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Half Penny - 1825 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | $11.90 | $44.10 | $127 | $168 |
| 1826 | - | - | $9.20 | $29.40 | $105 | $111 |
| 1827 | - | - | $10.80 | $30.10 | $92.60 | $124 |
| 1831 | - | - | $11.90 | $30.60 | $90.40 | $115 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | - | - | $12.90 | $32.40 | $94.00 | $125 |
| 1837 | - | - | $10.80 | $26.50 | $83.40 | $99.40 |
| 1838 | - | - | $6.00 | $16.20 | $49.90 | $66.80 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.30 | $14.40 | $42.70 | $56.90 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.10 | $63.40 | $159 | $207 |
| 1844 | - | - | $11.80 | $36.00 | $107 | $118 |
| 1845 | - | $145 | $232 | $535 | $1,350 | $1,760 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.20 | $30.60 | $82.30 | $108 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.20 | $29.50 | $81.70 | $108 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.30 | $57.80 | $123 | $156 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.20 | $32.40 | $88.80 | $117 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.70 | $15.50 | $48.60 | $65.20 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.00 | $11.50 | $44.50 | $61.00 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.50 | $16.90 | $51.20 | $75.90 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.30 | $9.20 | $30.20 | $40.70 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.60 | $36.40 | $83.40 | $107 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.60 | $8.00 | $29.40 | $43.80 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.10 | $8.00 | $29.40 | $40.10 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.50 | $18.00 | $50.80 | $67.20 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.50 | $12.30 | $35.20 | $46.60 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.80 | $8.80 | $32.40 | $44.20 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.50 | $10.20 | $34.10 | $46.00 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $4.90 | $12.40 | $37.90 | $50.60 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.00 | $9.80 | $33.60 | $45.40 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $9.80 | $30.20 | $40.40 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.60 | $14.50 | $44.50 | $59.60 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.20 | $21.60 | $64.50 | $86.00 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.60 | $29.00 | $39.70 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.20 | $10.60 | $48.90 | $68.10 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $755 | $1,510 | $2,210 | $2,560 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.60 | $17.10 | $58.40 | $79.10 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $303 | $789 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $283 | $826 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $27.50 | $37.80 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $657 | $1,260 | $2,020 | $2,400 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,060 | $2,230 | $4,050 | $5,100 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,080 | $2,970 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $48.40 | $68.90 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $9.90 | $48.50 | $67.90 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.20 | $15.30 | $70.60 | $98.20 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $47.60 | $120 | $291 | $377 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.20 | $12.60 | $54.40 | $75.30 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.20 | $13.30 | $58.10 | $80.50 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.40 | $11.90 | $56.30 | $78.50 |
| 1869 | - | - | $28.80 | $95.70 | $261 | $344 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.20 | $10.20 | $50.70 | $71.00 |
| 1871 | - | - | $44.90 | $97.50 | $307 | $465 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.40 | $42.60 | $59.70 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $10.80 | $51.00 | $71.10 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.40 | $27.00 | $94.60 | $128 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $7.30 | $38.70 | $60.50 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $12.90 | $64.70 | $262 | $360 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.20 | $6.90 | $42.60 | $60.40 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $8.80 | $50.00 | $70.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.40 | $8.00 | $44.90 | $63.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $42.90 | $60.60 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.40 | $22.50 | $82.70 | $113 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $97.10 | $216 | $391 | $479 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $36.40 | $50.80 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.60 | $42.30 | $59.10 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.60 | $40.50 | $56.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $39.60 | $56.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.20 | $6.80 | $39.60 | $56.00 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.10 | $35.10 | $68.90 | $88.60 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.20 | $8.60 | $42.30 | $59.10 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.20 | $5.90 | $32.90 | $46.30 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $32.10 | $44.40 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $40.30 | $44.40 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $29.40 | $40.30 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $38.80 | $54.50 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $38.80 | $54.50 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $29.70 | $52.10 | $143 | $189 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $28.10 | $38.30 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $26.70 | $36.30 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.10 | $43.20 | $50.00 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.20 | $7.60 | $36.10 | $50.40 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.20 | $8.70 | $49.30 | $69.60 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.90 | $12.90 | $16.50 |
| 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 | $4.90 | $9.20 | $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 | $6.60 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | $210 | $333 | $377 | $420 | - | - | - |
| 1826 | $149 | $239 | $342 | $377 | $683 | - | - |
