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Half Penny - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $7.60 | $20.50 | $63.20 | $84.50 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $6.70 | $18.20 | $54.10 | $72.00 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $38.10 | $80.30 | $202 | $262 |
| 1844 | - | - | $14.90 | $45.50 | $135 | $149 |
| 1845 | - | $184 | $294 | $677 | $1,710 | $2,220 |
| 1846 | - | - | $15.50 | $38.70 | $104 | $137 |
| 1847 | - | - | $15.50 | $37.40 | $103 | $137 |
| 1848 | - | - | $28.20 | $73.20 | $156 | $197 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $14.20 | $41.00 | $112 | $148 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.20 | $19.60 | $61.60 | $82.60 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.10 | $14.50 | $56.40 | $77.30 |
| 1852 | - | - | $9.40 | $21.40 | $64.80 | $96.10 |
| 1853 | - | - | $5.50 | $11.60 | $38.30 | $51.60 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $15.90 | $46.10 | $106 | $135 |
| 1854 | - | - | $5.80 | $10.10 | $37.20 | $55.50 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.20 | $10.10 | $37.20 | $50.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | $9.40 | $22.80 | $64.30 | $85.10 |
| 1857 | - | - | $5.70 | $15.60 | $44.50 | $59.00 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.60 | $11.10 | $41.00 | $55.90 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $5.70 | $12.90 | $43.20 | $58.30 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.30 | $15.70 | $48.00 | $64.10 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.10 | $12.50 | $42.50 | $57.60 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.30 | $12.50 | $38.30 | $51.20 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.10 | $18.30 | $56.40 | $75.50 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $11.60 | $27.30 | $81.70 | $109 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.70 | $9.70 | $36.70 | $50.20 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.10 | $13.40 | $61.90 | $86.20 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $956 | $1,910 | $2,800 | $3,240 |
| 1861 | - | - | $9.60 | $21.60 | $74.00 | $100 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $384 | $999 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $359 | $1,050 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.80 | $34.80 | $47.90 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $833 | $1,600 | $2,560 | $3,040 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,340 | $2,820 | $5,100 | $6,400 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,370 | $3,760 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.20 | $61.30 | $87.30 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.70 | $12.50 | $61.50 | $86.00 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.10 | $19.40 | $89.40 | $124 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $60.30 | $151 | $369 | $478 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.10 | $15.90 | $68.90 | $95.40 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.10 | $16.90 | $73.60 | $102 |
| 1868 | - | - | $6.80 | $15.00 | $71.30 | $99.40 |
| 1869 | - | - | $36.40 | $121 | $331 | $436 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.10 | $12.90 | $64.20 | $89.90 |
| 1871 | - | - | $56.90 | $124 | $389 | $589 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.40 | $10.60 | $54.00 | $75.70 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.40 | $13.70 | $64.60 | $90.10 |
| 1874 | - | - | $6.80 | $34.20 | $120 | $163 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $9.20 | $48.90 | $76.60 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $16.40 | $82.00 | $331 | $456 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.80 | $53.90 | $76.50 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $11.20 | $63.40 | $89.50 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $6.80 | $10.10 | $56.90 | $80.20 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.70 | $54.40 | $76.70 |
| 1878 | - | - | $6.80 | $28.50 | $105 | $143 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $123 | $273 | $495 | $606 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.70 | $46.10 | $64.30 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.40 | $10.90 | $53.60 | $74.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.40 | $10.90 | $51.30 | $71.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $8.70 | $50.20 | $70.90 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.10 | $8.70 | $50.20 | $70.90 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $19.10 | $44.40 | $87.30 | $112 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.10 | $10.90 | $53.60 | $74.90 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.10 | $7.50 | $41.60 | $58.70 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $40.60 | $56.20 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $51.00 | $56.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $37.20 | $51.10 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $49.20 | $69.00 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $49.20 | $69.00 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $37.60 | $66.00 | $182 | $239 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $35.50 | $48.50 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $33.80 | $45.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.20 | $54.70 | $63.30 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.60 | $45.80 | $63.90 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.10 | $11.00 | $62.50 | $88.20 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.70 | $7.50 | $16.40 | $20.80 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.35 | $6.10 | $11.60 | $14.30 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.35 | $5.50 | $10.90 | $13.70 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $8.90 | $11.