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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 | - | - | €5.30 | €14.20 | €43.60 | €58.40 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.60 | €12.60 | €37.30 | €49.70 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €26.30 | €55.40 | €139 | €181 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.30 | €31.50 | €93.20 | €103 |
| 1845 | - | €127 | €203 | €468 | €1,180 | €1,540 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.70 | €26.70 | €71.90 | €94.50 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.70 | €25.80 | €71.50 | €94.30 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.50 | €50.60 | €108 | €136 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.80 | €28.30 | €77.60 | €102 |
| 1851 | - | - | €5.00 | €13.50 | €42.50 | €57.00 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €10.00 | €38.90 | €53.40 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.80 | €44.70 | €66.40 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.80 | €8.00 | €26.40 | €35.60 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €11.00 | €31.80 | €72.90 | €93.50 |
| 1854 | - | - | €4.00 | €7.00 | €25.70 | €38.30 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.60 | €7.00 | €25.70 | €35.10 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.50 | €15.70 | €44.40 | €58.80 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.90 | €10.80 | €30.70 | €40.70 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.50 | €7.70 | €28.30 | €38.60 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.90 | €8.90 | €29.80 | €40.20 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.30 | €10.80 | €33.10 | €44.30 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.60 | €29.40 | €39.70 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.60 | €26.40 | €35.30 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.90 | €12.70 | €39.00 | €52.10 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €8.00 | €18.90 | €56.40 | €75.20 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.90 | €6.70 | €25.40 | €34.70 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.30 | €42.80 | €59.50 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €660 | €1,320 | €1,930 | €2,240 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.60 | €14.90 | €51.10 | €69.20 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €265 | €690 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €248 | €722 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €24.10 | €33.10 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €575 | €1,100 | €1,770 | €2,100 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €926 | €1,950 | €3,540 | €4,420 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €943 | €2,590 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.40 | €42.30 | €60.30 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.90 | €8.60 | €42.50 | €59.40 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.40 | €61.70 | €85.90 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €41.70 | €105 | €255 | €330 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.00 | €47.60 | €65.80 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.60 | €50.80 | €70.40 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.70 | €10.40 | €49.20 | €68.60 |
| 1869 | - | - | €25.20 | €83.70 | €229 | €301 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.90 | €44.30 | €62.10 |
| 1871 | - | - | €39.30 | €85.30 | €269 | €407 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.40 | €7.30 | €37.30 | €52.20 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.40 | €9.40 | €44.60 | €62.20 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.70 | €23.60 | €82.80 | €112 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.40 | €33.80 | €52.90 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.30 | €56.60 | €229 | €315 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €37.20 | €52.80 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.70 | €43.80 | €61.80 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.70 | €7.00 | €39.30 | €55.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.70 | €37.50 | €53.00 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.70 | €19.70 | €72.30 | €98.70 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €84.90 | €189 | €342 | €419 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.70 | €31.80 | €44.40 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €37.00 | €51.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €35.40 | €49.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €34.60 | €49.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €34.60 | €49.00 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €13.20 | €30.70 | €60.30 | €77.50 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €37.00 | €51.70 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.20 | €28.70 | €40.50 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €28.10 | €38.80 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €35.20 | €38.80 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €25.70 | €35.30 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €34.00 | €47.60 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €34.00 | €47.60 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.90 | €45.60 | €125 | €165 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €24.50 | €33.50 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €23.40 | €31.70 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.90 | €7.10 | €37.70 | €43.70 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.60 | €44.10 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €43.10 | €60.90 |
