Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton

Halfpenny Coins

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History of the Halfpenny
Values of Halfpenny Coins

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Edward I : Edward III : Henry V : Henry VI : Edward IV : Henry VIII : Charles II : William & Mary : William III : Queen Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II

Halfpence

Edward I

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Class 3a Halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed Mint Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Edward III

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Third coinage Halfpenny, Reading Mint. S.1560 Escallop in 3rd quarter on reverse Courtesy of Spink

Henry V

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Class D Halfpenny, London Mint

Henry VI

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Annulet Issue halfpenny, London Mint. Courtesy of Sylvester

Hybrid Annulet/Rosette-mascle Issue halfpenny, Calais Mint. Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

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Edward IV

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Light Coinage Halfpenny, London Mint, mintmark crown (1468-9) Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.

Henry VIII

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London Mint Halfpenny, second coinage (1526-44) Mintmark: arrow Courtesy of Spink

Charles II

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1673 halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

William and Mary

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Tin halfpenny, 1692. Courtesy of Spink

Copper halfpenny, 1694. Courtesy of Spink

Pattern halfpenny, 1694. Courtesy of Spink

William III

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1695 halfpenny, patinated Author's Collection

1697 halfpenny Courtesy of Spink

Halfpenny with DEI GRATIA instead of TERTIVS Only three known at present Courtesy of Jon Reade

Queen Anne

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Pattern halfpenny, undated. Courtesy of Spink

George I

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1717 halfpenny (dump halfpenny). Courtesy of Spink

1719 halfpenny (second bust). Courtesy of Spink

George II

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1739 halfpenny, young head. Courtesy of Spink

A typical well worn 1745 halfpenny

1752 halfpenny, older head. Courtesy of Spink

George III

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1774 halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

1788 gilt pattern halfpenny by Droz Courtesy of Martin Platt

Jean Pierre Droz (1746-1823) was a well-known Swiss medallist and engraver who trained in France. In 1786 he struck a pattern of Louis XVI with an edge inscription produced by a new type of collar. This attracted the attention of Matthew Boulton, who persuaded Droz to visit England in 1787 and to work for him at the Soho Mint in 1788. There Droz effected mechanical improvements to Boulton's coining machinery and cut dies for some patterns for the English coinage. He left Boulton and went to France in the spring of 1791 and was appointed Keeper of the Mint Museum there.

1799 pattern halfpenny, Peck 1258. Courtesy of Martin Platt

1799 halfpenny. Courtesy of Tony O'Connor

1805 bronzed pattern halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

1806 proof halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

George IV

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Proof halfpenny, 1826. Raised line down arms of saltire. Courtesy of Spink

Halfpenny, 1827. Two incuse lines down arms of saltire. Author's Collection

William IV

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Halfpenny, 1837. S.3847 Courtesy of Spink

Victoria

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1841 halfpenny. Author's Collection

1858 halfpenny. Author's Collection

1862 halfpenny, reverse showing die letter B to left of lighthouse. Courtesy of Martin Platt

1871 halfpenny. A scarce date. Courtesy of Spink

1874H halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

1875H halfpenny. Courtesy of Spink

1890 halfpenny: obverse type 15; reverse type S. Author's Collection

Edward VII

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1902 halfpenny. A poor specimen, typical of the state they were reduced to by the time of decimalisation in 1971. Author's Collection

1902 halfpenny. A somewhat better example from the Author's Collection

1910 halfpenny. An almost uncirculated example. Author's Collection

George V

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1911 halfpenny. Courtesy of John Quinn

1925 halfpenny, modified effigy. Courtesy of John Quinn

1936 halfpenny. Courtesy of John Quinn

George VI

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1939 halfpenny Courtesy of John Quinn

1943 halfpenny Author's Collection

1950 halfpenny Modified obverse Author's Collection

1952 halfpenny, obverse. Author's Collection

1952 halfpenny, reverse. Author's Collection

Elizabeth II

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1953 halfpenny. First obverse. Courtesy of John Quinn

1956 halfpenny, reverse. Smooth waves.	1957 halfpenny, reverse. Rough waves.
1958 halfpenny, reverse.	1962 halfpenny, reverse.

1965 halfpenny.

1970 proof halfpenny. Dated after the halfpenny had been demonetized

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