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Half-Sovereign - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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1838 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $889 | $1,130 |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $889 | $1,130 |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $889 | $1,130 |
1841 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $949 | $1,220 |
1842 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $735 | $741 |
1843 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $763 | $1,010 |
1844 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $744 | $914 |
1845 | - | - | $513![]() | $1,110 | $2,420![]() | $3,560 |
1846 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $744 | $911 |
1847 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $744 | $914 |
1848 - Wide date | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $819 | $1,030 |
1848 - Close date | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $744 | $914 |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | $513![]() | $744 | $1,190 | $1,410 |
1849 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $754 | $938 |
1850 | - | - | $513![]() | $1,230 | $1,840 | $2,360 |
1851 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $705 | $864 |
1852 | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $651 | $945 |
1853 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $703 | $705 |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $633 | $882 |
1856 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $707 | $744 |
1856 - 6/5 | - | - | $513![]() | $521 | $893 | $1,080 |
1857 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $740 | $917 |
1858 - 1st Head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $686 | $917 |
1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $693 | $847 |
1859 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $610 | $721 |
1860 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $614 | $728 |
1861 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $651 | $784 |
1862 | - | - | $1,660 | $6,100![]() | $8,800 | $10,900 |
1863 - With Die Number | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $628 | $768 |
1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $651 | $784 |
1864 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $524 | $647![]() |
1865 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $565 | $608 |
1866 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $565 | $625 |
1867 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $565 | $579 |
1869 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $565 | $642 |
1870 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $535 | $656 |
1870 - Type A | - | - | $513![]() | $1,010 | $1,620 | $1,930 |
1871 - Type A | - | - | $513![]() | $591 | $984 | $1,180 |
1871 - Type B | - | - | $513![]() | $721 | $1,250 | $1,520 |
1871 - Type C | - | - | $513![]() | $814 | $1,260 | $1,490 |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $516 | $566 |
1874 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $530 | $557 |
1875 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513 | $607 |
1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $583 |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $583 |
1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1877 - 4th Head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $583 |
1878 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $590 |
1879 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $568 | $686 |
1880 - With Die Number | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $591 | $721 |
1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $704 |
1883 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $551 |
1884 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1885 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1885 - 5/3 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $838 | $1,050 |
1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1887 - Small JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513 |
1887 - Without JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $558 |
1890 - Low Shield | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $524![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $533![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1891 - Low Shield | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1891 - High Shield | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $529![]() |
1892 - Low Shield | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1893 - Old head | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1894 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1895 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1896 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1897 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1898 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1899 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1900 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
1901 | - | - | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1838 | $1,370 | $2,000 | $2,630 | $3,340 | $11,300 | - | - |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | $1,370 | $2,000 | $2,630 | $3,340 | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | $1,370 | $2,000 | $2,630 | $3,340 | - | - | - |
