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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 | - | - | $5.90 | $15.90 | $49.10 | $65.70 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.20 | $14.20 | $42.10 | $56.00 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $29.70 | $62.40 | $157 | $204 |
| 1844 | - | - | $11.60 | $35.40 | $105 | $116 |
| 1845 | - | $143 | $229 | $527 | $1,330 | $1,730 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.00 | $30.10 | $81.00 | $106 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.00 | $29.00 | $80.50 | $106 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.00 | $56.90 | $121 | $153 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.10 | $31.90 | $87.40 | $115 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.60 | $15.20 | $47.90 | $64.20 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.00 | $11.30 | $43.80 | $60.10 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.30 | $16.60 | $50.40 | $74.80 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.20 | $9.00 | $29.70 | $40.10 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.40 | $35.90 | $82.10 | $105 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.50 | $7.90 | $29.00 | $43.10 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.10 | $7.90 | $29.00 | $39.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.30 | $17.70 | $50.00 | $66.20 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.40 | $12.10 | $34.60 | $45.90 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.80 | $8.60 | $31.90 | $43.50 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.00 | $33.60 | $45.30 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $4.90 | $12.20 | $37.30 | $49.90 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.00 | $9.70 | $33.10 | $44.80 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.30 | $9.70 | $29.70 | $39.80 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.50 | $14.20 | $43.90 | $58.70 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.00 | $21.20 | $63.50 | $84.70 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.10 | $7.50 | $28.60 | $39.10 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.20 | $10.50 | $48.20 | $67.00 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $744 | $1,490 | $2,180 | $2,520 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.40 | $16.80 | $57.50 | $77.90 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $299 | $777 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $279 | $813 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $27.10 | $37.20 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $647 | $1,240 | $1,990 | $2,360 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,040 | $2,190 | $3,980 | $4,980 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,060 | $2,920 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.20 | $47.60 | $67.90 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.10 | $9.70 | $47.80 | $66.80 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.20 | $15.00 | $69.50 | $96.70 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $46.90 | $118 | $287 | $371 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.20 | $12.40 | $53.60 | $74.10 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.20 | $13.10 | $57.20 | $79.30 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.30 | $11.70 | $55.40 | $77.30 |
| 1869 | - | - | $28.30 | $94.30 | $257 | $339 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.20 | $10.00 | $49.90 | $69.90 |
| 1871 | - | - | $44.30 | $96.10 | $303 | $458 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.20 | $42.00 | $58.80 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.60 | $50.20 | $70.10 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.30 | $26.60 | $93.20 | $126 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $7.20 | $38.10 | $59.60 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $12.70 | $63.70 | $258 | $355 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $41.90 | $59.50 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $8.70 | $49.30 | $69.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.30 | $7.90 | $44.20 | $62.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $42.30 | $59.70 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.30 | $22.10 | $81.40 | $111 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $95.60 | $212 | $385 | $471 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $35.90 | $50.00 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.50 | $41.70 | $58.20 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.50 | $39.90 | $55.60 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.70 | $39.00 | $55.10 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.70 | $39.00 | $55.10 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $14.90 | $34.50 | $67.90 | $87.30 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.20 | $8.50 | $41.70 | $58.20 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.20 | $5.80 | $32.40 | $45.60 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $31.60 | $43.70 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $39.70 | $43.70 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $29.00 | $39.70 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $38.20 | $53.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $38.20 | $53.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $29.20 | $51.40 | $141 | $186 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $27.60 | $37.70 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $26.30 | $35.70 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.10 | $8.00 | $42.50 | $49.20 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.40 | $35.60 | $49.70 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.20 | $8.60 | $48.60 | $68.