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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 | - | - | €10.20 | €37.90 | €109 | €145 |
| 1826 | - | - | €7.90 | €25.40 | €90.50 | €95.80 |
| 1827 | - | - | €9.30 | €25.90 | €79.80 | €107 |
| 1831 | - | - | €10.20 | €26.30 | €77.80 | €98.90 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | €11.20 | €27.90 | €80.90 | €107 |
| 1837 | - | - | €9.30 | €22.80 | €71.80 | €85.60 |
| 1838 | - | - | €5.20 | €13.90 | €43.00 | €57.50 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.60 | €12.40 | €36.80 | €49.00 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €25.90 | €54.60 | €137 | €178 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.10 | €31.00 | €91.80 | €102 |
| 1845 | - | €125 | €200 | €461 | €1,160 | €1,510 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.50 | €26.30 | €70.80 | €93.10 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.50 | €25.40 | €70.40 | €92.90 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.20 | €49.80 | €106 | €134 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.70 | €27.90 | €76.50 | €101 |
| 1851 | - | - | €4.90 | €13.30 | €41.90 | €56.20 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €9.90 | €38.30 | €52.60 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.40 | €14.60 | €44.10 | €65.40 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.70 | €7.90 | €26.00 | €35.10 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €10.80 | €31.40 | €71.80 | €92.00 |
| 1854 | - | - | €3.90 | €6.90 | €25.30 | €37.70 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.60 | €6.90 | €25.30 | €34.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.40 | €15.50 | €43.80 | €57.90 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.90 | €10.60 | €30.30 | €40.10 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €27.90 | €38.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.90 | €8.70 | €29.40 | €39.60 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.30 | €10.70 | €32.60 | €43.60 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.50 | €28.90 | €39.10 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.50 | €26.00 | €34.80 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.80 | €12.50 | €38.40 | €51.30 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €7.90 | €18.60 | €55.60 | €74.00 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.85 | €6.60 | €25.00 | €34.20 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.10 | €42.10 | €58.60 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €650 | €1,300 | €1,900 | €2,210 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.70 | €50.30 | €68.10 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €261 | €679 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €244 | €711 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €23.70 | €32.60 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €566 | €1,090 | €1,740 | €2,070 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €912 | €1,920 | €3,480 | €4,360 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €929 | €2,560 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €41.70 | €59.40 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.85 | €8.50 | €41.80 | €58.50 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.20 | €60.80 | €84.60 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €41.00 | €103 | €251 | €325 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €10.80 | €46.80 | €64.80 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.50 | €50.10 | €69.40 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.60 | €10.20 | €48.50 | €67.60 |
| 1869 | - | - | €24.80 | €82.50 | €225 | €296 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.70 | €43.70 | €61.10 |
| 1871 | - | - | €38.70 | €84.00 | €265 | €401 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.20 | €36.70 | €51.50 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.30 | €9.30 | €43.90 | €61.30 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.60 | €23.20 | €81.50 | €111 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €33.30 | €52.10 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.20 | €55.80 | €225 | €310 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €36.70 | €52.00 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €43.10 | €60.80 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.60 | €6.90 | €38.70 | €54.60 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €37.00 | €52.20 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.60 | €19.40 | €71.20 | €97.20 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €83.60 | €186 | €337 | €412 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.40 | €43.80 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €36.40 | €50.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €34.90 | €48.60 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.10 | €48.20 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.10 | €48.20 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €13.00 | €30.20 | €59.40 | €76.30 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.40 | €36.40 | €50.90 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.10 | €28.30 | €39.90 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €27.60 | €38.20 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €34.70 | €38.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €25.30 | €34.70 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.50 | €46.90 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.50 | €46.90 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.60 | €44.90 | €123 | €163 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €24.20 | €33.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €23.00 | €31.20 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.85 | €7.00 | €37.20 | €43.00 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €31.10 | €43.40 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €42.50 | €60.00 |
| 1895 | - | - | €1.85 | €5.10 | €11.20 | €14.20 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.70 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.70 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €4.20 | €7.90 | €9.80 |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.95 | €3.70 | €7.40 | €9.30 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.70 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.70 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €5.10 | €5.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | €181 | €287 | €324 | €362 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | €129 | €206 | €295 | €325 | €588 | - | - |
