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Half-Sovereign - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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1838 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $896 | $1,140 |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $896 | $1,140 |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $896 | $1,140 |
1841 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $957 | $1,230 |
1842 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $741 | $747 |
1843 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $769 | $1,020 |
1844 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $750 | $921 |
1845 | - | - | $517![]() | $1,120 | $2,440![]() | $3,590 |
1846 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $750 | $918 |
1847 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $750 | $921 |
1848 - Wide date | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $825 | $1,030 |
1848 - Close date | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $750 | $921 |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | $517![]() | $750 | $1,200 | $1,430 |
1849 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $760 | $945 |
1850 | - | - | $517![]() | $1,230 | $1,860 | $2,380 |
1851 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $710 | $871 |
1852 | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $657 | $952 |
1853 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $708 | $711 |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $638 | $889 |
1856 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $713 | $750 |
1856 - 6/5 | - | - | $517![]() | $525 | $900 | $1,090 |
1857 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $746 | $924 |
1858 - 1st Head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $691 | $924 |
1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $699 | $853 |
1859 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $614 | $727 |
1860 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $619 | $734 |
1861 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $657 | $790 |
1862 | - | - | $1,670 | $6,100![]() | $8,900 | $11,000 |
1863 - With Die Number | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $633 | $774 |
1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $657 | $790 |
1864 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $528 | $652![]() |
1865 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $570 | $613 |
1866 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $570 | $630 |
1867 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $570 | $584 |
1869 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $570 | $647 |
1870 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $539 | $661 |
1870 - Type A | - | - | $517![]() | $1,010 | $1,630 | $1,940 |
1871 - Type A | - | - | $517![]() | $596 | $992 | $1,190 |
1871 - Type B | - | - | $517![]() | $727 | $1,260 | $1,530 |
1871 - Type C | - | - | $517![]() | $821 | $1,270 | $1,500 |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $520 | $570 |
1874 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $535 | $562 |
1875 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517 | $612 |
1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $587 |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $587 |
1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1877 - 4th Head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $587 |
1878 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $594 |
1879 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $572 | $692 |
1880 - With Die Number | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $596 | $727 |
1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $710 |
1883 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $556 |
1884 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1885 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1885 - 5/3 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $844 | $1,060 |
1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1887 - Small JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517 |
1887 - Without JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $563 |
1890 - Low Shield | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $528![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $538![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1891 - Low Shield | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1891 - High Shield | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $533![]() |
1892 - Low Shield | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1893 - Old head | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1894 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1895 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1896 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1897 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1898 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1899 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1900 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
1901 | - | - | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1838 | $1,380 | $2,020 | $2,650 | $3,360 | $11,300 | - | - |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | $1,380 | $2,020 | $2,650 | $3,360 | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | $1,380 | $2,020 | $2,650 | $3,360 | - | - | - |
