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Half Crown - 1902 to 1967 - Price Guide
On the 1 March 1966, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, James Callaghan announced that the old £sd system would be replaced by a decimal currency in which the pound was to be divided into one hundred units. The half crown was demonetised on 1 January 1970, the year before the United Kingdom adopted decimal currency on Decimal Day. In the 20th century a slang term for the coin was half-a-dollar.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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| 1902 | - | - | £11.20 | £28.70 | £53.50 | £74.80 |
| 1903 | - | - | £135 | £433 | £1,100 | £1,580 |
| 1904 | - | - | £48.70 | £215 | £448 | £564 |
| 1905 | - | £272 | £480 | £1,290 | £2,990 | £3,840 |
| 1906 | - | - | £10.90 | £36.30 | £107 | £142 |
| 1907 | - | - | £12.20 | £43.00 | £120 | £170 |
| 1908 | - | - | £17.30 | £56.00 | £222 | £305 |
| 1909 | - | - | £12.20 | £46.00 | £183 | £252 |
| 1910 | - | - | £12.20 | £36.00 | £103 | £136 |
| 1911 | - | - | £9.20 | £19.30 | £41.70 | £52.80 |
| 1912 | - | - | £8.00 | £18.30 | £35.80 | £44.60 |
| 1913 | - | - | £8.00 | £20.50 | £43.20 | £54.60 |
| 1914 | - | - | £7.60 | £9.60 | £21.80 | £27.90 |
| 1915 | - | - | £7.60 | £9.60 | £19.80 | £24.90 |
| 1916 | - | - | £7.60 | £9.60 | £19.80 | £23.20 |
| 1917 | - | - | £7.60 | £12.00 | £27.00 | £34.60 |
| 1918 | - | - | £7.60 | £9.60 | £20.80 | £26.40 |
| 1919 | - | - | £7.60 | £12.00 | £26.00 | £30.50 |
| 1920 | - | - | £4.10 | £8.00 | £20.40 | £26.60 |
| 1921 | - | - | £4.10 | £8.00 | £22.00 | £29.00 |
| 1922 | - | - | £4.10 | £7.60 | £20.60 | £27.10 |
| 1923 | - | - | £4.10 | £5.60 | £14.80 | £19.40 |
| 1924 | - | - | £7.20 | £18.00 | £39.00 | £49.50 |
| 1925 | - | - | £22.00 | £55.00 | £176 | £236 |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | - | - | £5.20 | £17.20 | £34.60 | £43.30 |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | - | - | £12.00 | £36.00 | £88.00 | £114 |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | - | - | £4.10 | £13.60 | £31.80 | £40.90 |
| 1927 | - | - | £4.10 | £7.60 | £19.80 | £27.30 |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £10.00 | £12.60 |
| 1929 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £10.40 | £13.20 |
| 1930 | - | - | £11.70 | £53.00 | £170 | £229 |
| 1931 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £11.40 | £14.70 |
| 1932 | - | - | £4.10 | £6.40 | £13.20 | £16.60 |
| 1933 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £9.40 | £11.70 |
| 1934 | - | - | £4.10 | £8.80 | £32.40 | £44.20 |
| 1935 | - | - | £4.10 | £6.00 | £8.80 | £11.00 |
| 1936 | - | - | £4.10 | £6.00 | £8.20 | £10.10 |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | £4.80 | £5.50 | £5.70 |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £7.30 |
| 1939 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1940 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1941 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1942 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1943 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1944 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1945 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1946 | - | - | £4.10 | £4.80 | £5.60 | £5.80 |
| 1947 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.40 |
| 1948 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.40 |
| 1949 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.60 |
| 1950 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.40 |
| 1951 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.40 |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.80 |
| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.80 |
| 1959 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £4.00 | £5.60 |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1902 | £78.30 | £127 | £168 | £239 | £647 | - | - |
| 1903 | £1,960 | £3,110 | £4,250 | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | £680 | £1,270 | £1,850 | £1,910 | - | - | - |
| 1905 | £4,680 | £6,900 | £9,200 | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | £178 | £387 | £597 | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | £212 | £461 | £706 | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | £388 | £721 | £1,130 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | £321 | £493 | £598 | £703 | - | - | - |
| 1910 | £169 | £319 | £351 | £384 | - | - | - |
| 1911 | £64.00 | £129 | £193 | £252 | - | - | - |
| 1912 | £53.30 | £140 | £166 | £192 | - | - | - |
| 1913 | £66.00 | £149 | £232 | - | - | £345 | - |
| 1914 | £31.00 | £57.60 | £83.70 | £196 | - | - | - |
| 1915 | £26.70 | £60.60 | £71.00 | £113 | - | - | - |
| 1916 | £26.70 | £52.80 | £91.30 | £150 | £235 | - | - |
| 1917 | £38.00 | £64.80 | £91.70 | £181 | - | - | - |
| 1918 | £28.00 | £47.10 | £72.00 | £135 | £289 | - | - |
| 1919 | £35.00 | £66.00 | £103 | £106 | £349 | - | - |
| 1920 | £31.90 | £74.90 | £119 | £298 | - | - | - |
| 1921 | £37.30 | £70.30 | £93.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | £32.40 | £63.50 | £102 | £178 | - | - | - |
