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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 | - | - | $5.60 | $14.90 | $46.00 | $61.50 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $4.90 | $13.30 | $39.40 | $52.40 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $27.80 | $58.40 | $147 | $191 |
| 1844 | - | - | $10.90 | $33.20 | $98.20 | $109 |
| 1845 | - | $134 | $214 | $493 | $1,240 | $1,620 |
| 1846 | - | - | $11.30 | $28.20 | $75.80 | $99.70 |
| 1847 | - | - | $11.30 | $27.20 | $75.30 | $99.40 |
| 1848 | - | - | $20.50 | $53.30 | $113 | $144 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $10.40 | $29.80 | $81.80 | $108 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.20 | $14.30 | $44.80 | $60.10 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.70 | $10.60 | $41.00 | $56.30 |
| 1852 | - | - | $6.90 | $15.60 | $47.20 | $70.00 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.00 | $8.50 | $27.80 | $37.50 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $11.60 | $33.60 | $76.90 | $98.50 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.20 | $7.40 | $27.10 | $40.40 |
| 1855 | - | - | $3.80 | $7.40 | $27.10 | $37.00 |
| 1856 | - | - | $6.90 | $16.60 | $46.80 | $61.90 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.10 | $11.30 | $32.40 | $42.90 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.60 | $8.10 | $29.80 | $40.70 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.10 | $9.40 | $31.40 | $42.40 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $4.60 | $11.40 | $34.90 | $46.70 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $3.70 | $9.10 | $31.00 | $41.90 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.10 | $9.10 | $27.80 | $37.20 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.10 | $13.30 | $41.10 | $54.90 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $8.50 | $19.90 | $59.50 | $79.20 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.00 | $7.00 | $26.70 | $36.60 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.00 | $9.80 | $45.10 | $62.70 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $696 | $1,390 | $2,040 | $2,360 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.00 | $15.80 | $53.90 | $72.90 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $280 | $727 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $261 | $761 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.40 | $25.40 | $34.80 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $606 | $1,160 | $1,860 | $2,210 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $976 | $2,050 | $3,730 | $4,660 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $994 | $2,730 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.70 | $44.60 | $63.50 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.00 | $9.10 | $44.80 | $62.60 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.00 | $14.10 | $65.10 | $90.50 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $43.90 | $110 | $269 | $348 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.60 | $50.10 | $69.40 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.00 | $12.30 | $53.60 | $74.20 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.00 | $10.90 | $51.90 | $72.30 |
| 1869 | - | - | $26.50 | $88.30 | $241 | $317 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.00 | $9.40 | $46.70 | $65.40 |
| 1871 | - | - | $41.40 | $89.90 | $283 | $429 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.50 | $7.70 | $39.30 | $55.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.50 | $9.90 | $47.00 | $65.60 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.00 | $24.90 | $87.20 | $118 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $6.70 | $35.60 | $55.80 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $11.90 | $59.70 | $241 | $332 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.40 | $39.20 | $55.70 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $8.10 | $46.10 | $65.10 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.00 | $7.40 | $41.40 | $58.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $39.60 | $55.80 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.00 | $20.70 | $76.20 | $104 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $89.50 | $199 | $360 | $441 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $33.60 | $46.80 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.50 | $8.00 | $39.00 | $54.50 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.50 | $8.00 | $37.30 | $52.00 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $6.30 | $36.50 | $51.60 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $6.30 | $36.50 | $51.60 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $13.90 | $32.30 | $63.50 | $81.70 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.00 | $8.00 | $39.00 | $54.50 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.50 | $30.30 | $42.70 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $29.60 | $40.90 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $37.10 | $40.90 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $27.10 | $37.20 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $35.80 | $50.20 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $35.80 | $50.20 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $27.30 | $48.10 | $132 | $174 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $25.90 | $35.30 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $24.60 | $33.40 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.00 | $7.50 | $39.80 | $46.00 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.00 | $33.30 | $46.50 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.00 | $45.50 | $64.20 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.00 | $5.50 | $11.90 | $15.20 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | $6.50 | $8.20 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | $6.50 | $8.20 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.00 | $4.50 | $8.50 | $10.40 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.00 | $4.00 | $8.00 | $9.