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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 | - | - | $8.40 | $22.50 | $69.30 | $92.70 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $7.40 | $20.00 | $59.30 | $79.00 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $41.80 | $88.00 | $221 | $287 |
| 1844 | - | - | $16.30 | $49.90 | $148 | $164 |
| 1845 | - | $202 | $323 | $743 | $1,870 | $2,440 |
| 1846 | - | - | $17.00 | $42.50 | $114 | $150 |
| 1847 | - | - | $17.00 | $41.00 | $113 | $150 |
| 1848 | - | - | $31.00 | $80.30 | $171 | $216 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $15.60 | $44.90 | $123 | $162 |
| 1851 | - | - | $7.90 | $21.50 | $67.50 | $90.60 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $5.60 | $15.90 | $61.80 | $84.70 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.40 | $23.50 | $71.00 | $105 |
| 1853 | - | - | $6.00 | $12.70 | $41.90 | $56.60 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $17.50 | $50.60 | $116 | $148 |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.40 | $11.10 | $40.80 | $60.80 |
| 1855 | - | - | $5.70 | $11.10 | $40.80 | $55.70 |
| 1856 | - | - | $10.40 | $25.00 | $70.50 | $93.30 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $17.10 | $48.80 | $64.70 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $3.90 | $12.20 | $44.90 | $61.30 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $6.20 | $14.10 | $47.30 | $63.90 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $6.90 | $17.20 | $52.60 | $70.30 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $5.60 | $13.70 | $46.60 | $63.10 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $4.70 | $13.70 | $41.90 | $56.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | $7.70 | $20.10 | $61.90 | $82.70 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $12.70 | $30.00 | $89.60 | $119 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $3.00 | $10.60 | $40.30 | $55.10 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $4.50 | $14.70 | $67.90 | $94.50 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $1,050 | $2,100 | $3,070 | $3,560 |
| 1861 | - | - | $10.50 | $23.70 | $81.10 | $110 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $421 | $1,100 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $393 | $1,150 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $38.20 | $52.50 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $913 | $1,750 | $2,800 | $3,330 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,470 | $3,090 | $5,600 | $7,000 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,500 | $4,120 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $67.20 | $95.70 |
| 1864 | - | - | $3.00 | $13.70 | $67.40 | $94.30 |
| 1865 | - | - | $4.50 | $21.20 | $98.00 | $136 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $66.20 | $166 | $404 | $524 |
| 1866 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.50 | $75.50 | $105 |
| 1867 | - | - | $4.50 | $18.50 | $80.70 | $112 |
| 1868 | - | - | $7.50 | $16.50 | $78.10 | $109 |
| 1869 | - | - | $39.90 | $133 | $363 | $478 |
| 1870 | - | - | $4.50 | $14.10 | $70.40 | $98.60 |
| 1871 | - | - | $62.40 | $135 | $427 | $646 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.70 | $11.60 | $59.20 | $83.00 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.70 | $15.00 | $70.80 | $98.80 |
| 1874 | - | - | $7.50 | $37.50 | $131 | $178 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $10.10 | $53.70 | $84.00 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $18.00 | $89.90 | $363 | $500 |
| 1875 | - | - | $4.50 | $9.60 | $59.10 | $83.90 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $12.20 | $69.50 | $98.10 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $7.50 | $11.10 | $62.40 | $88.00 |
| 1877 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $59.60 | $84.10 |
| 1878 | - | - | $7.50 | $31.20 | $115 | $157 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $135 | $300 | $543 | $665 |
| 1879 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.60 | $50.60 | $70.50 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.70 | $12.00 | $58.70 | $82.10 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.70 | $12.00 | $56.20 | $78.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $55.00 | $77.80 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $4.50 | $9.50 | $55.00 | $77.80 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $21.00 | $48.70 | $95.70 | $123 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $4.50 | $12.00 | $58.70 | $82.10 |
| 1884 | - | - | $4.50 | $8.20 | $45.60 | $64.30 |
| 1885 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $44.60 | $61.60 |
| 1886 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $55.90 | $61.60 |
| 1887 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $40.80 | $56.00 |
| 1888 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $53.90 | $75.70 |
| 1889 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $53.90 | $75.70 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $41.20 | $72.40 | $199 | $262 |
| 1890 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $39.00 | $53.20 |
| 1891 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $37.10 | $50.40 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.00 | $11.20 | $59.90 | $69.40 |
| 1893 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.50 | $50.20 | $70.00 |
| 1894 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.10 | $68.50 | $96.70 |