| 1895 | - | - | €1.90 | €5.20 | €11.30 | €14.40 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.80 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.80 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €4.20 | €8.00 | €9.90 |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.95 | €3.80 | €7.50 | €9.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.80 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.80 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €5.20 | €5.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | €73.10 | €195 | €220 | €245 | €252 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €62.10 | €144 | €161 | €178 | €256 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €223 | €283 | €323 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €155 | €253 | €352 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,890 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €117 | €215 | €270 | €345 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €117 | €215 | €313 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €165 | €273 | €428 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €127 | €208 | €244 | €280 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €71.50 | €151 | €155 | €159 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €67.80 | €189 | €250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €74.70 | €145 | €164 | €421 | €679 | - | - |
| 1853 | €44.80 | €81.10 | €109 | €136 | €281 | €286 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €114 | €218 | €322 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €44.40 | €90.90 | €131 | €165 | €213 | €337 | - |
| 1855 | €44.40 | €101 | €141 | €209 | €230 | €251 | - |
| 1856 | €73.10 | €151 | €152 | €152 | €322 | - | - |
| 1857 | €50.70 | €94.50 | €127 | €159 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.90 | €115 | €155 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €50.70 | €93.20 | €110 | €126 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €55.40 | €110 | €173 | €201 | €217 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €50.10 | €95.50 | €141 | €160 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €44.20 | €88.20 | €142 | €216 | €238 | - | - |
| 1859 | €65.30 | €115 | €126 | €185 | €243 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €94.00 | €201 | €227 | €253 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €44.00 | €89.20 | €103 | €139 | €174 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €76.30 | €140 | €155 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,550 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €87.30 | €129 | €129 | €225 | €259 | €283 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €42.10 | €97.70 | €98.60 | €99.50 | €145 | €326 | €505 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,430 | €3,140 | €3,770 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €78.20 | €127 | €136 | €189 | €242 | - | - |
| 1864 | €76.30 | €151 | €170 | €185 | €201 | - | - |
| 1865 | €110 | €285 | €460 | €863 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €405 | €724 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €84.10 | €176 | €266 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €90.00 | €210 | €381 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €88.10 | €153 | €156 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €373 | €886 | €1,050 | €1,220 | €1,320 | - | - |
| 1870 | €79.80 | €163 | €293 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €452 | €753 | €940 | €1,130 | €1,180 | - | - |
| 1872 | €67.20 | €129 | €226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €79.80 | €182 | €283 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €142 | €305 | €468 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €68.40 | €123 | €133 | €153 | €173 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €401 | €649 | €896 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €68.40 | €148 | €228 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €79.80 | €171 | €226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €71.50 | €159 | €195 | €301 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €68.40 | €122 | €136 | €184 | €232 | - | - |
| 1878 | €125 | €295 | €466 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €495 | €790 | €1,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €57.00 | €113 | €131 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €66.40 | €136 | €196 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €63.30 | €142 | €143 | €144 | €271 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €63.30 | €146 | €146 | €147 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €63.30 | €149 | €169 | €189 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €94.70 | €179 | €264 | €357 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €66.40 | €154 | €241 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €52.30 | €97.60 | €109 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €50.70 | €116 | €124 | €133 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €50.70 | €95.60 | €108 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €47.60 | €111 | €143 | €208 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €58.60 | €104 | €116 | €123 | €131 | - | - |
| 1889 | €58.60 | €128 | €162 | €168 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €205 | €332 | €402 | €472 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €44.00 | €87.60 | €115 | €131 | €195 | €256 | - |
| 1891 | €42.50 | €83.10 | €96.30 | €100 | €104 | - | - |
| 1892 | €61.30 | €129 | €141 | €153 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €53.50 | €88.20 | €93.80 | €160 | €226 | - | - |
| 1894 | €78.60 | €146 | €168 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.40 | €45.50 | €64.00 | €78.50 | €137 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.20 | €36.80 | €45.70 | €54.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.20 | €36.80 | €44.90 | €53.10 | €184 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.80 | €38.30 | €64.00 | €66.10 | €131 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.50 | €39.70 | €63.90 | €113 | €460 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.20 | €46.90 | €63.30 | €89.70 | €116 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.30 | €34.70 | €45.50 | €83.00 | €96.30 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.30 | €33.20 | €61.00 | €63.60 | €124 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €1,600 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €680 | - | €1,970 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €968 | - | - | - |
| 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.
