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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 | - | - | $8.40 | $22.50 | $69.40 | $92.90 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.40 | $20.00 | $59.40 | $79.10 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.90 | $88.20 | $221 | $288 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.40 | $50.00 | $148 | $164 |
| 1845 | - | $202 | $323 | $744 | $1,880 | $2,440 |
| 1846 | - | - | $17.00 | $42.50 | $114 | $150 |
| 1847 | - | - | $17.00 | $41.00 | $114 | $150 |
| 1848 | - | - | $31.00 | $80.40 | $171 | $217 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.60 | $45.00 | $123 | $163 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.90 | $21.50 | $67.70 | $90.70 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.60 | $15.90 | $61.90 | $84.90 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.40 | $23.50 | $71.10 | $106 |
| 1853 | - | - | $6.00 | $12.80 | $42.00 | $56.60 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.50 | $50.60 | $116 | $149 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.40 | $11.10 | $40.90 | $60.90 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.80 | $11.10 | $40.90 | $55.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.40 | $25.00 | $70.70 | $93.50 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $17.10 | $48.90 | $64.80 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.20 | $45.00 | $61.40 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $14.10 | $47.40 | $64.00 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.90 | $17.30 | $52.70 | $70.40 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.60 | $13.70 | $46.70 | $63.20 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.70 | $13.70 | $42.00 | $56.20 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.70 | $20.10 | $62.00 | $82.90 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.80 | $30.00 | $89.70 | $120 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.60 | $40.30 | $55.20 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.50 | $14.80 | $68.00 | $94.70 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,050 | $2,100 | $3,080 | $3,560 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.50 | $23.80 | $81.30 | $110 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $422 | $1,100 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $394 | $1,150 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $38.30 | $52.60 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $914 | $1,750 | $2,810 | $3,340 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,470 | $3,100 | $5,600 | $7,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,500 | $4,130 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $67.30 | $95.90 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.70 | $67.50 | $94.40 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.50 | $21.30 | $98.20 | $137 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $66.30 | $166 | $405 | $525 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.50 | $75.70 | $105 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.50 | $18.50 | $80.80 | $112 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.50 | $16.50 | $78.30 | $109 |
| 1869 | - | - | $40.00 | $133 | $364 | $479 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.50 | $14.10 | $70.50 | $98.70 |
| 1871 | - | - | $62.50 | $136 | $427 | $647 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.80 | $11.60 | $59.30 | $83.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.80 | $15.00 | $71.00 | $98.90 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.50 | $37.50 | $132 | $179 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $53.80 | $84.10 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $18.00 | $90.00 | $364 | $501 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $59.20 | $84.00 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $12.20 | $69.60 | $98.30 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.50 | $11.10 | $62.50 | $88.10 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $59.70 | $84.30 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.50 | $31.30 | $115 | $157 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $135 | $300 | $544 | $666 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $50.60 | $70.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.80 | $12.00 | $58.80 | $82.30 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.80 | $12.00 | $56.30 | $78.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $55.10 | $77.90 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $55.10 | $77.90 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $21.00 | $48.80 | $95.90 | $123 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.50 | $12.00 | $58.80 | $82.30 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.50 | $8.30 | $45.70 | $64.40 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $44.60 | $61.70 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $56.00 | $61.70 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $40.90 | $56.10 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $54.00 | $75.80 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $54.00 | $75.80 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $41.30 | $72.50 | $199 | $263 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $39.00 | $53.30 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $37.10 | $50.50 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.30 | $60.00 | $69.50 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $50.30 | $70.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.10 | $68.60 | $96.80 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.30 | $18.00 | $22.90 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.80 | $12.40 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.80 | $12.40 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $6.80 | $12.80 | $15.80 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.80 | $12.40 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.80 | $12.40 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $8.30 | $9.