| 1827 | $155 | $264 | $274 | $284 | $419 | - | - |
| 1831 | $150 | $269 | $394 | $662 | $806 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 | $156 | $269 | $394 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $140 | $231 | $424 | - | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $83.60 | $223 | $252 | $280 | $288 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $71.00 | $164 | $184 | $204 | $293 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $255 | $324 | $369 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $177 | $290 | $402 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,160 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $134 | $246 | $309 | $395 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $134 | $246 | $357 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $188 | $312 | $490 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $145 | $238 | $279 | $320 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $81.80 | $173 | $177 | $181 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $77.50 | $216 | $286 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $85.40 | $166 | $187 | $482 | $776 | - | - |
| 1853 | $51.20 | $92.80 | $124 | $156 | $321 | $327 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $130 | $249 | $369 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $50.80 | $104 | $149 | $188 | $243 | $385 | - |
| 1855 | $50.80 | $116 | $162 | $239 | $263 | $286 | - |
| 1856 | $83.60 | $173 | $174 | $174 | $368 | - | - |
| 1857 | $58.00 | $108 | $145 | $181 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $56.00 | $131 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $58.00 | $107 | $125 | $144 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $63.40 | $126 | $198 | $230 | $248 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $57.30 | $109 | $161 | $183 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $50.60 | $101 | $163 | $247 | $272 | - | - |
| 1859 | $74.60 | $132 | $145 | $211 | $278 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $107 | $230 | $260 | $290 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $50.30 | $102 | $118 | $158 | $199 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $87.20 | $161 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,910 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $99.80 | $147 | $148 | $258 | $297 | $324 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $48.10 | $112 | $113 | $114 | $166 | $373 | $577 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,780 | $3,590 | $4,320 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $89.50 | $146 | $156 | $216 | $277 | - | - |
| 1864 | $87.20 | $172 | $194 | $212 | $229 | - | - |
| 1865 | $126 | $326 | $526 | $987 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $463 | $828 | $1,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $96.20 | $201 | $304 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $103 | $240 | $436 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $101 | $175 | $178 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $427 | $1,010 | $1,210 | $1,400 | $1,510 | - | - |
| 1870 | $91.30 | $187 | $335 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $517 | $861 | $1,080 | $1,290 | $1,340 | - | - |
| 1872 | $76.90 | $148 | $258 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $91.30 | $208 | $324 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $162 | $349 | $535 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $78.20 | $140 | $152 | $175 | $198 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $459 | $742 | $1,020 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $78.20 | $169 | $261 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $91.30 | $195 | $259 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $81.80 | $182 | $223 | $344 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $78.20 | $139 | $156 | $211 | $266 | - | - |
| 1878 | $143 | $338 | $533 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $566 | $904 | $1,240 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $65.20 | $129 | $150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $76.00 | $156 | $224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $72.40 | $163 | $164 | $165 | $310 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $72.40 | $167 | $167 | $168 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $72.40 | $170 | $193 | $216 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $108 | $205 | $302 | $408 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $76.00 | $176 | $275 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $59.80 | $112 | $125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $58.00 | $133 | $142 | $152 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $58.00 | $109 | $123 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $54.40 | $127 | $163 | $237 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $67.00 | $119 | $133 | $141 | $149 | - | - |
| 1889 | $67.00 | $147 | $185 | $192 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $235 | $380 | $460 | $539 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $50.30 | $100 | $132 | $150 | $223 | $293 | - |
| 1891 | $48.50 | $95.10 | $110 | $115 | $119 | - | - |
| 1892 | $70.10 | $147 | $161 | $175 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $61.10 | $101 | $107 | $183 | $259 | - | - |
| 1894 | $89.90 | $168 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $18.70 | $52.10 | $73.20 | $89.70 | $157 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.70 | $42.00 | $52.20 | $62.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.70 | $42.00 | $51.40 | $60.70 | $210 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.50 | $43.80 | $73.20 | $75.60 | $150 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.10 | $45.40 | $73.10 | $129 | $526 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.70 | $53.70 | $72.40 | $103 | $133 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.40 | $39.70 | $52.10 | $94.90 | $110 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.20 | $37.90 | $69.70 | $72.70 | $142 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1825 | - | - | - | $827 | $2,620 | - | - |
| 1826 | - | - | - | $337 | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | $1,080 | - |
| 1834 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | - | - | $778 | - | $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 | - | - | - | $1,110 | - | - | - |
| 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.