| 1923 | £20.00 | £40.00 | £56.90 | £299 | - | - | - |
| 1924 | £50.00 | £97.30 | £135 | £181 | - | - | - |
| 1925 | £297 | £548 | £800 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | £49.70 | £99.80 | £130 | £224 | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | £140 | £228 | £316 | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | £53.30 | £101 | £148 | £187 | - | - | - |
| 1927 | £29.70 | £49.90 | £69.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | £13.50 | £27.60 | £31.70 | £54.10 | £76.50 | - | - |
| 1929 | £14.00 | £25.40 | £38.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | £287 | £549 | £809 | £886 | £960 | - | - |
| 1931 | £16.00 | £30.20 | £44.50 | £75.20 | - | - | - |
| 1932 | £18.30 | £40.80 | £73.80 | £100 | - | - | - |
| 1933 | £12.70 | £27.50 | £52.60 | £68.50 | - | - | - |
| 1934 | £49.00 | £96.70 | £144 | £145 | - | - | - |
| 1935 | £11.50 | £19.10 | £31.40 | £51.60 | £96.70 | - | - |
| 1936 | £10.70 | £16.90 | £39.70 | £102 | £188 | £304 | - |
| 1937 - George VI | £7.00 | £9.40 | £15.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | £8.00 | £21.80 | £33.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | £5.60 | £10.00 | £15.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | £6.80 | £10.60 | £16.70 | £97.70 | - | - | - |
| 1941 | £5.60 | £9.50 | £15.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | £5.60 | £8.50 | £13.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | £5.60 | £9.50 | £15.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | £5.60 | £17.00 | £30.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | £5.60 | £7.90 | £12.00 | £78.60 | - | - | - |
| 1946 | £5.60 | £7.50 | £25.70 | £86.50 | - | - | - |
| 1947 | £1.60 | £5.00 | £8.40 | £20.20 | £155 | - | - |
| 1948 | £1.60 | £4.30 | £7.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | £2.00 | £8.30 | £15.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | £4.00 | £10.80 | £18.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1951 | £4.00 | £11.50 | £20.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | £0.80 | £1.80 | £3.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | £2.00 | £4.00 | £22.10 | £40.30 | - | - |
| 1954 | £5.10 | £21.40 | £37.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 | £0.80 | £4.20 | £8.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | £0.80 | £5.00 | £9.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | £0.80 | £3.60 | £6.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | £5.60 | £16.50 | £29.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | £6.80 | £20.40 | £36.30 | - | - | £76.20 | - |
| 1960 | £0.80 | £4.10 | £7.50 | £23.30 | £39.10 | - | - |
| 1961 | - | £1.75 | £3.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | £0.80 | £1.85 | £9.10 | £16.40 | £51.40 | - | - |
| 1963 | - | £1.25 | £2.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | £1.65 | £3.30 | £22.90 | £42.50 | - | - |
| 1965 | - | £1.15 | £2.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | £1.40 | £26.20 | £49.90 | - | - |
| 1967 | - | £0.70 | £2.70 | £41.40 | £49.90 | - | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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| 1902 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1903 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1904 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1905 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1910 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1911 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1913 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1914 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1915 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1920 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1923 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1924 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1925 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - Colon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Original Bust - No Colon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1926 - Modified Bust | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 - Matte | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1931 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1932 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1933 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - George VI | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1941 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1942 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1944 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1945 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1946 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1948 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1951 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I between beads | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 - I points to a bead | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1957 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1959 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