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $116 | $310 | $350 | $390 | $400 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $98.80 | $228 | $256 | $284 | $408 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $355 | $450 | $513 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $246 | $403 | $560 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $3,010 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $186 | $342 | $430 | $549 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $186 | $342 | $497 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $262 | $434 | $681 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $202 | $331 | $388 | $445 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $114 | $240 | $246 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $108 | $300 | $398 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $119 | $230 | $260 | $670 | $1,080 | - | - |
| 1853 | $71.30 | $129 | $173 | $216 | $446 | $454 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $181 | $347 | $513 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $70.70 | $145 | $208 | $262 | $338 | $535 | - |
| 1855 | $70.70 | $161 | $225 | $332 | $365 | $398 | - |
| 1856 | $116 | $241 | $242 | $243 | $512 | - | - |
| 1857 | $80.70 | $150 | $201 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $77.80 | $183 | $246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $80.70 | $148 | $174 | $201 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $88.20 | $176 | $275 | $320 | $345 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $79.70 | $152 | $224 | $255 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $70.30 | $140 | $226 | $344 | $378 | - | - |
| 1859 | $104 | $184 | $201 | $294 | $386 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $149 | $320 | $362 | $403 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $70.00 | $142 | $164 | $220 | $277 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $121 | $223 | $247 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,050 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $139 | $204 | $206 | $358 | $413 | $450 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.90 | $155 | $157 | $158 | $231 | $519 | $803 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,860 | $4,990 | $6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $124 | $202 | $216 | $301 | $386 | - | - |
| 1864 | $121 | $240 | $270 | $294 | $319 | - | - |
| 1865 | $175 | $453 | $732 | $1,370 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $644 | $1,150 | $1,670 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $134 | $280 | $423 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $143 | $333 | $606 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $140 | $244 | $248 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $594 | $1,410 | $1,680 | $1,940 | $2,100 | - | - |
| 1870 | $127 | $260 | $466 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $719 | $1,200 | $1,500 | $1,790 | $1,870 | - | - |
| 1872 | $107 | $206 | $360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $127 | $289 | $451 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $226 | $485 | $744 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $109 | $195 | $211 | $243 | $275 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $638 | $1,030 | $1,430 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $109 | $236 | $363 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $127 | $271 | $360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $114 | $253 | $310 | $478 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $109 | $193 | $217 | $293 | $370 | - | - |
| 1878 | $199 | $470 | $741 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $788 | $1,260 | $1,730 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $90.70 | $179 | $208 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $106 | $216 | $311 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $101 | $227 | $228 | $230 | $431 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $101 | $232 | $233 | $234 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $101 | $237 | $269 | $301 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $151 | $285 | $420 | $568 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $106 | $244 | $383 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $83.20 | $155 | $174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $80.70 | $184 | $198 | $211 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $80.70 | $152 | $172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $75.70 | $177 | $227 | $330 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $93.20 | $166 | $185 | $196 | $208 | - | - |
| 1889 | $93.20 | $204 | $257 | $267 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $326 | $529 | $639 | $750 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $70.00 | $139 | $184 | $209 | $311 | $408 | - |
| 1891 | $67.50 | $132 | $153 | $159 | $166 | - | - |
| 1892 | $97.50 | $205 | $225 | $244 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $85.00 | $140 | $149 | $255 | $360 | - | - |
| 1894 | $125 | $233 | $268 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $26.00 | $72.40 | $102 | $125 | $218 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.30 | $58.50 | $72.60 | $86.80 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.30 | $58.50 | $71.40 | $84.40 | $292 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.80 | $61.00 | $102 | $105 | $208 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.30 | $63.20 | $102 | $180 | $732 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.30 | $74.70 | $101 | $143 | $185 | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.10 | $55.20 | $72.40 | $132 | $153 | - | - |
| 1901 | $10.00 | $52.80 | $97.00 | $101 | $197 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $2,550 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,080 | - | $3,140 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,540 | - | - | - |
| 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.
