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History of the Half Crown
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Oliver Cromwell : Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only,
and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer,
rather than what you might be able to sell them for.
I can take no personal responsibility for their accuracy, although every effort
has been made to ensure that they have been copied correctly.
The information has generally been taken from the UK monthly magazine
Coin News,
and is reproduced by the kind permission of
Token Publishing Ltd, 40 Southernhay East, Exeter, EX1 1PE
The headings F, VF, EF and Unc refer to the condition grades of the coins. A guide to evaluating grades is found on my UK Coin Values Index page.
Proof coins relatively often found are listed, but the absence of a mention does not mean that a proof of that year does not exist, as special VIP proofs were often struck for presentation to distinguished visitors.
Year F VF EF 1656 ex rare 1658 2200 3000 6500
Year F VF EF 1663 220 900 6500 1663ns 220 1000 1664 350 1500 7500 1666 1200 1666el 1100 4000 1667/4 extremely rare 1668/4 400 1600 1669 400 1600 1669/4 300 1200 1670 200 700 4500 1670R 300 1000 1671 170 700 4000 1671/0 170 700 5500 1672b3 extremely rare 1672b4 170 600 4250 1673 170 600 4250 1673plbs extremely rare 1673pl 9000 25000 1674 170 750 1675 170 600 4250 1676 160 650 4000 1676i 175 700 4500 1677 170 600 4000 1678 270 1100 1679 180 600 3750 1680 220 900 1681/0 300 1681 300 850 4750 1681ec 3750 13000 1682 200 700 4750 1683 200 700 4750 1683pl extremely rare 1684/3 400 1350 8000 ns: no obverse stops el: elephant below bust R: MRG for MAG b3: third bust b4: fourth bust plbs: plumes both sides pl: plume below bust i: inverted 1 in date ec: elephant and castle below bust
Year F VF EF 1685 250 700 6250 1686 250 700 5500 1686/5 275 850 1686v/s 270 850 1687b1 250 700 5500 1687/6 325 900 1687b2 250 650 4750 1688 250 650 4500 v/s: V over S in JACOBVS b1: first bust (Ribbons point down) b2: second bust (Ribbons point up)
Year F VF EF 1689s1 140 400 3000 1689np 140 400 3000 1689fra 170 600 3250 1689ns 140 600 3000 1689s2 140 550 2750 1689np 150 550 2750 1690 180 700 3500 1690G 600 1600 6000 1691 200 650 3500 1692 200 650 3500 1693 180 550 3500 1693i 250 900 4000
s1: first shield (lions & fleur de lys separate)
s2: second shield (lions & fleur de lys conjoined)
fra: FRA for FR on reverse
ns: no stops on obverse
np: no pearls in crown on reverse
G: GRETIA instead of GRATIA
i: 3 over inverted 3, or just inverted 3 (scarcer)
Year F VF EF
1696le 90 300 1800
1696leB 100 325 2200
1696leC 140 500 2350
1696leE 200 600 2750
1696leN 160 600 2500
1696ley 150 550 2750
1696lo 110 400 2500
1696loC 125 600 2500
1696loE 250 600 2600
1696loN 300 1000 4500
1696so 100 300 1800
1696soB 110 400 2100
1696soC 110 400 2300
1696soE 140 800 3000
1696soN 150 800 2800
1696soy 120 700 2500
1696b2 one known
1697 100 325 1800
1697B 140 450 2500
1697C 140 450 2600
1697E 140 450 2600
1697N 125 450 2500
1697y 110 450 2500
1698 110 400 2000
1698/7 ex.rare
1699 170 600 4000
1700 180 500 2750
1701 180 600 3000
1701ns 180 700
1701ec 3250 in fair condition
1701pl 375 1200 5750
l: large (wide) shields
s: small (narrow) shields
e: early harp (top left
higher than top right)
o: ordinary harp (top left
level with top right)
b2: second bust
B: Bristol mint
C: Chester mint
E: Exeter mint
N: Norwich mint
y: York Mint
ns: no stops on reverse
ec: elephant & castle below bust
pl: plumes on reverse
Year F VF EF 1703 750 2500 1703V 200 650 4000 1704pl 250 800 4000 1705pl 225 900 3500 1706rp 160 600 2750 1707rp 120 350 2200 1707 130 350 1800 1707E 120 325 1800 1708 130 350 2000 1708E 135 350 2000 1708pl 160 450 2500 1709 120 400 1800 1709E 350 1350 1710rp 120 400 2200 1712rp 120 400 2100 1713 120 400 2200 1713rp 120 400 1950 1714rp 120 400 1950 1714/3 175 550 V: VIGO pl: plumes rp: roses & plumes E: Edinburgh mint
