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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 | $16.50 | $50.80 | $68.00 |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.40 | $14.60 | $43.50 | $57.90 |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | - | - | $30.70 | $64.50 | $162 | $211 |
| 1844 | - | - | $12.00 | $36.60 | $108 | $120 |
| 1845 | - | $148 | $237 | $545 | $1,370 | $1,790 |
| 1846 | - | - | $12.50 | $31.10 | $83.70 | $110 |
| 1847 | - | - | $12.50 | $30.00 | $83.20 | $110 |
| 1848 | - | - | $22.70 | $58.90 | $125 | $159 |
| 1848 - 8/7 | - | - | $11.40 | $32.90 | $90.40 | $119 |
| 1851 | - | - | $5.80 | $15.70 | $49.50 | $66.40 |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $4.10 | $11.70 | $45.30 | $62.10 |
| 1852 | - | - | $7.60 | $17.20 | $52.10 | $77.30 |
| 1853 | - | - | $4.40 | $9.30 | $30.80 | $41.50 |
| 1853 - 3/2 | - | - | $12.80 | $37.10 | $84.90 | $109 |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.70 | $8.10 | $29.90 | $44.60 |
| 1855 | - | - | $4.20 | $8.10 | $29.90 | $40.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | $7.60 | $18.30 | $51.70 | $68.40 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.60 | $12.50 | $35.80 | $47.40 |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | - | - | $2.90 | $8.90 | $32.90 | $45.00 |
| 1858 - 8/7 | - | - | $4.60 | $10.30 | $34.70 | $46.90 |
| 1858 - 8/6 | - | - | $5.00 | $12.60 | $38.60 | $51.60 |
| 1858 - Large Date | - | - | $4.10 | $10.00 | $34.20 | $46.30 |
| 1858 - Small Date | - | - | $3.40 | $10.00 | $30.80 | $41.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | $5.70 | $14.70 | $45.30 | $60.70 |
| 1859 - 9/8 | - | - | $9.30 | $22.00 | $65.70 | $87.50 |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | - | - | $2.20 | $7.80 | $29.50 | $40.40 |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | - | - | $3.30 | $10.80 | $49.80 | $69.30 |
| 1860 - Mule | - | - | $769 | $1,540 | $2,250 | $2,610 |
| 1861 | - | - | $7.70 | $17.40 | $59.50 | $80.50 |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | $309 | $803 | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | $288 | $841 | - | - |
| 1862 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $28.00 | $38.50 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | - | - | $669 | $1,280 | $2,060 | $2,440 |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | - | - | $1,080 | $2,270 | $4,120 | $5,100 |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | $1,100 | $3,020 | - | - |
| 1863 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.40 | $49.20 | $70.20 |
| 1864 | - | - | $2.20 | $10.10 | $49.40 | $69.10 |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.30 | $15.60 | $71.80 | $100.00 |
| 1865 - 5/3 | - | - | $48.50 | $122 | $297 | $384 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.30 | $12.80 | $55.40 | $76.60 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.30 | $13.60 | $59.20 | $82.00 |
| 1868 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.10 | $57.30 | $79.90 |
| 1869 | - | - | $29.30 | $97.50 | $266 | $350 |
| 1870 | - | - | $3.30 | $10.30 | $51.60 | $72.30 |
| 1871 | - | - | $45.80 | $99.30 | $313 | $474 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.50 | $43.40 | $60.80 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.70 | $11.00 | $51.90 | $72.40 |
| 1874 | - | - | $5.50 | $27.50 | $96.30 | $131 |
| 1874 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $7.40 | $39.30 | $61.60 |
| 1874 - Narrow date | - | - | $13.20 | $65.90 | $266 | $367 |
| 1875 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $43.30 | $61.50 |
| 1875 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $9.00 | $50.90 | $71.90 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.50 | $8.10 | $45.70 | $64.50 |
| 1877 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.80 | $43.70 | $61.70 |
| 1878 | - | - | $5.50 | $22.90 | $84.20 | $115 |
| 1878 - Wide date | - | - | $98.80 | $220 | $398 | $487 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.80 | $37.10 | $51.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.80 | $43.10 | $60.20 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.70 | $8.80 | $41.20 | $57.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $40.30 | $57.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.30 | $7.00 | $40.30 | $57.00 |
| 1883 - Rose | - | - | $15.40 | $35.70 | $70.20 | $90.20 |
| 1883 - Broach | - | - | $3.30 | $8.80 | $43.10 | $60.20 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.30 | $6.00 | $33.50 | $47.20 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $32.70 | $45.20 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $41.00 | $45.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $29.90 | $41.00 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $39.50 | $55.50 |
| 1889 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $39.50 | $55.50 |
| 1889 - 9/8 | - | - | $30.20 | $53.10 | $146 | $192 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $28.60 | $39.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $27.20 | $36.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $2.20 | $8.20 | $43.90 | $50.90 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.30 | $7.70 | $36.80 | $51.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.30 | $8.90 | $50.20 | $70.90 |
| 1895 | - | - | $2.20 | $6.00 | $13.20 | $16.70 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.10 |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.10 |
| 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 | $9.10 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $7.10 | $9.10 |
| 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 | $85.10 | $227 | $256 | $286 | $293 | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $72.30 | $167 | $187 | $208 | $298 | - | - |
