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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 |
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1838 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $654 | $832 |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $654 | $832 |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $654 | $832 |
1841 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $699 | $899 |
1842 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $541 | $546 |
1843 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $562 | $745 |
1844 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $548 | $673 |
1845 | - | - | $378![]() | $815 | $1,780![]() | $2,620 |
1846 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $548 | $670 |
1847 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $548 | $673 |
1848 - Wide date | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $603 | $755 |
1848 - Close date | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $548 | $673 |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | - | - | $378![]() | $548 | $877 | $1,040 |
1849 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $555 | $690 |
1850 | - | - | $378![]() | $902 | $1,360 | $1,740 |
1851 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $519 | $636 |
1852 | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $480 | $695 |
1853 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $517 | $519 |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $466 | $649 |
1856 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $521 | $548 |
1856 - 6/5 | - | - | $378![]() | $384 | $658 | $795 |
1857 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $545 | $675 |
1858 - 1st Head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $505 | $675 |
1858 - 2nd Head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $510 | $623 |
1859 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $449 | $531 |
1860 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $452 | $536 |
1861 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $480 | $577 |
1862 | - | - | $1,220 | $4,480![]() | $6,500 | $8,000 |
1863 - With Die Number | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $462 | $565 |
1863 - Without Die Number | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $480 | $577 |
1864 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $385 | $476![]() |
1865 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $416 | $448 |
1866 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $416 | $460 |
1867 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $416 | $426 |
1869 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $416 | $472 |
1870 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $394 | $483 |
1870 - Type A | - | - | $378![]() | $740 | $1,190 | $1,420 |
1871 - Type A | - | - | $378![]() | $435 | $724 | $869 |
1871 - Type B | - | - | $378![]() | $531 | $923 | $1,120 |
1871 - Type C | - | - | $378![]() | $599 | $930 | $1,100 |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $380 | $416 |
1874 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $390 | $410 |
1875 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378 | $447 |
1876 - 3rd Head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $429 |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $429 |
1877 - 3rd Head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1877 - 4th Head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $429 |
1878 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $434 |
1879 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $418 | $505 |
1880 - With Die Number | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $435 | $531 |
1880 - Without Die Number | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $519 |
1883 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $406 |
1884 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1885 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1885 - 5/3 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $617 | $774 |
1887 - Normal JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1887 - Small JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378 |
1887 - Without JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $411 |
1890 - Low Shield | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $386![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $393![]() |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1891 - Low Shield | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1891 - High Shield | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $389![]() |
1892 - Low Shield | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1893 - Jubilee head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1893 - Old head | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1894 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1895 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1896 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1897 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1898 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1899 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1900 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
1901 | - | - | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() |
Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1838 | $1,010 | $1,470 | $1,940 | $2,460 | $8,300 | - | - |
1839 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↓ | $1,010 | $1,470 | $1,940 | $2,460 | - | - | - |
1839 - Plain Edge - ↑↑ | $1,010 | $1,470 | $1,940 | $2,460 | - | - | - |
1841 | $1,100 | $1,750 | $2,400 | $3,750 | - | - | - |
1842 | $798 | $1,380 | $1,490 | $3,520![]() | - | - | - |
1843 | $894 | $1,540![]() | $1,830 | - | - | - | - |
1844 | $798 | $1,210 | $1,630 | $3,310 | $3,680 | $4,040 | - |
1845 | $3,220 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1846 | $798 | $1,210 | $1,630 | $1,710 | $1,780 | $9,200![]() | - |
1847 | $798 | $1,210 | $1,630![]() | $3,520![]() | - | - | - |
1848 - Wide date | $908 | $1,360 | $1,820 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date | $798 | $1,210 | $1,630 | - | - | - | - |
1848 - Close date - 8/7 | $1,210 | $1,840 | $2,470 | - | - | - | - |
1849 | $825 | $1,230 | $1,340![]() | $1,450 | $2,960 | - | - |
1850 | $2,110 | $2,730 | $3,350 | $6,500 | $9,700 | - | - |
1851 | $754 | $1,090 | $1,100 | $1,100 | $5,700![]() | - | - |
1852 | $832 | $1,200 | $1,280 | $2,230 | $5,300![]() | - | - |
1853 | $750 | $1,070 | $1,420![]() | $1,640 | - | - | - |
1853 - Large Date | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1855 | $771 | $1,090 | $1,720![]() | $1,840 | - | - | - |
1856 | $791 | $1,030 | $1,540 | $3,110 | $4,470 | - | - |
1856 - 6/5 | $932 | $1,340 | $1,750 | - | - | - | - |
1857 | $805 | $1,180 | $1,550![]() | $2,010![]() | - | - | - |
1858 - 1st Head | $805 | $1,180 | $1,550 | $2,210 | $3,490 | $4,760 | - |
1858 - 2nd Head | $736 | $1,090 | $1,440 | - | - | - | - |
1859 | $613 | $1,140![]() | $1,300![]() | $1,690 | - | - | - |
1860 | $620 | $887 | $1,140![]() | $2,040 | $2,320 | - | - |
1861 | $675 | $750 | $1,380![]() | $2,280 | $3,400 | - | - |
1862 | $9,600 | - | - | - | $16,800 | - | - |
1863 - With Die Number | $668 | $1,010 | $1,360 | - | - | - | - |
1863 - Without Die Number | $675 | $952 | $1,320![]() | $1,390 | $1,560 | - | - |
1864 | $603 | $904 | $1,230![]() | - | - | - | - |
1865 | $603 | $767 | $1,240![]() | - | - | - | - |
1866 | $603 | $904 | $1,170 | $4,700 | - | - | - |
1867 | $603 | $759 | $1,200![]() | - | - | - | - |
1869 | $603 | $831 | $1,210 | $1,650![]() | $3,570 | - | - |
1870 | $572 | $841 | $1,310![]() | - | - | - | - |
1870 - Type A | $1,640 | - | - | $11,600 | - | - | - |
1871 - Type A | $1,010 | $1,050 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type B | $1,320 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1871 - Type C | $1,260 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 2nd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1872 - 3rd Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1873 | $453 | $675 | $1,070 | $2,460![]() | - | - | - |
1874 | $551 | $808 | $1,070![]() | $2,240![]() | - | - | - |
1875 | $524 | $767 | $962![]() | $1,160 | - | - | - |
1876 - 3rd Head | $500 | $728 | $986 | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1876 - 4th Head - Die Number | $500 | $728 | $838 | - | - | - | - |
1877 - 3rd Head | $500 | $728 | $986 | $1,490![]() | - | - | - |
1877 - 4th Head | $500 | $728 | $870 | - | - | - | - |
1878 | $524 | $717 | $916![]() | - | - | - | - |
1879 | $593 | $810 | $1,030 | - | - | - | - |
1880 - With Die Number | $627 | $923 | $1,220 | $3,590 | - | - | - |
1880 - Without Die Number | $613 | $877 | $1,210 | - | - | - | - |
1883 | $469 | $653 | $749 | $1,180![]() | $3,490 | - | - |
1884 | $469 | $574 | $845 | $1,930 | - | - | - |
1885 | $454 | $585 | $795 | $1,400![]() | - | - | - |
1885 - 5/3 | $932 | $1,500![]() | $1,640 | - | - | - | - |
1887 - Normal JEB | $378![]() | $380![]() | $383 | $656![]() | $793![]() | $1,530![]() | - |
1887 - Small JEB | $438 | $795 | $1,150 | $2,350 | - | - | - |
1887 - Without JEB | $493 | $586 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
1890 - Low Shield | $394 | $399 | $404 | $1,040 | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $408 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1890 - High Shield - Without JEB | $378![]() | $394![]() | $410 | - | - | - | - |
1891 - Low Shield | $378![]() | $648![]() | $918![]() | - | - | - | - |
1891 - High Shield | $401 | $423 | $445 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - Low Shield | $394 | $411 | $480![]() | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Normal JEB | $378![]() | $399![]() | $421 | - | - | - | - |
1892 - High Shield - Without JEB | $380 | $392 | $404 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Jubilee head | $378![]() | $406![]() | $435 | - | - | - | - |
1893 - Old head | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $599 | $765![]() | $3,270 | - |
1894 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $703 | - | - | - |
1895 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $584![]() | - | - | - |
1896 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $417![]() | $879 | - | - | - |
1897 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $560![]() | - | - | - |
1898 | $378![]() | $380![]() | $382![]() | - | - | - | - |
1899 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $482![]() | $1,710 | - | - |
1900 | $378![]() | $378![]() | $378![]() | $540 | - | - | - |
1901 | $378![]() | $385![]() | $392![]() | $481 | $1,280![]() | - | - |
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.