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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 | - | - | $6.10 | $16.40 | $50.70 | $67.80 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.40 | $14.60 | $43.40 | $57.80 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.60 | $64.40 | $162 | $210 |
| 1844 | - | - | $12.00 | $36.50 | $108 | $120 |
| 1845 | - | $148 | $236 | $543 | $1,370 | $1,780 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.40 | $31.10 | $83.60 | $110 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.40 | $30.00 | $83.00 | $110 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.60 | $58.70 | $125 | $158 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.40 | $32.90 | $90.20 | $119 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.80 | $15.70 | $49.40 | $66.30 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.10 | $11.60 | $45.20 | $62.00 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.60 | $17.20 | $52.00 | $77.10 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.30 | $30.70 | $41.40 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.80 | $37.00 | $84.70 | $109 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.70 | $8.10 | $29.90 | $44.50 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.20 | $8.10 | $29.90 | $40.70 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.60 | $18.30 | $51.60 | $68.30 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.60 | $12.50 | $35.70 | $47.30 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.90 | $8.90 | $32.90 | $44.90 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.60 | $10.30 | $34.60 | $46.80 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $5.00 | $12.60 | $38.50 | $51.40 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.10 | $10.00 | $34.10 | $46.20 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $10.00 | $30.70 | $41.00 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.70 | $14.70 | $45.30 | $60.50 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.30 | $21.90 | $65.50 | $87.30 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.80 | $29.50 | $40.30 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.30 | $10.80 | $49.70 | $69.10 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $767 | $1,530 | $2,250 | $2,600 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.70 | $17.40 | $59.40 | $80.40 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $308 | $802 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $288 | $839 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $27.90 | $38.40 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $668 | $1,280 | $2,050 | $2,440 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,080 | $2,260 | $4,110 | $5,100 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,100 | $3,010 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.40 | $49.10 | $70.00 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $10.00 | $49.30 | $69.00 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.30 | $15.50 | $71.70 | $99.80 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $48.40 | $121 | $296 | $383 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.30 | $12.80 | $55.30 | $76.50 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.30 | $13.50 | $59.10 | $81.80 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.10 | $57.20 | $79.70 |
| 1869 | - | - | $29.20 | $97.30 | $266 | $350 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.30 | $10.30 | $51.50 | $72.10 |
| 1871 | - | - | $45.70 | $99.10 | $312 | $473 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.50 | $43.30 | $60.70 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $11.00 | $51.80 | $72.30 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.50 | $27.40 | $96.10 | $131 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $7.40 | $39.30 | $61.40 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $13.20 | $65.80 | $266 | $366 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $43.30 | $61.40 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $8.90 | $50.80 | $71.80 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.50 | $8.10 | $45.60 | $64.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.80 | $43.60 | $61.50 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.50 | $22.80 | $84.00 | $115 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $98.60 | $219 | $397 | $486 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.80 | $37.00 | $51.60 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.80 | $43.00 | $60.10 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.80 | $41.10 | $57.30 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $6.90 | $40.20 | $56.90 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $6.90 | $40.20 | $56.90 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.30 | $35.60 | $70.00 | $90.00 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.30 | $8.80 | $43.00 | $60.10 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.30 | $6.00 | $33.40 | $47.10 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $32.60 | $45.10 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $40.90 | $45.10 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $29.90 | $41.00 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $39.50 | $55.40 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $39.50 | $55.40 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $30.10 | $53.00 | $146 | $192 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $28.50 | $38.90 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $27.10 | $36.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.20 | $43.80 | $50.70 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $36.70 | $51.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.30 | $8.90 | $50.10 | $70.70 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $6.00 | $13.20 | $16.70 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $4.90 | $9.30 | $11.50 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.40 | $8.80 | $11.00 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.00 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $6.00 | $6.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $84.90 | $227 | $256 | $285 | $292 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $72.20 | $167 | $187 | $207 | $298 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $259 | $329 | $375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $180 | $294 | $409 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $136 | $250 | $314 | $401 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $136 | $250 | $363 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $191 | $317 | $498 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $148 | $241 | $283 | $325 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $83.10 | $175 | $180 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $78.80 | $219 | $290 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $86.80 | $168 | $190 | $489 | $789 | - | - |
