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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 | €13.90 | €42.80 | €57.20 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.50 | €12.30 | €36.60 | €48.70 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | €25.80 | €54.30 | €136 | €177 |
| 1844 | - | - | €10.10 | €30.80 | €91.30 | €101 |
| 1845 | - | €125 | €199 | €458 | €1,160 | €1,500 |
| 1846 | - | - | €10.50 | €26.20 | €70.50 | €92.60 |
| 1847 | - | - | €10.50 | €25.30 | €70.00 | €92.40 |
| 1848 | - | - | €19.10 | €49.50 | €105 | €133 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | €9.60 | €27.70 | €76.10 | €100 |
| 1851 | - | - | €4.90 | €13.30 | €41.70 | €55.90 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €3.50 | €9.80 | €38.10 | €52.30 |
| 1852 | - | - | €6.40 | €14.50 | €43.80 | €65.00 |
| 1853 | - | - | €3.70 | €7.90 | €25.90 | €34.90 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | €10.80 | €31.20 | €71.40 | €91.60 |
| 1854 | - | - | €3.90 | €6.90 | €25.20 | €37.50 |
| 1855 | - | - | €3.50 | €6.90 | €25.20 | €34.40 |
| 1856 | - | - | €6.40 | €15.40 | €43.50 | €57.60 |
| 1857 | - | - | €3.80 | €10.50 | €30.10 | €39.90 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | €2.40 | €7.50 | €27.70 | €37.80 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | €3.80 | €8.70 | €29.20 | €39.40 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | €4.20 | €10.60 | €32.50 | €43.40 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | €3.50 | €8.40 | €28.80 | €38.90 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | €2.90 | €8.40 | €25.90 | €34.60 |
| 1859 | - | - | €4.80 | €12.40 | €38.20 | €51.00 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | €7.90 | €18.50 | €55.30 | €73.70 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | €1.85 | €6.60 | €24.80 | €34.00 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | €2.80 | €9.10 | €41.90 | €58.30 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | €647 | €1,290 | €1,890 | €2,200 |
| 1861 | - | - | €6.50 | €14.60 | €50.10 | €67.80 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | €260 | €676 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | €243 | €708 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €23.60 | €32.40 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | €563 | €1,080 | €1,730 | €2,060 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | €907 | €1,910 | €3,470 | €4,330 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | €924 | €2,540 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.20 | €41.40 | €59.00 |
| 1864 | - | - | €1.85 | €8.50 | €41.60 | €58.20 |
| 1865 | - | - | €2.80 | €13.10 | €60.50 | €84.20 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | €40.80 | €102 | €250 | €323 |
| 1866 | - | - | €2.80 | €10.80 | €46.60 | €64.50 |
| 1867 | - | - | €2.80 | €11.40 | €49.80 | €69.00 |
| 1868 | - | - | €4.60 | €10.20 | €48.20 | €67.20 |
| 1869 | - | - | €24.60 | €82.00 | €224 | €295 |
| 1870 | - | - | €2.80 | €8.70 | €43.40 | €60.80 |
| 1871 | - | - | €38.50 | €83.60 | €263 | €399 |
| 1872 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.20 | €36.50 | €51.20 |
| 1873 | - | - | €2.30 | €9.20 | €43.70 | €61.00 |
| 1874 | - | - | €4.60 | €23.10 | €81.10 | €110 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €6.20 | €33.10 | €51.80 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | €11.10 | €55.50 | €224 | €309 |
| 1875 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €36.50 | €51.70 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €42.90 | €60.50 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €4.60 | €6.90 | €38.50 | €54.30 |
| 1877 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €36.80 | €51.90 |
| 1878 | - | - | €4.60 | €19.30 | €70.90 | €96.70 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | €83.20 | €185 | €335 | €410 |
| 1879 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.60 | €31.20 | €43.50 |
| 1880 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €36.20 | €50.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | €2.30 | €7.40 | €34.70 | €48.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €33.90 | €48.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €2.80 | €5.90 | €33.90 | €48.00 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | €12.90 | €30.00 | €59.00 | €75.90 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | €2.80 | €7.40 | €36.20 | €50.70 |
| 1884 | - | - | €2.80 | €5.10 | €28.20 | €39.70 |
| 1885 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €27.50 | €38.00 |
| 1886 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €34.50 | €38.00 |
| 1887 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €25.20 | €34.50 |
| 1888 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.30 | €46.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €33.30 | €46.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | €25.40 | €44.70 | €123 | €162 |
| 1890 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €24.00 | €32.80 |
| 1891 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €22.90 | €31.10 |
| 1892 | - | - | €1.85 | €6.90 | €37.00 | €42.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | €2.80 | €6.50 | €31.00 | €43.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | €2.80 | €7.50 | €42.30 | €59.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | €1.85 | €5.10 | €11.10 | €14.10 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.90 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | €0.90 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | €0.90 | €4.20 | €7.90 | €9.70 |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.90 | €3.70 | €7.40 | €9.20 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.90 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.90 | €2.80 | €6.00 | €7.60 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.90 | €2.80 | €5.10 | €5.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | €71.60 | €191 | €216 | €240 | €246 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €60.90 | €141 | €158 | €175 | €251 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €218 | €277 | €316 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €152 | €248 | €345 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €1,850 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €115 | €210 | €265 | €338 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €115 | €210 | €306 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €161 | €268 | €420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | €124 | €204 | €239 | €274 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €70.10 | €148 | €152 | €155 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | €66.40 | €185 | €245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €73.20 | €142 | €160 | €413 | €665 | - | - |
