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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 | - | - | $6.10 | $16.20 | $50.10 | $67.00 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.30 | $14.40 | $42.90 | $57.10 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.20 | $63.60 | $160 | $208 |
| 1844 | - | - | $11.80 | $36.10 | $107 | $118 |
| 1845 | - | $146 | $233 | $537 | $1,350 | $1,760 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.30 | $30.70 | $82.60 | $109 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.30 | $29.60 | $82.00 | $108 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.40 | $58.00 | $124 | $156 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.30 | $32.50 | $89.10 | $117 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.70 | $15.50 | $48.80 | $65.50 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.10 | $11.50 | $44.70 | $61.20 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.00 | $51.30 | $76.20 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.30 | $9.20 | $30.30 | $40.90 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.60 | $36.50 | $83.70 | $107 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.60 | $8.00 | $29.50 | $43.90 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.20 | $8.00 | $29.50 | $40.20 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.50 | $18.00 | $51.00 | $67.40 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.40 | $35.30 | $46.70 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.80 | $8.80 | $32.50 | $44.30 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.20 | $34.20 | $46.20 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $5.00 | $12.50 | $38.00 | $50.80 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.10 | $9.90 | $33.70 | $45.60 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $9.90 | $30.30 | $40.50 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.60 | $14.50 | $44.70 | $59.80 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.20 | $21.70 | $64.70 | $86.30 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.70 | $29.10 | $39.80 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.20 | $10.70 | $49.10 | $68.30 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $758 | $1,520 | $2,220 | $2,570 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.60 | $17.10 | $58.60 | $79.40 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $305 | $792 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $284 | $829 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $27.60 | $37.90 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $660 | $1,270 | $2,030 | $2,410 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,060 | $2,230 | $4,060 | $5,100 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,080 | $2,980 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $48.60 | $69.20 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $9.90 | $48.70 | $68.10 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.20 | $15.30 | $70.80 | $98.60 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $47.80 | $120 | $292 | $379 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.20 | $12.60 | $54.60 | $75.60 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.20 | $13.40 | $58.30 | $80.80 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.40 | $11.90 | $56.50 | $78.80 |
| 1869 | - | - | $28.90 | $96.10 | $262 | $345 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.20 | $10.20 | $50.90 | $71.20 |
| 1871 | - | - | $45.10 | $97.90 | $308 | $467 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.40 | $42.80 | $60.00 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.80 | $51.20 | $71.40 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.40 | $27.10 | $95.00 | $129 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $38.80 | $60.70 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $13.00 | $65.00 | $263 | $361 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $42.70 | $60.60 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $8.80 | $50.20 | $70.90 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.40 | $8.00 | $45.10 | $63.60 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.70 | $43.10 | $60.80 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.40 | $22.60 | $83.00 | $113 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $97.50 | $217 | $393 | $480 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.70 | $36.50 | $51.00 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.70 | $42.50 | $59.40 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.70 | $40.60 | $56.60 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $39.80 | $56.20 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $39.80 | $56.20 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.20 | $35.20 | $69.20 | $89.00 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.20 | $8.70 | $42.50 | $59.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.00 | $33.00 | $46.50 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $32.20 | $44.50 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $40.40 | $44.50 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $29.50 | $40.50 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $39.00 | $54.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $39.00 | $54.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $29.80 | $52.30 | $144 | $190 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $28.20 | $38.40 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $26.80 | $36.40 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.10 | $43.30 | $50.10 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $36.30 | $50.60 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.20 | $8.80 | $49.50 | $69.90 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $6.00 | $13.00 | $16.50 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $4.90 | $9.20 | $11.40 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $8.70 | $10.80 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $6.00 | $6.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $83.90 | $224 | $253 | $282 | $289 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $71.30 | $165 | $185 | $205 | $294 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $256 | $325 | $370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $178 | $291 | $404 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,170 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $134 | $247 | $310 | $396 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $134 | $247 | $359 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $189 | $313 | $492 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $146 | $239 | $280 | $321 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $82.10 | $173 | $178 | $182 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $77.80 | $217 | $287 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $85.70 | $166 | $188 | $484 | $779 | - | - |
| 1853 | $51.40 | $93.10 | $125 | $156 | $322 | $328 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $131 | $250 | $370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.00 | $104 | $150 | $189 | $244 | $386 | - |
| 1855 | $51.00 | $116 | $162 | $240 | $264 | $288 | - |
| 1856 | $83.90 | $174 | $174 | $175 | $370 | - | - |
| 1857 | $58.20 | $108 | $145 | $182 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $56.20 | $132 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $58.20 | $107 | $126 | $145 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $63.60 | $127 | $199 | $231 | $249 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $57.50 | $110 | $162 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $50.80 | $101 | $163 | $248 | $273 | - | - |
| 1859 | $74.90 | $133 | $145 | $212 | $279 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $108 | $231 | $261 | $291 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $50.50 | $102 | $118 | $159 | $200 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $87.50 | $161 | $178 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,920 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $100 | $148 | $148 | $259 | $298 | $325 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $48.30 | $112 | $113 | $114 | $167 | $374 | $579 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,790 | $3,600 | $4,330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $89.80 | $146 | $156 | $217 | $278 | - | - |
| 1864 | $87.50 | $173 | $195 | $212 | $230 | - | - |
| 1865 | $126 | $327 | $528 | $990 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $465 | $831 | $1,210 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $96.50 | $202 | $305 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $103 | $241 | $437 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $101 | $176 | $179 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $429 | $1,020 | $1,210 | $1,400 | $1,520 | - | - |
| 1870 | $91.60 | $187 | $336 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $519 | $865 | $1,080 | $1,290 | $1,350 | - | - |
| 1872 | $77.10 | $148 | $259 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $91.60 | $208 | $325 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $163 | $350 | $537 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $78.50 | $141 | $153 | $176 | $199 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $460 | $744 | $1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $78.50 | $170 | $262 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $91.60 | $196 | $260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $82.10 | $183 | $224 | $345 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $78.50 | $140 | $157 | $212 | $267 | - | - |
| 1878 | $143 | $339 | $535 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $568 | $907 | $1,250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $65.40 | $129 | $150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $76.20 | $156 | $224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $72.60 | $164 | $165 | $166 | $311 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $72.60 | $167 | $168 | $169 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $72.60 | $171 | $194 | $217 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $109 | $206 | $303 | $410 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $76.20 | $176 | $276 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $60.00 | $112 | $126 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $58.20 | $133 | $143 | $152 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $58.20 | $110 | $124 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $54.60 | $128 | $164 | $238 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $67.20 | $120 | $133 | $142 | $150 | - | - |
| 1889 | $67.20 | $147 | $185 | $192 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $236 | $381 | $461 | $541 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $50.50 | $101 | $133 | $151 | $224 | $294 | - |
| 1891 | $48.70 | $95.40 | $111 | $115 | $120 | - | - |
| 1892 | $70.40 | $148 | $162 | $176 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $61.40 | $101 | $108 | $184 | $260 | - | - |
| 1894 | $90.20 | $168 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $18.80 | $52.20 | $73.40 | $90.10 | $157 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.70 | $42.20 | $52.40 | $62.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.70 | $42.20 | $51.60 | $60.90 | $211 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.50 | $44.00 | $73.50 | $75.90 | $150 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.20 | $45.60 | $73.30 | $130 | $528 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.70 | $53.90 | $72.60 | $103 | $133 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.50 | $39.80 | $52.30 | $95.30 | $111 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.20 | $38.10 | $70.00 | $73.00 | $142 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,840 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $780 | - | $2,260 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,110 | - | - | - |
| 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.
