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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 | - | - | $6.00 | $16.10 | $49.70 | $66.50 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.30 | $14.30 | $42.60 | $56.70 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.00 | $63.20 | $159 | $206 |
| 1844 | - | - | $11.70 | $35.90 | $106 | $118 |
| 1845 | - | $145 | $232 | $533 | $1,340 | $1,750 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.20 | $30.50 | $82.00 | $108 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.20 | $29.40 | $81.50 | $108 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.20 | $57.60 | $123 | $155 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.20 | $32.30 | $88.50 | $117 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.60 | $15.40 | $48.50 | $65.00 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.00 | $11.40 | $44.40 | $60.80 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.40 | $16.80 | $51.00 | $75.70 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.30 | $9.10 | $30.10 | $40.60 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.50 | $36.30 | $83.10 | $107 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.60 | $8.00 | $29.30 | $43.70 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.00 | $29.30 | $40.00 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.40 | $17.90 | $50.60 | $67.00 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.30 | $35.00 | $46.40 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.80 | $8.70 | $32.30 | $44.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $34.00 | $45.90 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $4.90 | $12.40 | $37.80 | $50.50 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.00 | $9.80 | $33.50 | $45.30 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $9.80 | $30.10 | $40.30 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.60 | $14.40 | $44.40 | $59.40 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.10 | $21.50 | $64.30 | $85.70 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.60 | $28.90 | $39.60 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.20 | $10.60 | $48.80 | $67.90 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $753 | $1,510 | $2,200 | $2,550 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.00 | $58.30 | $78.90 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $302 | $786 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $282 | $823 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $27.40 | $37.70 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $655 | $1,260 | $2,010 | $2,390 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,060 | $2,220 | $4,030 | $5,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,080 | $2,960 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $48.20 | $68.70 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $9.90 | $48.40 | $67.70 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.20 | $15.20 | $70.40 | $97.90 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $47.50 | $119 | $290 | $376 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.20 | $12.50 | $54.20 | $75.10 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.20 | $13.30 | $57.90 | $80.30 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.40 | $11.80 | $56.10 | $78.20 |
| 1869 | - | - | $28.70 | $95.50 | $261 | $343 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.20 | $10.10 | $50.50 | $70.80 |
| 1871 | - | - | $44.80 | $97.20 | $306 | $464 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.30 | $42.50 | $59.60 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.80 | $50.90 | $70.90 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.40 | $26.90 | $94.30 | $128 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $38.50 | $60.30 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $12.90 | $64.50 | $261 | $359 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $42.40 | $60.20 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $8.80 | $49.90 | $70.40 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.40 | $8.00 | $44.80 | $63.20 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $42.80 | $60.40 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.40 | $22.40 | $82.50 | $112 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $96.80 | $215 | $390 | $477 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $36.30 | $50.60 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.60 | $42.20 | $59.00 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.60 | $40.40 | $56.30 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $39.50 | $55.80 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $39.50 | $55.80 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.10 | $35.00 | $68.70 | $88.40 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.20 | $8.60 | $42.20 | $59.00 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.20 | $5.90 | $32.80 | $46.20 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $32.00 | $44.20 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $40.10 | $44.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $29.30 | $40.20 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $38.70 | $54.30 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $38.70 | $54.30 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $29.60 | $52.00 | $143 | $188 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $28.00 | $38.20 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $26.60 | $36.20 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.10 | $43.00 | $49.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.50 | $36.00 | $50.