1841 | $1,490 | $2,380 | $3,260 | $5,100 | - | - | - |
1842 | $1,080 | $1,880 | $2,030 | $4,780![]() | - | - | - |
1843 | $1,210 | $2,090![]() | $2,490 | - | - | - | - |
1844 | $1,080 | $1,650 | $2,210 | $4,500 | $5,000 | $5,500 | - |
1845 | $4,370 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1846 | $1,080 | $1,650 | $2,210 | $2,320 | $2,420 | $12,500![]() | - |
1847 | $1,080 | $1,650 | $2,210![]() | $4,780![]() | - | - | - |
1848 - Wide date | $1,230 | $1,850 | $2,480 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date | $1,080 | $1,650 | $2,210 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | $1,640 | $2,490 | $3,350 | - | - | - | - |
1849 | $1,120 | $1,670 | $1,820![]() | $1,970 | $4,020 | - | - |
1850 | $2,870 | $3,710 | $4,550 | $8,800 | $13,100 | - | - |
1851 | $1,020 | $1,490 | $1,490 | $1,490 | $7,700![]() | - | - |
1852 | $1,130 | $1,640 | $1,740 | $3,020 | $7,200![]() | - | - |
1853 | $1,020 | $1,450 | $1,940![]() | $2,230 | - | - | - |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | $1,050 | $1,480 | $2,330![]() | $2,500 | - | - | - |
1856 | $1,070 | $1,400 | $2,090 | $4,230 | $6,100 | - | - |
1856 - 6/5 | $1,270 | $1,820 | $2,380 | - | - | - | - |
1857 | $1,090 | $1,600 | $2,100![]() | $2,730![]() | - | - | - |
1858 - 1st Head | $1,090 | $1,600 | $2,100 | $3,000 | $4,740 | $6,500 | - |
1858 - 2nd Head | $1,000 | $1,480 | $1,950 | - | - | - | - |
1859 | $833 | $1,550![]() | $1,770![]() | $2,300 | - | - | - |
1860 | $842 | $1,210 | $1,550![]() | $2,770 | $3,150 | - | - |
1861 | $917 | $1,020 | $1,870![]() | $3,090 | $4,620 | - | - |
1862 | $13,000 | - | - | - | $22,900 | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | $907 | $1,380 | $1,850 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number | $917 | $1,290 | $1,800![]() | $1,890 | $2,120 | - | - |
1864 | $819 | $1,230 | $1,670![]() | - | - | - | - |
1865 | $819 | $1,040 | $1,690![]() | - | - | - | - |
1866 | $819 | $1,230 | $1,590 | $6,400 | - | - | - |
1867 | $819 | $1,030 | $1,640![]() | - | - | - | - |
1869 | $819 | $1,130 | $1,640 | $2,250![]() | $4,850 | - | - |
1870 | $777 | $1,140 | $1,780![]() | - | - | - | - |
1870 - Type A | $2,230 | - | - | $15,800 | - | - | - |
1871 - Type A | $1,380 | $1,430 | $1,490 | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type B | $1,790 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type C | $1,710 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | $616 | $916 | $1,450 | $3,340![]() | - | - | - |
1874 | $749 | $1,100 | $1,450![]() | $3,050![]() | - | - | - |
1875 | $712 | $1,040 | $1,310![]() | $1,570 | - | - | - |
1876 - 3rd Head | $679 | $989 | $1,340 | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | $679 | $989 | $1,140 | - | - | - | - |
1877 - 3rd Head | $679 | $989 | $1,340 | $2,020![]() | - | - | - |
1877 - 4th Head | $679 | $989 | $1,180 | - | - | - | - |
1878 | $712 | $973 | $1,240![]() | - | - | - | - |
1879 | $805 | $1,100 | $1,400 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - With Die Number | $852 | $1,250 | $1,660 | $4,880 | - | - | - |
1880 - Without Die Number | $833 | $1,190 | $1,640 | - | - | - | - |
1883 | $637 | $887 | $1,020 | $1,600![]() | $4,750 | - | - |
1884 | $637 | $780 | $1,150 | $2,630 | - | - | - |
1885 | $617 | $794 | $1,080 | $1,900![]() | - | - | - |
1885 - 5/3 | $1,270 | $2,040![]() | $2,230 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB | $513![]() | $516![]() | $520 | $891![]() | $1,080![]() | $2,080![]() | - |
1887 - Small JEB | $596 | $1,080 | $1,560 | $3,190 | - | - | - |
1887 - Without JEB | $670 | $796 | $1,490 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Low Shield | $535 | $542 | $549 | $1,410 | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $554 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | $513![]() | $535![]() | $557 | - | - | - | - |
1891 - Low Shield | $513![]() | $880![]() | $1,250![]() | - | - | - | - |
1891 - High Shield | $544 | $575 | $605 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - Low Shield | $535 | $558 | $651![]() | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $513![]() | $543![]() | $572 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | $516 | $533 | $549 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Jubilee head | $513![]() | $552![]() | $591 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Old head | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $814 | $1,040![]() | $4,450 | - |
1894 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $955 | - | - | - |
1895 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $794![]() | - | - | - |
1896 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $567![]() | $1,190 | - | - | - |
1897 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $761![]() | - | - | - |
1898 | $513![]() | $516![]() | $519![]() | - | - | - | - |
1899 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $655![]() | $2,320 | - | - |
1900 | $513![]() | $513![]() | $513![]() | $734 | - | - | - |
1901 | $513![]() | $523![]() | $532![]() | $653 | $1,740![]() | - | - |
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.