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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 | - | - | €5.20 | €14.10 | €43.30 | €58.00 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.60 | €12.50 | €37.10 | €49.40 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €26.20 | €55.00 | €138 | €180 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.20 | €31.20 | €92.50 | €102 |
| 1845 | - | €126 | €202 | €465 | €1,170 | €1,520 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.60 | €26.50 | €71.40 | €93.90 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.60 | €25.60 | €71.00 | €93.70 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.40 | €50.20 | €107 | €135 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.80 | €28.10 | €77.10 | €102 |
| 1851 | - | - | €4.90 | €13.40 | €42.20 | €56.60 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €10.00 | €38.60 | €53.00 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.70 | €44.40 | €65.90 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.70 | €8.00 | €26.20 | €35.40 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €10.90 | €31.60 | €72.40 | €92.80 |
| 1854 | - | - | €4.00 | €6.90 | €25.50 | €38.00 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.60 | €6.90 | €25.50 | €34.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.50 | €15.60 | €44.10 | €58.40 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.90 | €10.70 | €30.50 | €40.40 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.50 | €7.60 | €28.10 | €38.40 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.90 | €8.80 | €29.60 | €40.00 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.30 | €10.80 | €32.90 | €44.00 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.50 | €29.20 | €39.50 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.50 | €26.20 | €35.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.80 | €12.60 | €38.70 | €51.70 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €8.00 | €18.70 | €56.00 | €74.70 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.85 | €6.60 | €25.20 | €34.50 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.20 | €42.50 | €59.10 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €656 | €1,310 | €1,920 | €2,230 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.60 | €14.80 | €50.70 | €68.70 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €264 | €685 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €246 | €717 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €23.90 | €32.80 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €571 | €1,090 | €1,750 | €2,080 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €919 | €1,930 | €3,510 | €4,390 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €937 | €2,580 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €42.00 | €59.80 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.85 | €8.60 | €42.20 | €58.90 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.30 | €61.30 | €85.30 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €41.40 | €104 | €253 | €328 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €10.90 | €47.20 | €65.40 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.60 | €50.50 | €69.90 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.70 | €10.30 | €48.90 | €68.20 |
| 1869 | - | - | €25.00 | €83.10 | €227 | €299 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.80 | €44.00 | €61.60 |
| 1871 | - | - | €39.00 | €84.70 | €267 | €404 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.30 | €37.00 | €51.90 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.30 | €9.40 | €44.30 | €61.80 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.70 | €23.40 | €82.20 | €112 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.30 | €33.60 | €52.50 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.20 | €56.20 | €227 | €313 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.00 | €37.00 | €52.40 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €43.40 | €61.30 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.70 | €6.90 | €39.00 | €55.00 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €37.30 | €52.60 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.70 | €19.50 | €71.80 | €98.00 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €84.30 | €187 | €340 | €416 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.60 | €44.10 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.50 | €36.70 | €51.40 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.50 | €35.20 | €49.00 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.40 | €48.60 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €34.40 | €48.60 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €13.10 | €30.40 | €59.80 | €77.00 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €36.70 | €51.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.20 | €28.50 | €40.20 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €27.90 | €38.50 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €35.00 | €38.50 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €25.50 | €35.00 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €33.70 | €47.30 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €33.70 | €47.30 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.80 | €45.30 | €125 | €164 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €24.40 | €33.30 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €23.20 | €31.50 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.85 | €7.00 | €37.50 | €43.40 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.40 | €43.80 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.60 | €42.80 | €60.50 |
