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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €559 | €711 |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | €323 | €323 | €559 | €711 |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | €323 | €323 | €559 | €711 |
| 1841 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €597 | €769 |
| 1842 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €463 | €467 |
| 1843 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €480 | €637 |
| 1844 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €468 | €575 |
| 1845 | - | - | €323 | €697 | €1,520 | €2,240 |
| 1846 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €468 | €573 |
| 1847 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €468 | €575 |
| 1848 - Wide date | - | - | €323 | €323 | €515 | €646 |
| 1848 - Close date | - | - | €323 | €323 | €468 | €575 |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | €323 | €468 | €750 | €890 |
| 1849 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €474 | €590 |
| 1850 | - | - | €323 | €771 | €1,160 | €1,480 |
| 1851 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €444 | €544 |
| 1852 | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €410 | €594 |
| 1853 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €442 | €444 |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €398 | €555 |
| 1856 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €445 | €468 |
| 1856 - 6/5 | - | - | €323 | €328 | €562 | €679 |
| 1857 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €466 | €577 |
| 1858 - 1st Head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €431 | €577 |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €436 | €533 |
| 1859 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €384 | €454 |
| 1860 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €386 | €458 |
| 1861 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €410 | €493 |
| 1862 | - | - | €1,040 | €3,830 | €5,600 | €6,900 |
| 1863 - With Die Number | - | - | €323 | €323 | €395 | €483 |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | €323 | €323 | €410 | €493 |
| 1864 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €329 | €407 |
| 1865 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €356 | €383 |
| 1866 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €356 | €393 |
| 1867 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €356 | €365 |
| 1869 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €356 | €404 |
| 1870 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €337 | €413 |
| 1870 - Type A | - | - | €323 | €632 | €1,020 | €1,210 |
| 1871 - Type A | - | - | €323 | €372 | €619 | €743 |
| 1871 - Type B | - | - | €323 | €454 | €789 | €957 |
| 1871 - Type C | - | - | €323 | €512 | €795 | €936 |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €324 | €356 |
| 1874 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €334 | €351 |
| 1875 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €382 |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €367 |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €367 |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1877 - 4th Head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €367 |
| 1878 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €371 |
| 1879 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €357 | €432 |
| 1880 - With Die Number | - | - | €323 | €323 | €372 | €454 |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €443 |
| 1883 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €347 |
| 1884 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1885 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1885 - 5/3 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €527 | €662 |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1887 - Small JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1887 - Without JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €351 |
| 1890 - Low Shield | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €330 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €336 |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1891 - Low Shield | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1891 - High Shield | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €333 |
| 1892 - Low Shield | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1893 - Old head | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1894 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1895 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1896 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1897 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1898 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1899 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1900 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| 1901 | - | - | €323 | €323 | €323 | €323 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | €864 | €1,260 | €1,660 | €2,100 | €7,100 | - | - |
| 1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | €864 | €1,260 | €1,660 | €2,100 | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | €864 | €1,260 | €1,660 | €2,100 | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €940 | €1,490 | €2,050 | €3,200 | - | - | - |