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.20 | $8.70 | $49.20 | $69.40 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.90 | $12.90 | $16.40 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $4.80 | $9.10 | $11.30 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $8.60 | $10.80 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $7.00 | $8.90 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.20 | $5.90 | $6.50 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $83.40 | $222 | $251 | $280 | $287 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $70.80 | $164 | $184 | $203 | $292 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $254 | $323 | $368 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $177 | $289 | $401 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,160 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $134 | $245 | $308 | $393 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $134 | $245 | $356 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $188 | $311 | $488 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $145 | $237 | $278 | $319 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $81.60 | $172 | $177 | $181 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $77.30 | $215 | $285 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $85.10 | $165 | $187 | $480 | $774 | - | - |
| 1853 | $51.10 | $92.50 | $124 | $155 | $320 | $325 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $130 | $249 | $367 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $50.60 | $104 | $149 | $188 | $242 | $384 | - |
| 1855 | $50.60 | $115 | $161 | $238 | $262 | $286 | - |
| 1856 | $83.40 | $172 | $173 | $174 | $367 | - | - |
| 1857 | $57.80 | $108 | $144 | $181 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $55.80 | $131 | $176 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $57.80 | $106 | $125 | $144 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $63.20 | $126 | $197 | $230 | $248 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $57.10 | $109 | $161 | $182 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $50.40 | $101 | $162 | $247 | $271 | - | - |
| 1859 | $74.40 | $132 | $144 | $210 | $277 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $107 | $229 | $259 | $289 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $50.20 | $102 | $117 | $158 | $199 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $86.90 | $160 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $99.50 | $147 | $148 | $257 | $296 | $323 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $48.00 | $111 | $112 | $113 | $166 | $372 | $576 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,770 | $3,580 | $4,300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $89.20 | $145 | $155 | $216 | $276 | - | - |
| 1864 | $86.90 | $172 | $193 | $211 | $229 | - | - |
| 1865 | $125 | $325 | $524 | $984 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $462 | $825 | $1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $95.90 | $201 | $303 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $103 | $239 | $434 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $100 | $175 | $178 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $426 | $1,010 | $1,200 | $1,390 | $1,510 | - | - |
| 1870 | $91.00 | $186 | $334 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $515 | $859 | $1,070 | $1,280 | $1,340 | - | - |
| 1872 | $76.60 | $147 | $258 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $91.00 | $207 | $323 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $162 | $348 | $533 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $78.00 | $140 | $151 | $174 | $197 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $457 | $739 | $1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $78.00 | $169 | $260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $91.00 | $194 | $258 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $81.60 | $181 | $222 | $343 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $78.00 | $139 | $155 | $210 | $265 | - | - |
| 1878 | $143 | $337 | $531 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $565 | $901 | $1,240 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $65.00 | $128 | $149 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $75.70 | $155 | $223 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $72.20 | $162 | $164 | $165 | $309 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $72.20 | $166 | $167 | $168 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $72.20 | $170 | $193 | $216 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $108 | $205 | $301 | $407 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $75.70 | $175 | $274 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $59.60 | $111 | $125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $57.80 | $132 | $142 | $151 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $57.80 | $109 | $123 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $54.20 | $127 | $163 | $237 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $66.80 | $119 | $132 | $141 | $149 | - | - |
| 1889 | $66.80 | $146 | $184 | $191 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $234 | $379 | $458 | $538 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $50.20 | $99.90 | $132 | $150 | $223 | $292 | - |
| 1891 | $48.40 | $94.80 | $110 | $114 | $119 | - | - |
| 1892 | $69.90 | $147 | $161 | $175 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $60.90 | $101 | $107 | $182 | $258 | - | - |
| 1894 | $89.60 | $167 | $192 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $18.60 | $51.90 | $72.90 | $89.50 | $156 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.70 | $41.90 | $52.00 | $62.20 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.70 | $41.90 | $51.20 | $60.50 | $209 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.40 | $43.70 | $73.00 | $75.40 | $149 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.10 | $45.30 | $72.90 | $129 | $524 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.70 | $53.50 | $72.20 | $102 | $132 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.40 | $39.60 | $51.90 | $94.60 | $110 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.20 | $37.80 | $69.50 | $72.50 | $141 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,830 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $775 | - | $2,250 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,100 | - | - | - |
| 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.
