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From 1816, in the reign of George III, half crown British sterling silver coins had a diameter of 32.31 mm and a weight of 14.14 g, dimensions which remained the same for the half crown until decimalisation in 1971. Several (4) sovereigns were active during this period and the portraits changed at multiple occasions. The reverses always shows English lions passant (first and fourth quarters), a Scottish lion rampant (second quarter) and an Ireland harp (third quarter).
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1816 | - | - | £18.00 | £60.70 | £176 | £214 |
1817 - Bull Head | - | - | £30.00 | £82.90 | £172 | £236 |
1817 - Bull Head - D/T in DEI | - | - | £60.00 | £280 | £520 | £640 |
1817 - Bull Head - E/R in DEI | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1817 - Bull Head - S/I in PENSE | - | - | £44.00 | £220 | £450 | £565 |
1817 - Small Head | - | - | £18.00 | £62.00 | £167 | £191 |
1817 - Small Head - Reversed S's in garter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1818 | - | - | £20.70 | £67.30 | £187 | £225 |
1818 - Small Head - Reversed S's in garter | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1819 | - | - | £17.00 | £61.00 | £167 | £225 |
1819 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1820 - George III | - | - | £27.30 | £86.70 | £233 | £307 |
1820 - George IV | - | - | £23.00 | £67.30 | £195 | £270 |
1821 | - | - | £24.70 | £67.30 | £199 | £264 |
1823 - Reverse # 1 | - | - | £987 | £3,150 | £6,900 | £8,800 |
1823 - Reverse # 2 | - | - | £26.00 | £68.70 | £214 | £286 |
1824 - Laureate Head | - | - | £28.70 | £81.70 | £204 | £277 |
1824 - Bare Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1825 | - | - | £26.00 | £66.00 | £176 | £230 |
1826 | - | - | £27.30 | £67.30 | £180 | £222 |
1828 | - | - | £72.70 | £203 | £476 | £612 |
1829 | - | - | £52.00 | £117 | £269 | £345 |
1834 - W.W. in caps | - | - | £31.70 | £107 | £279 | £348 |
1834 - W.W. in script | - | - | £23.00 | £66.30 | £197 | £313 |
1835 | - | - | £30.30 | £90.70 | £240 | £314 |
1836 | - | - | £23.00 | £63.70 | £196 | £262 |
1836 - 6/5 | - | - | £43.00 | £117 | £356 | £475 |
1837 | - | - | £37.30 | £136 | £345 | £463 |
1839 | - | - | £928 | £2,550 | £4,980 | £6,200 |
1840 | - | - | £47.00 | £143 | £416 | £529 |
1841 | - | - | £690 | £1,590 | £2,840 | £3,460 |
1842 | - | - | £43.00 | £123 | £436 | £522 |
1843 | - | - | £103 | £323 | £875 | £1,150 |
1844 | £21.80 | - | £37.30 | £99.30 | £341 | £461 |
1845 | - | - | £44.40 | £125 | £344 | £416 |
1845 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1846 | - | - | £40.00 | £114 | £355 | £475 |
1848 | - | - | £152 | £448 | £980 | £1,240 |
1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1848 - 8/6 | - | - | £135 | £402 | £843 | £1,060 |
1849 - Large Date | - | - | £57.70 | £168 | £448 | £588 |
1849 - Small Date | - | - | £80.70 | £252 | £569 | £727 |
1850 | - | - | £52.70 | £207 | £473 | £605 |
1874 | - | - | £18.00 | £53.30 | £154 | £205 |
1875 | - | - | £18.00 | £53.30 | £164 | £220 |
1876 | - | - | £19.30 | £56.00 | £160 | £211 |
1876 - 6/5 | - | - | £24.00 | £62.70 | £198 | £265 |
1877 | - | - | £18.00 | £52.00 | £151 | £201 |
1878 | - | - | £18.00 | £52.00 | £137 | £203 |
1879 | - | - | £22.00 | £56.70 | £175 | £234 |
1880 | - | - | £17.50 | £52.00 | £150 | £199 |
1881 | - | - | £17.50 | £52.00 | £147 | £194 |
1882 | - | - | £19.30 | £53.30 | £163 | £217 |
1883 | - | - | £17.20 | £49.30 | £154 | £175 |
1884 | - | - | £18.00 | £52.00 | £147 | £174 |
1885 | - | - | £16.70 | £52.00 | £147 | £194 |
1886 | - | - | £16.70 | £52.00 | £147 | £176 |
1887 - Young head | - | - | £18.00 | £53.30 | £158 | £210 |
1887 - Jubilee head | - | - | £8.80 | £14.10 | £22.90 | £27.30 |
1888 | - | - | £10.20 | £20.00 | £39.50 | £49.30 |
1889 | - | - | £9.70 | £20.00 | £39.50 | £47.60 |
1890 | - | - | £10.20 | £22.20 | £56.10 | £63.30 |
1891 | - | - | £12.50 | £22.20 | £50.90 | £65.30 |
1892 | - | - | £10.20 | £23.50 | £54.30 | £69.60 |
1893 | - | - | £9.40 | £22.00 | £36.80 | £44.30 |
1894 | - | - | £11.00 | £30.30 | £65.50 | £83.30 |
1895 | - | - | £9.40 | £27.00 | £53.70 | £67.00 |
1896 | - | - | £9.40 | £24.90 | £51.90 | £65.50 |
1897 | - | - | £9.40 | £21.20 | £38.40 | £47.10 |
1898 | - | - | £10.20 | £23.90 | £49.30 | £59.00 |
1899 | - | - | £10.20 | £22.50 | £42.90 | £53.10 |