| 1842 | €682 | €1,180 | €1,280 | €3,010 | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €764 | €1,320 | €1,570 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €682 | €1,040 | €1,390 | €2,830 | €3,140 | €3,450 | - |
| 1845 | €2,750 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €682 | €1,040 | €1,390 | €1,460 | €1,520 | €7,900 | - |
| 1847 | €682 | €1,040 | €1,390 | €3,000 | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Wide date | €776 | €1,170 | €1,560 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date | €682 | €1,040 | €1,390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - Close date - 8/7 | €1,030 | €1,570 | €2,110 | - | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €706 | €1,050 | €1,140 | €1,240 | €2,530 | - | - |
| 1850 | €1,810 | €2,330 | €2,860 | €5,600 | €8,300 | - | - |
| 1851 | €644 | €935 | €937 | €939 | €4,850 | - | - |
| 1852 | €711 | €1,030 | €1,090 | €1,900 | €4,560 | - | - |
| 1853 | €641 | €915 | €1,220 | €1,410 | - | - | - |
| 1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 | €659 | €929 | €1,470 | €1,570 | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €676 | €884 | €1,320 | €2,660 | €3,820 | - | - |
| 1856 - 6/5 | €796 | €1,150 | €1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €688 | €1,010 | €1,320 | €1,720 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 1st Head | €688 | €1,010 | €1,320 | €1,890 | €2,980 | €4,070 | - |
| 1858 - 2nd Head | €629 | €930 | €1,230 | - | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €524 | €973 | €1,110 | €1,440 | - | - | - |
| 1860 | €530 | €758 | €975 | €1,740 | €1,980 | - | - |
| 1861 | €577 | €641 | €1,180 | €1,950 | €2,900 | - | - |
| 1862 | €8,200 | - | - | - | €14,400 | - | - |
| 1863 - With Die Number | €571 | €867 | €1,160 | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 - Without Die Number | €577 | €814 | €1,130 | €1,190 | €1,330 | - | - |
| 1864 | €515 | €773 | €1,050 | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €515 | €656 | €1,060 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | €515 | €773 | €1,000 | €4,010 | - | - | - |
| 1867 | €515 | €649 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €515 | €710 | €1,030 | €1,410 | €3,050 | - | - |
| 1870 | €489 | €719 | €1,120 | - | - | - | - |
| 1870 - Type A | €1,410 | - | - | €10,000 | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type A | €867 | €902 | €937 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type B | €1,120 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 - Type C | €1,080 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €387 | €577 | €911 | €2,100 | - | - | - |
| 1874 | €471 | €691 | €911 | €1,920 | - | - | - |
| 1875 | €448 | €656 | €823 | €990 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 3rd Head | €427 | €622 | €843 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | €427 | €622 | €716 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 3rd Head | €427 | €622 | €843 | €1,270 | - | - | - |
| 1877 - 4th Head | €427 | €622 | €744 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €448 | €612 | €783 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | €507 | €692 | €878 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 - With Die Number | €536 | €789 | €1,040 | €3,070 | - | - | - |
| 1880 - Without Die Number | €524 | €750 | €1,030 | - | - | - | - |
| 1883 | €401 | €558 | €640 | €1,010 | €2,990 | - | - |
| 1884 | €401 | €491 | €722 | €1,650 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €388 | €500 | €680 | €1,200 | - | - | - |
| 1885 - 5/3 | €796 | €1,280 | €1,410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Normal JEB | €323 | €325 | €327 | €561 | €678 | €1,310 | - |
| 1887 - Small JEB | €375 | €679 | €984 | €2,010 | - | - | - |
| 1887 - Without JEB | €422 | €501 | €937 | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - Low Shield | €337 | €341 | €345 | €885 | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €348 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | €323 | €337 | €350 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - Low Shield | €323 | €554 | €784 | - | - | - | - |
| 1891 - High Shield | €343 | €362 | €381 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - Low Shield | €337 | €351 | €410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | €323 | €341 | €360 | - | - | - | - |
| 1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | €325 | €335 | €345 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Jubilee head | €323 | €347 | €372 | - | - | - | - |
| 1893 - Old head | €323 | €323 | €323 | €512 | €653 | €2,800 | - |
| 1894 | €323 | €323 | €323 | €601 | - | - | - |
| 1895 | €323 | €323 | €323 | €500 | - | - | - |
| 1896 | €323 | €323 | €357 | €752 | - | - | - |
| 1897 | €323 | €323 | €323 | €479 | - | - | - |
| 1898 | €323 | €325 | €327 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | €323 | €323 | €323 | €412 | €1,460 | - | - |
| 1900 | €323 | €323 | €323 | €462 | - | - | - |
| 1901 | €323 | €329 | €335 | €411 | €1,100 | - | - |
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.