| 1841 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $259 | $329 | $376 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $180 | $295 | $410 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $2,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $136 | $250 | $314 | $402 | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $136 | $250 | $364 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $192 | $318 | $499 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 - 8/7 | $148 | $242 | $284 | $325 | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $83.30 | $176 | $180 | $185 | - | - | - |
| 1851 - Dots on Shield | $78.90 | $220 | $291 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $86.90 | $169 | $191 | $490 | $790 | - | - |
| 1853 | $52.20 | $94.50 | $126 | $158 | $327 | $332 | - |
| 1853 - 3/2 | $133 | $254 | $375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.70 | $106 | $152 | $192 | $247 | $392 | - |
| 1855 | $51.70 | $118 | $165 | $243 | $267 | $292 | - |
| 1856 | $85.10 | $176 | $177 | $178 | $375 | - | - |
| 1857 | $59.00 | $110 | $147 | $185 | - | - | - |
| 1857 - Dots on Shield | $57.00 | $134 | $180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/7 | $59.00 | $108 | $128 | $147 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - 8/6 | $64.50 | $128 | $201 | $235 | $253 | - | - |
| 1858 - Large Date | $58.30 | $111 | $164 | $186 | - | - | - |
| 1858 - Small Date | $51.50 | $103 | $166 | $252 | $276 | - | - |
| 1859 | $76.00 | $134 | $147 | $215 | $283 | - | - |
| 1859 - 9/8 | $109 | $234 | $265 | $295 | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Beaded Border | $51.20 | $104 | $120 | $161 | $203 | - | - |
| 1860 - Toothed Border | $88.80 | $163 | $181 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Mule | $2,970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 | $102 | $150 | $151 | $262 | $302 | $329 | - |
| 1861 - Halp | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 6/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 | $49.00 | $114 | $115 | $116 | $169 | $380 | $588 |
| 1862 - A at lighthouse | $2,830 | $3,650 | $4,390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - B at lighthouse | $6,200 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1862 - C at lighthouse | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $91.10 | $148 | $158 | $220 | $282 | - | - |
| 1864 | $88.80 | $175 | $197 | $215 | $234 | - | - |
| 1865 | $128 | $332 | $535 | $1,000 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/3 | $471 | $843 | $1,230 | - | - | - | - |
| 1866 | $97.90 | $205 | $310 | - | - | - | - |
| 1867 | $105 | $244 | $443 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $103 | $178 | $181 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $435 | $1,030 | $1,230 | $1,420 | $1,540 | - | - |
| 1870 | $92.90 | $190 | $341 | - | - | - | - |
| 1871 | $526 | $877 | $1,090 | $1,310 | $1,370 | - | - |
| 1872 | $78.30 | $150 | $263 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $92.90 | $211 | $330 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 | $165 | $355 | $545 | - | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H | $79.60 | $143 | $155 | $178 | $202 | - | - |
| 1874 - Narrow date | $467 | $755 | $1,040 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 | $79.60 | $173 | $265 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H | $92.90 | $199 | $263 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $83.30 | $185 | $227 | $350 | - | - | - |
| 1877 | $79.60 | $141 | $159 | $215 | $271 | - | - |
| 1878 | $146 | $344 | $542 | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 - Wide date | $577 | $920 | $1,260 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 | $66.30 | $131 | $152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $77.30 | $158 | $228 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $73.70 | $166 | $167 | $168 | $316 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $73.70 | $170 | $170 | $171 | - | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $73.70 | $173 | $197 | $220 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Rose | $110 | $209 | $308 | $416 | - | - | - |
| 1883 - Broach | $77.30 | $179 | $280 | - | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $60.90 | $114 | $127 | - | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $59.00 | $135 | $145 | $155 | - | - | - |
| 1886 | $59.00 | $111 | $126 | - | - | - | - |
| 1887 | $55.40 | $130 | $166 | $242 | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $68.20 | $121 | $135 | $144 | $152 | - | - |
| 1889 | $68.20 | $150 | $188 | $195 | - | - | - |
| 1889 - 9/8 | $239 | $387 | $468 | $549 | - | - | - |
| 1890 | $51.20 | $102 | $134 | $153 | $227 | $298 | - |
| 1891 | $49.40 | $96.80 | $112 | $117 | $121 | - | - |
| 1892 | $71.40 | $150 | $164 | $179 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $62.20 | $103 | $109 | $186 | $263 | - | - |
| 1894 | $91.50 | $171 | $196 | - | - | - | - |
| 1895 | $19.00 | $53.00 | $74.50 | $91.40 | $160 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.90 | $42.80 | $53.10 | $63.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Low Sea Level | $11.90 | $42.80 | $52.30 | $61.80 | $214 | - | - |
| 1897 - High Sea Level | $13.70 | $44.60 | $74.50 | $77.00 | $152 | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.40 | $46.30 | $74.40 | $132 | $535 | - | - |
| 1899 | $11.90 | $54.60 | $73.70 | $104 | $135 | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.60 | $40.40 | $53.00 | $96.60 | $112 | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.30 | $38.60 | $71.00 | $74.00 | $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 | - | - | - | $792 | - | $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 | - | - | - | $1,130 | - | - | - |
| 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.
