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Half-Sovereign - 1817 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | - | - | €320 | €351 | €452 | €507 |
| 1818 | - | - | €320 | €374 | €575 | €676 |
| 1818 - 8/7 | - | - | €394 | €835 | €1,340 | €1,600 |
| 1820 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €510 | €606 |
| 1821 | - | - | €803 | €1,410 | €2,290 | €2,730 |
| 1823 | - | - | €320 | €388 | €656 | €747 |
| 1824 | - | - | €320 | €351 | €567 | €675 |
| 1825 | - | - | €320 | €328 | €532 | €577 |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €555 | €677 |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €320 | €320 | €538 | €657 |
| 1827 | - | - | €320 | €322 | €601 | €741 |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €320 | €322 | €590 | €724 |
| 1828 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €590 | €612 |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €320 | €320 | €572 | €704 |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | €320 | €594 | €1,010 | €1,210 |
| 1835 | - | - | €320 | €429 | €656 | €848 |
| 1836 | - | - | €320 | €464 | €812 | €985 |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | - | - | €1,640 | €3,590 | €5,900 | €7,000 |
| 1837 | - | - | €320 | €452 | €800 | €992 |
| 1838 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €554 | €704 |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €320 | €320 | €554 | €704 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | €320 | €320 | €554 | €704 |
| 1841 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €591 | €761 |
| 1842 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €458 | €462 |
| 1843 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €475 | €630 |
| 1844 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €464 | €570 |
| 1845 | - | - | €320 | €690 | €1,510 | €2,220 |
| 1846 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €464 | €567 |
| 1847 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €464 | €570 |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | €320 | €320 | €510 | €639 |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | €320 | €320 | €464 | €570 |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | €320 | €464 | €742 | €881 |
| 1849 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €470 | €584 |
| 1850 | - | - | €320 | €763 | €1,150 | €1,470 |
| 1851 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €439 | €538 |
| 1852 | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €406 | €588 |
| 1853 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €438 | €439 |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €394 | €549 |
| 1856 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €441 | €464 |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | €320 | €325 | €556 | €672 |
| 1857 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €461 | €571 |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €427 | €571 |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €432 | €527 |
| 1859 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €380 | €449 |
| 1860 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €383 | €454 |
| 1861 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €406 | €488 |
| 1862 | - | - | €1,030 | €3,790 | €5,500 | €6,800 |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | €320 | €320 | €391 | €478 |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | €320 | €320 | €406 | €488 |
| 1864 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €326 | €403 |
| 1865 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €352 | €379 |
| 1866 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €352 | €389 |
| 1867 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €352 | €361 |
| 1869 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €352 | €400 |
| 1870 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €333 | €409 |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | €320 | €626 | €1,010 | €1,200 |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | €320 | €368 | €613 | €735 |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | €320 | €449 | €781 | €947 |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | €320 | €507 | €787 | €927 |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €321 | €352 |
| 1874 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €330 | €347 |
| 1875 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €378 |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €363 |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €363 |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €363 |
| 1878 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €367 |
| 1879 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €354 | €427 |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | €320 | €320 | €368 | €449 |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €439 |
| 1883 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €343 |
| 1884 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1885 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €522 | €655 |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €348 |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €326 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €332 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €329 |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1894 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1895 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1896 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1897 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1898 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1899 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1900 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| 1901 | - | - | €320 | €320 | €320 | €320 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | €649 | €1,200 | €1,350 | €1,500 | €4,050 | €7,000 | - |
| 1818 | €777 | €1,210 | €1,780 | €2,170 | €2,720 | €7,200 | - |
| 1818 - 8/7 | €1,850 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 | €701 | €1,410 | €1,730 | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | €3,170 | €4,170 | €5,500 | €5,800 | - | - | - |
| 1823 | €925 | €1,300 | €2,130 | €2,960 | €5,500 | - | - |
| 1824 | €783 | €1,350 | €1,840 | €1,930 | - | - | - |
| 1825 | €736 | €1,070 | €1,690 | €2,060 | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 | €800 | €1,250 | €1,860 | €2,580 | €4,010 | €5,400 | - |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | €777 | €1,310 | €1,530 | €2,870 | €4,210 | - | - |
| 1827 | €881 | €1,430 | €1,660 | €1,890 | - | - | - |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | €858 | €1,500 | €1,750 | €2,780 | €3,820 | - | - |
| 1828 | €858 | €1,400 | €1,690 | €3,180 | €4,580 | - | - |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | €835 | €1,190 | €1,940 | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | €1,420 | €1,920 | €2,530 | €3,290 | €9,900 | - | - |
| 1835 | €988 | €1,420 | €1,990 | €4,190 | €5,600 | - | - |