| 1895 | - | - | €1.85 | €5.20 | €11.20 | €14.30 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.70 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.70 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | €0.95 | €4.20 | €8.00 | €9.80 |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.95 | €3.70 | €7.50 | €9.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.70 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €6.10 | €7.70 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.95 | €2.80 | €5.20 | €5.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | €72.60 | €194 | €219 | €244 | €250 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €61.70 | €143 | €160 | €177 | €255 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €221 | €281 | €320 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €154 | €252 | €349 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,880 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €116 | €213 | €268 | €343 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €116 | €213 | €310 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €164 | €271 | €425 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €126 | €206 | €242 | €278 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €71.10 | €150 | €154 | €158 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €67.30 | €187 | €248 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €74.20 | €144 | €163 | €418 | €674 | - | - |
| 1853 | €44.50 | €80.60 | €108 | €135 | €279 | €284 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €113 | €217 | €320 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €44.10 | €90.20 | €130 | €164 | €211 | €334 | - |
| 1855 | €44.10 | €101 | €140 | €207 | €228 | €249 | - |
| 1856 | €72.60 | €150 | €151 | €151 | €320 | - | - |
| 1857 | €50.40 | €93.80 | €126 | €158 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.60 | €114 | €154 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €50.40 | €92.50 | €109 | €125 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €55.00 | €110 | €172 | €200 | €216 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €49.80 | €94.90 | €140 | €159 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €43.90 | €87.60 | €141 | €215 | €236 | - | - |
| 1859 | €64.80 | €115 | €126 | €183 | €241 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €93.30 | €200 | €226 | €252 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €43.70 | €88.60 | €102 | €138 | €173 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €75.70 | €139 | €154 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,530 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €86.70 | €128 | €128 | €224 | €258 | €281 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €41.80 | €97.00 | €97.90 | €98.80 | €144 | €324 | €501 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,410 | €3,120 | €3,750 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €77.70 | €126 | €135 | €188 | €241 | - | - |
| 1864 | €75.70 | €150 | €168 | €184 | €199 | - | - |
| 1865 | €109 | €283 | €457 | €857 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €402 | €719 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €83.50 | €175 | €264 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €89.40 | €208 | €378 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €87.40 | €152 | €155 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €371 | €880 | €1,050 | €1,210 | €1,310 | - | - |
| 1870 | €79.20 | €162 | €291 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €449 | €748 | €934 | €1,120 | €1,170 | - | - |
| 1872 | €66.80 | €128 | €224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €79.20 | €180 | €281 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €141 | €303 | €465 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €67.90 | €122 | €132 | €152 | €172 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €398 | €644 | €890 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €67.90 | €147 | €226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €79.20 | €169 | €225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €71.10 | €158 | €194 | €299 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €67.90 | €121 | €135 | €183 | €231 | - | - |
| 1878 | €124 | €293 | €463 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €492 | €785 | €1,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €56.60 | €112 | €130 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €66.00 | €135 | €194 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €62.90 | €142 | €142 | €143 | €269 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €62.90 | €145 | €145 | €146 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €62.90 | €148 | €168 | €188 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €94.10 | €178 | €262 | €354 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €66.00 | €152 | €239 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €51.90 | €96.90 | €109 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €50.40 | €115 | €124 | €132 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €50.40 | €95.00 | €107 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €47.20 | €110 | €142 | €206 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €58.20 | €104 | €115 | €123 | €130 | - | - |
| 1889 | €58.20 | €128 | €160 | €166 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €204 | €330 | €399 | €468 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €43.70 | €87.00 | €115 | €130 | €194 | €255 | - |
| 1891 | €42.20 | €82.60 | €95.60 | €99.60 | €104 | - | - |
| 1892 | €60.90 | €128 | €140 | €152 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €53.10 | €87.60 | €93.20 | €159 | €225 | - | - |
| 1894 | €78.10 | €145 | €167 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.20 | €45.20 | €63.50 | €77.90 | €136 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.20 | €36.50 | €45.30 | €54.20 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.20 | €36.50 | €44.60 | €52.70 | €182 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.70 | €38.10 | €63.60 | €65.70 | €130 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.40 | €39.50 | €63.50 | €112 | €457 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.20 | €46.60 | €62.90 | €89.10 | €115 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.20 | €34.50 | €45.20 | €82.40 | €95.60 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.20 | €33.00 | €60.60 | €63.10 | €123 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €1,590 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €675 | - | €1,960 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €961 | - | - | - |
| 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.