1900 | - | - | £10.20 | £21.20 | £38.40 | £47.10 |
1901 | - | - | £10.20 | £21.20 | £39.10 | £48.10 |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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1816 | £292 | £383 | £492 | £628 | £770 | - | - |
1817 - Bull Head | £278 | £373 | £456 | £651 | £651 | - | - |
1817 - Bull Head - D/T in DEI | £760 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1817 - Bull Head - E/R in DEI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1817 - Bull Head - S/I in PENSE | £680 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1817 - Small Head | £248 | £315 | £495 | £547 | £644 | £956 | - |
1817 - Small Head - Reversed S's in garter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1818 | £307 | £423 | £542 | £545 | £796 | £888 | - |
1818 - Small Head - Reversed S's in garter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1819 | £328 | £416 | £535 | £661 | £683 | £974 | - |
1819 - 9/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1820 - George III | £380 | £548 | £594 | £709 | - | - | - |
1820 - George IV | £322 | £461 | £574 | £667 | £1,260 | £1,690 | - |
1821 | £330 | £480 | £591 | £896 | £1,080 | £1,270 | - |
1823 - Reverse # 1 | £10,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1823 - Reverse # 2 | £358 | £531 | £693 | - | - | - | - |
1824 - Laureate Head | £353 | £566 | £778 | £1,700 | - | - | - |
1824 - Bare Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1825 | £285 | £484 | £539 | - | - | - | - |
1826 | £292 | £453 | £613 | £614 | £2,110 | - | - |
1828 | £748 | £1,380 | £2,020 | - | - | - | - |
1829 | £422 | £656 | £890 | - | - | - | - |
1834 - W.W. in caps | £452 | £946 | £1,040 | - | - | - | - |
1834 - W.W. in script | £342 | £526 | £623 | £719 | £1,430 | - | - |
1835 | £388 | £642 | £1,010 | - | - | - | - |
1836 | £328 | £553 | £807 | £1,220 | £1,640 | - | - |
1836 - 6/5 | £595 | £940 | £1,200 | - | - | - | - |
1837 | £572 | £924 | £1,280 | - | - | - | - |
1839 | £7,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1840 | £688 | £1,110 | £1,640 | - | - | - | - |
1841 | £4,080 | £5,100 | £6,500 | - | - | - | - |
1842 | £655 | £1,070 | £1,350 | £1,800 | £2,100 | £2,500 | - |
1843 | £1,430 | £2,160 | £3,280 | - | - | - | - |
1844 | £582 | £1,030 | £1,290 | £1,470 | £2,120 | £2,580 | - |
1845 | £582 | £987 | £1,350 | £2,200 | - | - | - |
1845 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1846 | £595 | £1,050 | £1,280 | £1,630 | - | - | - |
1848 | £1,490 | £2,520 | £3,550 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1848 - 8/6 | £1,290 | £2,080 | £2,880 | - | - | - | - |
1849 - Large Date | £728 | £1,230 | £1,490 | £2,760 | - | - | - |
1849 - Small Date | £885 | £1,480 | £2,070 | - | - | - | - |
1850 | £738 | £1,200 | £1,970 | £2,670 | - | - | - |
1874 | £255 | £455 | £604 | £895 | £1,250 | - | - |
1875 | £275 | £477 | £608 | £765 | £922 | - | - |
1876 | £263 | £458 | £670 | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 6/5 | £333 | £573 | £813 | - | - | - | - |
1877 | £250 | £458 | £607 | - | - | - | - |
1878 | £267 | £479 | £637 | £721 | - | - | - |
1879 | £293 | £533 | £592 | £651 | - | - | - |
1880 | £248 | £416 | £603 | - | - | - | - |
1881 | £242 | £397 | £558 | £688 | £999 | - | - |
1882 | £272 | £494 | £574 | £653 | - | - | - |
1883 | £222 | £349 | £401 | £453 | - | - | - |
1884 | £242 | £369 | £405 | £2,040 | £3,680 | - | - |
1885 | £242 | £426 | £552 | £572 | £1,040 | - | - |
1886 | £242 | £426 | £541 | £642 | £868 | - | - |
1887 - Young head | £262 | £432 | £611 | £1,580 | - | - | - |
1887 - Jubilee head | £31.70 | £69.00 | £111 | £163 | £300 | £657 | - |
1888 | £59.00 | £116 | £173 | £378 | - | - | - |
1889 | £59.00 | £107 | £147 | £200 | £262 | - | - |
1890 | £77.00 | £133 | £188 | £226 | £264 | - | - |
1891 | £79.70 | £133 | £147 | £237 | £326 | £3,680 | - |
1892 | £85.00 | £148 | £212 | £251 | £578 | £1,390 | - |
1893 | £51.70 | £95.10 | £134 | £183 | £261 | £553 | - |
1894 | £101 | £178 | £226 | £248 | £336 | - | - |
1895 | £80.30 | £143 | £200 | £273 | £562 | - | - |
1896 | £79.00 | £141 | £156 | £171 | £262 | £353 | - |
1897 | £55.70 | £110 | £162 | £172 | £292 | £606 | - |
1898 | £70.70 | £130 | £172 | £231 | £397 | - | - |
1899 | £63.30 | £136 | £184 | £253 | £323 | - | - |
1900 | £55.70 | £106 | £157 | £300 | £355 | £537 | - |
1901 | £57.00 | £101 | £174 | £179 | - | - | - |