $392 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $117 | $227 | $257 | $661 | $1,060 | - | - |
| 1853 | $70.30 | $127 | $170 | $213 | $440 | $448 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $179 | $342 | $506 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $69.70 | $142 | $205 | $258 | $333 | $528 | - |
| 1855 | $69.70 | $159 | $222 | $327 | $360 | $393 | - |
| 1856 | $115 | $237 | $238 | $239 | $505 | - | - |
| 1857 | $79.50 | $148 | $199 | $249 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $76.80 | $180 | $242 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $79.50 | $146 | $172 | $198 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $86.90 | $173 | $271 | $316 | $341 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $78.60 | $150 | $221 | $251 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $69.40 | $138 | $223 | $339 | $373 | - | - |
| 1859 | $102 | $181 | $198 | $290 | $381 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $147 | $316 | $357 | $398 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $69.00 | $140 | $161 | $217 | $273 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $120 | $220 | $243 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $137 | $202 | $203 | $353 | $407 | $444 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.00 | $153 | $155 | $156 | $228 | $512 | $792 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,810 | $4,920 | $5,900 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $123 | $200 | $213 | $297 | $380 | - | - |
| 1864 | $120 | $236 | $266 | $290 | $315 | - | - |
| 1865 | $173 | $447 | $721 | $1,350 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $635 | $1,140 | $1,650 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $132 | $276 | $417 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $141 | $329 | $597 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $138 | $240 | $244 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $586 | $1,390 | $1,650 | $1,920 | $2,070 | - | - |
| 1870 | $125 | $256 | $459 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $709 | $1,180 | $1,470 | $1,770 | $1,840 | - | - |
| 1872 | $105 | $203 | $355 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $125 | $285 | $445 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $223 | $478 | $734 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $107 | $192 | $208 | $240 | $272 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $629 | $1,020 | $1,410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $107 | $232 | $358 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $125 | $268 | $355 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $112 | $250 | $306 | $472 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $107 | $191 | $214 | $289 | $365 | - | - |
| 1878 | $196 | $463 | $731 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $777 | $1,240 | $1,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $89.40 | $177 | $205 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $104 | $213 | $307 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $99.30 | $223 | $225 | $226 | $425 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $99.30 | $228 | $230 | $231 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $99.30 | $233 | $265 | $297 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $149 | $281 | $414 | $560 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $104 | $241 | $377 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $82.00 | $153 | $172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $79.50 | $182 | $195 | $208 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $79.50 | $150 | $169 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $74.60 | $174 | $224 | $325 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $91.90 | $164 | $182 | $193 | $205 | - | - |
| 1889 | $91.90 | $201 | $253 | $263 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $322 | $521 | $630 | $740 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $69.00 | $137 | $181 | $206 | $306 | $402 | - |
| 1891 | $66.60 | $130 | $151 | $157 | $163 | - | - |
| 1892 | $96.20 | $202 | $221 | $241 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $83.80 | $138 | $147 | $251 | $355 | - | - |
| 1894 | $123 | $230 | $264 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $25.70 | $71.40 | $100 | $123 | $215 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.00 | $57.70 | $71.60 | $85.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.00 | $57.70 | $70.40 | $83.20 | $288 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.50 | $60.10 | $100 | $104 | $205 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.00 | $62.30 | $100 | $177 | $721 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.00 | $73.60 | $99.30 | $141 | $182 | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.90 | $54.40 | $71.40 | $130 | $151 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.90 | $52.00 | $95.60 | $99.70 | $194 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $2,510 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | $3,090 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,520 | - | - | - |
| 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.