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $7.50 | $8.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $106 | $282 | $319 | $355 | $364 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $90.00 | $208 | $233 | $258 | $371 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $323 | $410 | $467 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $224 | $367 | $510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,740 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $170 | $311 | $391 | $500 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $170 | $311 | $453 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $239 | $396 | $620 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $184 | $301 | $353 | $405 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $104 | $219 | $224 | $230 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $98.20 | $273 | $362 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $108 | $210 | $237 | $610 | $983 | - | - |
| 1853 | $64.90 | $118 | $157 | $197 | $215 | $413 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $165 | $316 | $467 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $64.30 | $132 | $189 | $239 | $308 | $487 | - |
| 1855 | $64.30 | $147 | $205 | $302 | $333 | $363 | - |
| 1856 | $106 | $219 | $220 | $221 | $466 | - | - |
| 1857 | $73.40 | $137 | $183 | $230 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $70.90 | $167 | $224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $73.40 | $135 | $159 | $183 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $80.30 | $160 | $251 | $292 | $315 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $72.60 | $138 | $204 | $232 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $64.00 | $128 | $206 | $313 | $344 | - | - |
| 1859 | $94.50 | $167 | $183 | $267 | $352 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $136 | $291 | $329 | $367 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $63.80 | $129 | $149 | $201 | $252 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $110 | $203 | $225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $3,690 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $126 | $186 | $187 | $326 | $342 | $376 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $60.90 | $134 | $139 | $144 | $211 | $473 | $731 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,520 | $4,540 | $5,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $7,700 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $113 | $184 | $197 | $274 | $351 | - | - |
| 1864 | $110 | $218 | $245 | $268 | $291 | - | - |
| 1865 | $159 | $413 | $666 | $1,250 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $586 | $1,050 | $1,520 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $122 | $255 | $385 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $130 | $304 | $552 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $128 | $222 | $226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $541 | $1,280 | $1,530 | $1,770 | $1,910 | - | - |
| 1870 | $116 | $236 | $424 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $655 | $1,090 | $1,360 | $1,630 | $1,700 | - | - |
| 1872 | $97.30 | $187 | $327 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $116 | $263 | $410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $206 | $441 | $677 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $99.10 | $177 | $192 | $222 | $251 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $581 | $939 | $1,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $99.10 | $215 | $330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $116 | $247 | $328 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $104 | $231 | $313 | $436 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $99.10 | $176 | $197 | $267 | $337 | - | - |
| 1878 | $181 | $428 | $675 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $717 | $1,140 | $1,570 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $82.50 | $163 | $190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $96.20 | $197 | $283 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $91.70 | $206 | $208 | $209 | $393 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $91.70 | $211 | $212 | $213 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $91.70 | $215 | $245 | $274 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $137 | $260 | $383 | $517 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $96.20 | $222 | $348 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $75.70 | $141 | $159 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $73.40 | $168 | $180 | $192 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $73.40 | $138 | $156 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $68.90 | $161 | $213 | $301 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $84.80 | $151 | $168 | $179 | $189 | - | - |
| 1889 | $84.80 | $186 | $234 | $243 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $297 | $481 | $582 | $683 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $63.80 | $127 | $167 | $190 | $283 | $371 | - |
| 1891 | $61.50 | $120 | $139 | $145 | $151 | - | - |
| 1892 | $88.80 | $187 | $204 | $222 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $77.40 | $128 | $136 | $232 | $328 | - | - |
| 1894 | $114 | $212 | $244 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $23.70 | $65.90 | $92.70 | $114 | $198 | - | - |
| 1896 | $14.80 | $53.20 | $66.10 | $79.00 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $14.80 | $53.20 | $65.00 | $76.90 | $266 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $17.10 | $55.50 | $68.00 | $80.60 | $189 | - | - |
| 1898 | $16.60 | $57.60 | $92.60 | $164 | $666 | - | - |
| 1899 | $14.80 | $68.00 | $91.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.00 | $50.20 | $66.00 | $120 | $139 | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.10 | $48.10 | $88.30 | $98.30 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