| 1853 | €43.90 | €79.50 | €106 | €133 | €275 | €280 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | €112 | €214 | €316 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | €43.50 | €89.00 | €128 | €161 | €208 | €330 | - |
| 1855 | €43.50 | €99.20 | €139 | €205 | €225 | €245 | - |
| 1856 | €71.60 | €148 | €149 | €149 | €316 | - | - |
| 1857 | €49.70 | €92.60 | €124 | €155 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | €48.00 | €113 | €151 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | €49.70 | €91.30 | €107 | €124 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | €54.30 | €108 | €169 | €197 | €213 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | €49.10 | €93.60 | €138 | €157 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | €43.30 | €86.50 | €139 | €212 | €233 | - | - |
| 1859 | €63.90 | €113 | €124 | €181 | €238 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | €92.10 | €197 | €223 | €248 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | €43.10 | €87.40 | €101 | €136 | €171 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | €74.70 | €138 | €152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | €2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | €85.50 | €126 | €127 | €221 | €254 | €277 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | €41.20 | €95.70 | €96.60 | €97.50 | €142 | €320 | €495 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | €2,380 | €3,070 | €3,700 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | €5,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €76.60 | €125 | €133 | €185 | €238 | - | - |
| 1864 | €74.70 | €148 | €166 | €181 | €197 | - | - |
| 1865 | €108 | €279 | €451 | €845 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | €397 | €709 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €82.40 | €173 | €261 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €88.20 | €205 | €373 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €86.30 | €150 | €153 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €366 | €869 | €1,030 | €1,200 | €1,290 | - | - |
| 1870 | €78.20 | €160 | €287 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | €443 | €738 | €921 | €1,100 | €1,150 | - | - |
| 1872 | €65.90 | €127 | €221 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €78.20 | €178 | €278 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €139 | €299 | €458 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | €67.00 | €120 | €130 | €150 | €170 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | €393 | €636 | €878 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €67.00 | €145 | €223 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | €78.20 | €167 | €222 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €70.10 | €156 | €191 | €295 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | €67.00 | €119 | €134 | €181 | €228 | - | - |
| 1878 | €122 | €289 | €456 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | €485 | €774 | €1,060 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €55.80 | €110 | €128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €65.10 | €133 | €192 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €62.00 | €140 | €141 | €141 | €266 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €62.00 | €143 | €143 | €144 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €62.00 | €146 | €166 | €185 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | €92.80 | €176 | €259 | €350 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | €65.10 | €150 | €236 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €51.20 | €95.60 | €107 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €49.70 | €114 | €122 | €130 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | €49.70 | €93.70 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | €46.60 | €109 | €140 | €203 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €57.40 | €102 | €114 | €121 | €128 | - | - |
| 1889 | €57.40 | €126 | €158 | €164 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | €201 | €326 | €394 | €462 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | €43.10 | €85.80 | €113 | €129 | €191 | €251 | - |
| 1891 | €41.60 | €81.50 | €94.40 | €98.20 | €102 | - | - |
| 1892 | €60.10 | €126 | €138 | €150 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €52.40 | €86.40 | €91.90 | €157 | €222 | - | - |
| 1894 | €77.00 | €144 | €165 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €16.00 | €44.60 | €62.70 | €76.90 | €134 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.00 | €36.00 | €44.70 | €53.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | €10.00 | €36.00 | €44.00 | €52.00 | €180 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | €11.60 | €37.60 | €62.70 | €64.80 | €128 | - | - |
| 1898 | €11.20 | €38.90 | €62.60 | €111 | €451 | - | - |
| 1899 | €10.00 | €46.00 | €62.00 | €87.90 | €114 | - | - |
| 1900 | €8.10 | €34.00 | €44.60 | €81.30 | €94.30 | - | - |
| 1901 | €6.20 | €32.50 | €59.70 | €62.30 | €121 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €1,570 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €666 | - | €1,930 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | €948 | - | - | - |
| 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.