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | $6.50 | $8.20 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | $6.50 | $8.20 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.00 | $3.00 | $5.50 | $6.00 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $77.10 | $206 | $232 | $259 | $265 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $65.50 | $151 | $170 | $188 | $270 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $235 | $298 | $340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $163 | $267 | $371 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $1,990 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $123 | $226 | $285 | $364 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $123 | $226 | $329 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $174 | $288 | $452 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $134 | $219 | $257 | $295 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $75.40 | $159 | $163 | $167 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $71.50 | $199 | $264 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $78.70 | $153 | $173 | $444 | $716 | - | - |
| 1853 | $47.20 | $85.50 | $114 | $143 | $157 | $301 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $120 | $230 | $340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $46.80 | $95.80 | $138 | $174 | $224 | $355 | - |
| 1855 | $46.80 | $107 | $149 | $220 | $242 | $264 | - |
| 1856 | $77.10 | $159 | $160 | $161 | $339 | - | - |
| 1857 | $53.50 | $99.60 | $133 | $167 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $51.60 | $121 | $163 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $53.50 | $98.20 | $116 | $133 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $58.40 | $116 | $182 | $212 | $229 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $52.80 | $101 | $149 | $169 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $46.60 | $93.00 | $150 | $228 | $250 | - | - |
| 1859 | $68.80 | $122 | $133 | $195 | $256 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $99.00 | $212 | $240 | $267 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $46.40 | $94.00 | $108 | $146 | $184 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $80.40 | $148 | $164 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,690 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $92.00 | $135 | $136 | $237 | $249 | $273 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $44.30 | $97.50 | $101 | $105 | $153 | $344 | $532 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,560 | $3,310 | $3,980 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $5,600 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $82.50 | $134 | $143 | $199 | $256 | - | - |
| 1864 | $80.40 | $159 | $179 | $195 | $211 | - | - |
| 1865 | $116 | $300 | $485 | $910 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $427 | $763 | $1,110 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $88.70 | $186 | $281 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $94.90 | $221 | $402 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $92.80 | $161 | $164 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $394 | $934 | $1,110 | $1,290 | $1,390 | - | - |
| 1870 | $84.10 | $172 | $309 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $477 | $794 | $991 | $1,190 | $1,240 | - | - |
| 1872 | $70.90 | $136 | $238 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $84.10 | $191 | $299 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $150 | $321 | $493 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $72.10 | $129 | $140 | $161 | $182 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $423 | $684 | $945 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $72.10 | $156 | $240 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $84.10 | $180 | $238 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $75.40 | $168 | $228 | $317 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $72.10 | $128 | $144 | $194 | $245 | - | - |
| 1878 | $132 | $311 | $491 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $522 | $833 | $1,140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $60.10 | $119 | $138 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $70.00 | $143 | $206 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $66.70 | $150 | $151 | $152 | $286 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $66.70 | $154 | $154 | $155 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $66.70 | $157 | $178 | $200 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $99.90 | $189 | $278 | $376 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $70.00 | $162 | $254 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $55.10 | $103 | $115 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $53.50 | $122 | $131 | $140 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $53.50 | $101 | $114 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $50.10 | $117 | $155 | $219 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $61.70 | $110 | $122 | $130 | $138 | - | - |
| 1889 | $61.70 | $135 | $170 | $177 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $216 | $350 | $424 | $497 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $46.40 | $92.30 | $122 | $138 | $206 | $270 | - |
| 1891 | $44.80 | $87.60 | $102 | $106 | $110 | - | - |
| 1892 | $64.60 | $136 | $149 | $162 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $56.30 | $93.00 | $98.90 | $169 | $238 | - | - |
| 1894 | $82.90 | $154 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $17.20 | $48.00 | $67.50 | $82.70 | $144 | - | - |
| 1896 | $10.80 | $38.70 | $48.10 | $57.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $10.80 | $38.70 | $47.30 | $55.90 | $193 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $12.40 | $40.40 | $49.50 | $58.70 | $138 | - | - |
| 1898 | $12.10 | $41.90 | $67.40 | $119 | $485 | - | - |
| 1899 | $10.80 | $49.50 | $66.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $8.70 | $36.60 | $48.00 | $87.50 | $101 | - | - |
| 1901 | $6.60 | $35.00 | $64.30 | $71.60 | - | - | - |
| 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.