| 1827 | €134 | €227 | €236 | €245 | €361 | - | - |
| 1831 | €129 | €232 | €340 | €570 | €694 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | €134 | €232 | €340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €121 | €199 | €365 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €72.00 | €192 | €217 | €242 | €248 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €61.20 | €141 | €159 | €176 | €252 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €220 | €279 | €318 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €153 | €250 | €347 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,860 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €115 | €212 | €266 | €340 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €115 | €212 | €308 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €162 | €269 | €422 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €125 | €205 | €240 | €275 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €70.50 | €149 | €153 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €66.80 | €186 | €246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €73.60 | €143 | €161 | €415 | €669 | - | - |
| 1853 | €44.10 | €79.90 | €107 | €134 | €276 | €281 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €112 | €215 | €317 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €43.80 | €89.50 | €129 | €162 | €209 | €332 | - |
| 1855 | €43.80 | €99.70 | €139 | €206 | €226 | €247 | - |
| 1856 | €72.00 | €149 | €150 | €150 | €317 | - | - |
| 1857 | €49.90 | €93.00 | €125 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.20 | €113 | €152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €49.90 | €91.80 | €108 | €124 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €54.60 | €109 | €170 | €198 | €214 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €49.40 | €94.10 | €139 | €158 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €43.60 | €86.90 | €140 | €213 | €234 | - | - |
| 1859 | €64.30 | €114 | €125 | €182 | €239 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €92.50 | €198 | €224 | €250 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €43.40 | €87.80 | €101 | €136 | €172 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €75.10 | €138 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,510 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €85.90 | €127 | €127 | €222 | €256 | €279 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €41.40 | €96.20 | €97.10 | €98.00 | €143 | €321 | €497 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,390 | €3,090 | €3,720 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €77.00 | €125 | €134 | €186 | €239 | - | - |
| 1864 | €75.10 | €148 | €167 | €182 | €198 | - | - |
| 1865 | €108 | €281 | €453 | €850 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €399 | €713 | €1,040 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €82.80 | €174 | €262 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €88.70 | €206 | €375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €86.70 | €151 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €368 | €873 | €1,040 | €1,200 | €1,300 | - | - |
| 1870 | €78.60 | €161 | €288 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €445 | €742 | €926 | €1,110 | €1,160 | - | - |
| 1872 | €66.20 | €127 | €223 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €78.60 | €179 | €279 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €140 | €300 | €461 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €67.40 | €121 | €131 | €151 | €170 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €395 | €639 | €883 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €67.40 | €146 | €225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €78.60 | €168 | €223 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €70.50 | €157 | €192 | €296 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €67.40 | €120 | €134 | €182 | €229 | - | - |
| 1878 | €123 | €291 | €459 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €488 | €778 | €1,070 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €56.10 | €111 | €129 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €65.40 | €134 | €193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €62.30 | €140 | €141 | €142 | €267 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €62.30 | €143 | €144 | €145 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €62.30 | €147 | €166 | €186 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €93.30 | €177 | €260 | €352 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €65.40 | €151 | €237 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €51.50 | €96.10 | €108 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €49.90 | €114 | €123 | €131 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €49.90 | €94.20 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €46.80 | €110 | €141 | €204 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €57.70 | €103 | €114 | €121 | €129 | - | - |
| 1889 | €57.70 | €127 | €159 | €165 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €202 | €327 | €396 | €464 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €43.40 | €86.30 | €114 | €129 | €192 | €252 | - |
| 1891 | €41.80 | €81.90 | €94.90 | €98.80 | €103 | - | - |
| 1892 | €60.40 | €127 | €139 | €151 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €52.60 | €86.90 | €92.40 | €158 | €223 | - | - |
| 1894 | €77.40 | €144 | €166 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.10 | €44.80 | €63.00 | €77.30 | €135 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.10 | €36.20 | €45.00 | €53.70 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.10 | €36.20 | €44.20 | €52.30 | €181 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.60 | €37.70 | €63.00 | €65.10 | €129 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.30 | €39.10 | €62.90 | €111 | €453 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.10 | €46.20 | €62.30 | €88.30 | €114 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.10 | €34.20 | €44.90 | €81.70 | €94.80 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.20 | €32.70 | €60.10 | €62.60 | €122 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | €712 | €2,260 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | €290 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | €929 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | €1,580 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €670 | - | €1,940 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €953 | - | - | - |
| 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.