1841 | $1,510 | $2,390 | $3,280 | $5,100 | - | - | - |
1842 | $1,090 | $1,900 | $2,040 | $4,820![]() | - | - | - |
1843 | $1,220 | $2,110![]() | $2,510 | - | - | - | - |
1844 | $1,090 | $1,660 | $2,230 | $4,540 | $5,000 | $5,500 | - |
1845 | $4,410 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1846 | $1,090 | $1,660 | $2,230 | $2,340 | $2,440 | $12,600![]() | - |
1847 | $1,090 | $1,660 | $2,230![]() | $4,810![]() | - | - | - |
1848 - Wide date | $1,240 | $1,870 | $2,490 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date | $1,090 | $1,660 | $2,230 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | $1,650 | $2,510 | $3,380 | - | - | - | - |
1849 | $1,130 | $1,680 | $1,830![]() | $1,980 | $4,050 | - | - |
1850 | $2,890 | $3,740 | $4,590 | $8,900 | $13,200 | - | - |
1851 | $1,030 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $7,800![]() | - | - |
1852 | $1,140 | $1,650 | $1,750 | $3,050 | $7,300![]() | - | - |
1853 | $1,030 | $1,470 | $1,950![]() | $2,250 | - | - | - |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | $1,060 | $1,490 | $2,350![]() | $2,520 | - | - | - |
1856 | $1,080 | $1,420 | $2,110 | $4,260 | $6,100 | - | - |
1856 - 6/5 | $1,280 | $1,840 | $2,400 | - | - | - | - |
1857 | $1,100 | $1,610 | $2,120![]() | $2,760![]() | - | - | - |
1858 - 1st Head | $1,100 | $1,610 | $2,120 | $3,030 | $4,770 | $6,500 | - |
1858 - 2nd Head | $1,010 | $1,490 | $1,970 | - | - | - | - |
1859 | $839 | $1,560![]() | $1,780![]() | $2,310 | - | - | - |
1860 | $849 | $1,210 | $1,560![]() | $2,790 | $3,170 | - | - |
1861 | $924 | $1,030 | $1,890![]() | $3,120 | $4,650 | - | - |
1862 | $13,100 | - | - | - | $23,100 | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | $914 | $1,390 | $1,860 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number | $924 | $1,300 | $1,810![]() | $1,910 | $2,140 | - | - |
1864 | $825 | $1,240 | $1,680![]() | - | - | - | - |
1865 | $825 | $1,050 | $1,700![]() | - | - | - | - |
1866 | $825 | $1,240 | $1,610 | $6,400 | - | - | - |
1867 | $825 | $1,040 | $1,650![]() | - | - | - | - |
1869 | $825 | $1,140 | $1,650 | $2,270![]() | $4,890 | - | - |
1870 | $783 | $1,150 | $1,790![]() | - | - | - | - |
1870 - Type A | $2,250 | - | - | $15,900 | - | - | - |
1871 - Type A | $1,390 | $1,440 | $1,500 | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type B | $1,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type C | $1,730 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | $620 | $924 | $1,460 | $3,370![]() | - | - | - |
1874 | $755 | $1,110 | $1,460![]() | $3,070![]() | - | - | - |
1875 | $717 | $1,050 | $1,320![]() | $1,580 | - | - | - |
1876 - 3rd Head | $685 | $997 | $1,350 | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | $685 | $997 | $1,150 | - | - | - | - |
1877 - 3rd Head | $685 | $997 | $1,350 | $2,030![]() | - | - | - |
1877 - 4th Head | $685 | $997 | $1,190 | - | - | - | - |
1878 | $717 | $981 | $1,250![]() | - | - | - | - |
1879 | $811 | $1,110 | $1,410 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - With Die Number | $858 | $1,260 | $1,670 | $4,920 | - | - | - |
1880 - Without Die Number | $839 | $1,200 | $1,650 | - | - | - | - |
1883 | $642 | $894 | $1,030 | $1,610![]() | $4,780 | - | - |
1884 | $642 | $786 | $1,160 | $2,650 | - | - | - |
1885 | $622 | $801 | $1,090 | $1,920![]() | - | - | - |
1885 - 5/3 | $1,280 | $2,050![]() | $2,250 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB | $517![]() | $521![]() | $524 | $898![]() | $1,090![]() | $2,090![]() | - |
1887 - Small JEB | $600 | $1,090 | $1,580 | $3,210 | - | - | - |
1887 - Without JEB | $675 | $802 | $1,500 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Low Shield | $539 | $546 | $553 | $1,420 | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $558 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | $517![]() | $539![]() | $561 | - | - | - | - |
1891 - Low Shield | $517![]() | $887![]() | $1,260![]() | - | - | - | - |
1891 - High Shield | $549 | $579 | $610 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - Low Shield | $539 | $563 | $657![]() | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $517![]() | $547![]() | $577 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | $521 | $537 | $553 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Jubilee head | $517![]() | $556![]() | $596 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Old head | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $820 | $1,050![]() | $4,480 | - |
1894 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $963 | - | - | - |
1895 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $800![]() | - | - | - |
1896 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $571![]() | $1,200 | - | - | - |
1897 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $767![]() | - | - | - |
1898 | $517![]() | $520![]() | $523![]() | - | - | - | - |
1899 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $660![]() | $2,340 | - | - |
1900 | $517![]() | $517![]() | $517![]() | $739 | - | - | - |
1901 | $517![]() | $527![]() | $536![]() | $658 | $1,750![]() | - | - |
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.