| 1836 | €1,160 | €1,790 | €3,140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | €8,100 | €10,000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €1,150 | €1,760 | €2,370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €855 | €1,250 | €1,640 | €2,080 | €7,000 | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | €855 | €1,250 | €1,640 | €2,080 | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | €855 | €1,250 | €1,640 | €2,080 | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €930 | €1,480 | €2,030 | €3,170 | - | - | - |
| 1842 | €675 | €1,170 | €1,260 | €2,980 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €756 | €1,300 | €1,550 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €675 | €1,030 | €1,380 | €2,800 | €3,110 | €3,420 | - |
| 1845 | €2,720 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €675 | €1,030 | €1,380 | €1,440 | €1,510 | €7,800 | - |
| 1847 | €675 | €1,030 | €1,380 | €2,970 | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | €768 | €1,150 | €1,540 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | €675 | €1,030 | €1,380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | €1,020 | €1,550 | €2,090 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €698 | €1,040 | €1,130 | €1,230 | €2,500 | - | - |
| 1850 | €1,790 | €2,310 | €2,830 | €5,500 | €8,200 | - | - |
| 1851 | €638 | €926 | €928 | €930 | €4,800 | - | - |
| 1852 | €704 | €1,020 | €1,080 | €1,880 | €4,520 | - | - |
| 1853 | €635 | €906 | €1,210 | €1,390 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | €652 | €920 | €1,450 | €1,560 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €669 | €875 | €1,300 | €2,640 | €3,780 | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | €788 | €1,140 | €1,480 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €681 | €996 | €1,310 | €1,700 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | €681 | €996 | €1,310 | €1,870 | €2,950 | €4,030 | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | €623 | €920 | €1,220 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €519 | €963 | €1,100 | €1,430 | - | - | - |
| 1860 | €525 | €751 | €965 | €1,730 | €1,960 | - | - |
| 1861 | €571 | €635 | €1,170 | €1,930 | €2,870 | - | - |
| 1862 | €8,100 | - | - | - | €14,200 | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | €565 | €858 | €1,150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | €571 | €806 | €1,120 | €1,180 | €1,320 | - | - |
| 1864 | €510 | €765 | €1,040 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €510 | €649 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €510 | €765 | €993 | €3,970 | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €510 | €642 | €1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €510 | €703 | €1,020 | €1,400 | €3,020 | - | - |
| 1870 | €484 | €712 | €1,110 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | €1,390 | - | - | €9,900 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | €858 | €893 | €927 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | €1,110 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | €1,070 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €383 | €571 | €901 | €2,080 | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €467 | €684 | €901 | €1,900 | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €443 | €649 | €814 | €980 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | €423 | €616 | €835 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | €423 | €616 | €709 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | €423 | €616 | €835 | €1,260 | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | €423 | €616 | €736 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €443 | €606 | €775 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €501 | €685 | €869 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | €530 | €781 | €1,030 | €3,040 | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | €519 | €742 | €1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | €397 | €552 | €634 | €996 | €2,960 | - | - |
| 1884 | €397 | €486 | €715 | €1,640 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €385 | €495 | €673 | €1,190 | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | €788 | €1,270 | €1,390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | €320 | €322 | €324 | €555 | €671 | €1,290 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | €371 | €672 | €974 | €1,990 | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | €417 | €496 | €927 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | €333 | €338 | €342 | €876 | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €345 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | €320 | €333 | €347 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | €320 | €548 | €776 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | €339 | €358 | €377 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | €333 | €348 | €406 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €320 | €338 | €356 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | €322 | €332 | €342 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | €320 | €344 | €368 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | €320 | €320 | €320 | €507 | €647 | €2,770 | - |
| 1894 | €320 | €320 | €320 | €595 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €320 | €320 | €320 | €495 | - | - | - |
| 1896 | €320 | €320 | €353 | €744 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | €320 | €320 | €320 | €474 | - | - | - |
| 1898 | €320 | €321 | €323 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | €320 | €320 | €320 | €408 | €1,450 | - | - |
| 1900 | €320 | €320 | €320 | €457 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | €320 | €325 | €331 | €407 | €1,080 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1817 | - | - | - | €16,700 | - | - | - |
| 1818 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1818 - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1820 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1821 | - | - | - | €7,500 | €14,100 | - | - |
| 1823 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1824 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Bare Head - Plain Edge | - | - | - | €18,500 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | - | €3,250 | - | - | €8,700 | €13,200 | - |
| 1826 - Extra Tuft | - | - | €4,790 | €5,000 | - | €9,500 | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 - Extra Tuft | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 - Extra Tuft | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - Plain Edge | - | €5,600 | €7,500 | €10,200 | €14,600 | €17,300 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 - Sixpence Obverse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €8,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1842 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1850 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | €1,800 | €2,420 | €3,480 | €3,990 | €5,200 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | - | €3,530 | €5,800 | - | €6,800 |
| 1894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1896 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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.