| 1895 | - | - | $3.00 | $8.20 | $18.00 | $22.80 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.40 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.40 |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | - | - | $1.50 | $6.70 | $12.70 | $15.70 |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.40 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $9.70 | $12.40 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $8.20 | $9.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $116 | $310 | $350 | $390 | $399 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $98.60 | $228 | $256 | $283 | $407 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $354 | $449 | $512 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $246 | $402 | $559 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $3,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $186 | $341 | $429 | $548 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $186 | $341 | $496 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $262 | $434 | $680 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $202 | $330 | $387 | $444 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $114 | $240 | $246 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $108 | $300 | $397 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $119 | $230 | $260 | $669 | $1,080 | - | - |
| 1853 | $71.20 | $129 | $172 | $216 | $445 | $453 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $181 | $346 | $512 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $70.50 | $144 | $207 | $262 | $337 | $535 | - |
| 1855 | $70.50 | $161 | $224 | $332 | $365 | $398 | - |
| 1856 | $116 | $240 | $241 | $242 | $511 | - | - |
| 1857 | $80.50 | $150 | $201 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $77.70 | $183 | $245 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $80.50 | $148 | $174 | $200 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $88.00 | $175 | $275 | $320 | $345 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $79.60 | $152 | $224 | $254 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $70.20 | $140 | $226 | $344 | $377 | - | - |
| 1859 | $104 | $183 | $201 | $293 | $385 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $149 | $320 | $361 | $403 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $69.90 | $142 | $163 | $220 | $277 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $121 | $223 | $246 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $4,040 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $139 | $204 | $205 | $358 | $412 | $449 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $66.80 | $155 | $157 | $158 | $231 | $518 | $802 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $3,860 | $4,980 | $6,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $8,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $124 | $202 | $216 | $300 | $385 | - | - |
| 1864 | $121 | $239 | $269 | $294 | $319 | - | - |
| 1865 | $175 | $453 | $730 | $1,370 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $643 | $1,150 | $1,670 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $134 | $280 | $423 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $143 | $333 | $605 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $140 | $243 | $247 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $593 | $1,410 | $1,670 | $1,940 | $2,100 | - | - |
| 1870 | $127 | $259 | $465 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $718 | $1,200 | $1,490 | $1,790 | $1,870 | - | - |
| 1872 | $107 | $205 | $359 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $127 | $288 | $450 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $225 | $484 | $743 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $109 | $195 | $211 | $243 | $275 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $637 | $1,030 | $1,420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $109 | $235 | $362 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $127 | $271 | $359 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $114 | $253 | $309 | $478 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $109 | $193 | $217 | $293 | $369 | - | - |
| 1878 | $199 | $469 | $740 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $787 | $1,250 | $1,720 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $90.50 | $179 | $208 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $105 | $216 | $310 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $101 | $226 | $228 | $229 | $431 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $101 | $231 | $233 | $234 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $101 | $236 | $268 | $301 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $150 | $285 | $419 | $567 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $105 | $244 | $382 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $83.00 | $155 | $174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $80.50 | $184 | $198 | $211 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $80.50 | $152 | $171 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $75.50 | $177 | $227 | $330 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $93.00 | $166 | $185 | $196 | $207 | - | - |
| 1889 | $93.00 | $204 | $257 | $266 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $326 | $528 | $638 | $749 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $69.90 | $139 | $183 | $208 | $310 | $407 | - |
| 1891 | $67.40 | $132 | $153 | $159 | $166 | - | - |
| 1892 | $97.40 | $205 | $224 | $244 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $84.90 | $140 | $149 | $254 | $359 | - | - |
| 1894 | $125 | $233 | $267 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $26.00 | $72.30 | $102 | $125 | $218 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.20 | $58.40 | $72.50 | $86.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $16.20 | $58.40 | $71.30 | $84.30 | $291 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $18.70 | $60.90 | $102 | $105 | $208 | - | - |
| 1898 | $18.20 | $63.10 | $101 | $179 | $730 | - | - |
| 1899 | $16.20 | $74.50 | $101 | $142 | $184 | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.10 | $55.10 | $72.30 | $132 | $153 | - | - |
| 1901 | $10.00 | $52.70 | $96.80 | $101 | $197 | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $2,540 | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,080 | - | $3,130 | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $1,540 | - | - | - |
| 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.