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.10 | $5.80 | $12.70 | $16.20 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.05 | $3.20 | $6.90 | $8.80 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.05 | $3.20 | $6.90 | $8.80 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.05 | $4.80 | $9.00 | $11.20 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.05 | $4.20 | $8.50 | $10.60 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.05 | $3.20 | $6.90 | $8.80 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.05 | $3.20 | $6.90 | $8.80 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.05 | $3.20 | $5.80 | $6.50 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $82.30 | $220 | $248 | $276 | $283 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $69.90 | $162 | $181 | $201 | $289 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $251 | $319 | $363 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $174 | $285 | $396 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,130 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $132 | $242 | $304 | $389 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $132 | $242 | $352 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $185 | $308 | $482 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $143 | $234 | $274 | $315 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $80.60 | $170 | $174 | $179 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $76.40 | $212 | $282 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $84.10 | $163 | $184 | $474 | $765 | - | - |
| 1853 | $50.50 | $91.40 | $122 | $153 | $316 | $322 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $128 | $246 | $363 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $50.00 | $102 | $147 | $186 | $239 | $379 | - |
| 1855 | $50.00 | $114 | $159 | $235 | $259 | $282 | - |
| 1856 | $82.30 | $170 | $171 | $172 | $363 | - | - |
| 1857 | $57.10 | $106 | $143 | $179 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $55.10 | $129 | $174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $57.10 | $105 | $123 | $142 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $62.40 | $124 | $195 | $227 | $245 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $56.40 | $108 | $159 | $180 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $49.80 | $99.40 | $160 | $244 | $267 | - | - |
| 1859 | $73.50 | $130 | $142 | $208 | $273 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $106 | $227 | $256 | $285 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $49.60 | $100 | $116 | $156 | $196 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $85.90 | $158 | $175 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,870 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $98.30 | $145 | $146 | $254 | $292 | $319 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $47.40 | $110 | $111 | $112 | $164 | $367 | $569 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,740 | $3,530 | $4,250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $88.10 | $143 | $153 | $213 | $273 | - | - |
| 1864 | $85.90 | $170 | $191 | $208 | $226 | - | - |
| 1865 | $124 | $321 | $518 | $972 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $456 | $815 | $1,190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $94.70 | $198 | $300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $101 | $236 | $429 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $99.20 | $172 | $175 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $421 | $998 | $1,190 | $1,380 | $1,490 | - | - |
| 1870 | $89.90 | $184 | $330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $509 | $848 | $1,060 | $1,270 | $1,320 | - | - |
| 1872 | $75.70 | $146 | $255 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $89.90 | $205 | $319 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $160 | $343 | $527 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $77.00 | $138 | $150 | $172 | $195 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $452 | $730 | $1,010 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $77.00 | $167 | $257 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $89.90 | $192 | $255 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $80.60 | $179 | $219 | $339 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $77.00 | $137 | $154 | $208 | $262 | - | - |
| 1878 | $141 | $333 | $525 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $558 | $890 | $1,220 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $64.20 | $127 | $148 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $74.80 | $153 | $220 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $71.30 | $160 | $162 | $163 | $305 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $71.30 | $164 | $165 | $166 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $71.30 | $168 | $190 | $213 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $107 | $202 | $297 | $402 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $74.80 | $173 | $271 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $58.90 | $110 | $123 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $57.10 | $131 | $140 | $150 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $57.10 | $108 | $122 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $53.60 | $125 | $161 | $234 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $66.00 | $117 | $131 | $139 | $147 | - | - |
| 1889 | $66.00 | $145 | $182 | $189 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $231 | $374 | $453 | $531 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $49.60 | $98.70 | $130 | $148 | $220 | $289 | - |
| 1891 | $47.80 | $93.60 | $108 | $113 | $117 | - | - |
| 1892 | $69.10 | $145 | $159 | $173 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $60.20 | $99.30 | $106 | $180 | $255 | - | - |
| 1894 | $88.50 | $165 | $190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $18.40 | $51.30 | $72.10 | $88.40 | $154 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.50 | $41.40 | $51.40 | $61.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.50 | $41.40 | $50.60 | $59.80 | $207 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.30 | $43.20 | $72.10 | $74.40 | $147 | - | - |
| 1898 | $12.90 | $44.80 | $72.00 | $127 | $518 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.50 | $52.90 | $71.30 | $101 | $131 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.30 | $39.10 | $51.30 | $93.50 | $108 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.10 | $37.40 | $68.70 | $71.60 | $139 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,800 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $766 | - | $2,220 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,090 | - | - | - |
| 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.