| 1853 | $52.10 | $94.30 | $126 | $158 | $326 | $332 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $132 | $253 | $374 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.60 | $106 | $152 | $191 | $247 | $391 | - |
| 1855 | $51.60 | $118 | $164 | $243 | $267 | $291 | - |
| 1856 | $84.90 | $176 | $176 | $177 | $374 | - | - |
| 1857 | $58.90 | $110 | $147 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $56.90 | $134 | $180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $58.90 | $108 | $127 | $147 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $64.40 | $128 | $201 | $234 | $252 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $58.20 | $111 | $164 | $186 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $51.40 | $103 | $165 | $251 | $276 | - | - |
| 1859 | $75.80 | $134 | $147 | $214 | $282 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $109 | $234 | $264 | $294 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $51.10 | $104 | $119 | $161 | $202 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $88.60 | $163 | $180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $101 | $149 | $150 | $262 | $301 | $329 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $48.90 | $113 | $115 | $116 | $169 | $379 | $587 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,820 | $3,640 | $4,380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $90.90 | $148 | $158 | $220 | $282 | - | - |
| 1864 | $88.60 | $175 | $197 | $215 | $233 | - | - |
| 1865 | $128 | $331 | $534 | $1,000 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $470 | $841 | $1,220 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $97.70 | $205 | $309 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $105 | $243 | $443 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $102 | $178 | $181 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $434 | $1,030 | $1,220 | $1,420 | $1,530 | - | - |
| 1870 | $92.70 | $190 | $340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $525 | $875 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,370 | - | - |
| 1872 | $78.10 | $150 | $263 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $92.70 | $211 | $329 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $165 | $354 | $543 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $79.50 | $142 | $154 | $178 | $201 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $466 | $754 | $1,040 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $79.50 | $172 | $265 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $92.70 | $198 | $263 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $83.10 | $185 | $226 | $349 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $79.50 | $141 | $158 | $214 | $270 | - | - |
| 1878 | $145 | $343 | $541 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $575 | $918 | $1,260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $66.20 | $131 | $152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $77.20 | $158 | $227 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $73.50 | $166 | $167 | $168 | $315 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $73.50 | $169 | $170 | $171 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $73.50 | $173 | $196 | $220 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $110 | $208 | $307 | $415 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $77.20 | $178 | $279 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $60.70 | $113 | $127 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $58.90 | $135 | $145 | $154 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $58.90 | $111 | $125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $55.30 | $129 | $166 | $241 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $68.10 | $121 | $135 | $143 | $152 | - | - |
| 1889 | $68.10 | $149 | $188 | $195 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $238 | $386 | $467 | $548 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $51.10 | $102 | $134 | $152 | $227 | $298 | - |
| 1891 | $49.30 | $96.60 | $112 | $116 | $121 | - | - |
| 1892 | $71.20 | $150 | $164 | $178 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $62.10 | $102 | $109 | $186 | $263 | - | - |
| 1894 | $91.30 | $170 | $196 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $19.00 | $52.90 | $74.30 | $91.20 | $159 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.90 | $42.70 | $53.00 | $63.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.90 | $42.70 | $52.20 | $61.70 | $213 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.70 | $44.50 | $74.40 | $76.80 | $152 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.30 | $46.20 | $74.20 | $131 | $534 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.90 | $54.50 | $73.50 | $104 | $135 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.60 | $40.30 | $52.90 | $96.40 | $112 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.30 | $38.60 | $70.80 | $73.90 | $144 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,860 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $790 | - | $2,290 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,120 | - | - | - |
| 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.