Year F VF EF 1715rp 500 1000 4750 1717rp 500 1300 4750 1720rp 500 1200 4750 1720/17 475 1200 4500 1723SSC 475 1200 4500 1726rp 6000 16000 rp: roses & plumes SSC: SSC on reverse
Year F VF EF 1731 proof 15000 1731rp 180 500 2750 1732rp 180 500 2750 1734rp 200 550 3000 1735rp 180 500 2750 1736rp 180 500 2750 1739r 170 500 2500 1741/30 170 600 1741r 170 500 2250 1743r 150 300 1600 1745r 125 350 1600 1745L 100 275 1000 1746L 100 275 1000 1746L/5 100 350 1000 1746 proof 6500 1750 225 600 3200 1751 250 750 3500 rp: roses & plumes r: roses L: LIMA below bust
Year F VF EF Unc 1816 40 90 350 725 1817lh 40 90 350 725 1817sh 40 90 350 700 1818 40 90 350 700 1819/8 ex. rare 1819 40 90 300 700 1820 65 160 550 1100 lh: large head sh: small head
Year F VF EF Unc 1820 40 100 400 850 1821 40 100 400 850 1821 proof 4500 1823r1 1300 4500 1823r2 40 100 375 950 1824r2 40 100 350 1000 1824r3 extremely rare 1825 40 90 350 800 1826 40 90 350 800 1826 proof 2500 1828 110 300 1100 3000 1829 90 200 675 1250
r1: reverse 1 - garnished (fancy) shield, thistle & shamrock on either side, date under.
r2: reverse 2 - straight sided shield in garter, date under.
r3: reverse 3 - shield with crest, date under King's head
n.b. 1821 coins come with two almost identical reverses (1a and 1b). The second type (1b) is slightly more valuable than shown above.
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 extremely rare 1831 proof 4000 1834bWW 40 100 425 1500 1834sWW 40 90 400 1500 1835 50 120 450 1400 1836 40 90 375 1300 1836/5 70 125 650 1837 65 225 800 1850 bWW: WW in blocks sWW: WW in script
Year F VF EF Unc 1839 1300 4250 11000 1839 proof 7500 1840 60 220 1100 3000 1841 1200 2250 5000 10000 1842 60 170 800 2000 1843 170 500 2000 4500 1844 60 175 600 2000 1845 60 175 600 2000 1845/3 extremely rare 1846 70 180 600 2200 1848 200 600 1800 6000 1848/6 175 600 1500 4500 1848/7 extremely rare 1849ld 80 200 750 2800 1849/7 extremely rare 1849sd 100 350 1200 3500 1850 80 325 1000 3000 1853 proof 8000 1862 proof 8000 1864 proof 8000 1874 30 80 350 800 1875 40 90 375 850 1876 55 120 400 1000 1876/5 50 110 350 950 1876/6 75 150 450 1877 40 100 400 850 1878 40 100 400 850 1879 55 120 400 1000 1880 40 80 300 800 1881 40 80 300 750 1882 60 120 375 900 1883 40 80 325 675 1884 40 80 325 675 1885 40 80 325 675 1886 40 90 325 675 1887y 40 80 300 750 ld: large date sd: small date
Proofs are known for many dates between 1874 and 1887
Jubilee Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1887j 14 22 40 95 1887j proof 800 1888 20 50 90 300 1889 15 35 70 240 1890 20 45 100 280 1891 20 45 100 325 1892 20 45 100 350Old Head
Year F VF EF Unc 1893 15 40 80 200 1893 proof 1300 1894 25 50 130 375 1895 18 45 100 325 1896 16 40 95 300 1897 16 40 95 300 1898 16 40 95 300 1899 16 40 95 300 1900 16 40 95 300 1901 16 40 95 300
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 15 35 95 2250 1902 proof 300 1903 175 550 2200 5000 1904 60 250 700 2250 1905 550 1500 5000 10000 1906 18 55 240 900 1907 18 55 240 900 1908 25 100 450 1500 1909 18 60 350 900 1910 18 50 175 500
Type One: .925 Fine silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 15 35 90 300 1911 proof 425 1912 14 28 65 280 1913 14 30 80 300 1914 10 15 50 80 1915 10 15 50 80 1916 10 15 50 80 1917 12 20 60 125 1918 10 16 50 100 1919 10 18 60 125Type Two: .500 Fine silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1920 6 12 35 90 1921 6 12 40 75 1922 6 14 35 90 1923 7 12 40 65 1924 15 40 110 300 1925 30 75 350 1000 1926 15 35 75 260Type Three: Modified Effigy
Year F VF EF Unc 1926me 7 15 45 140 1927 7 14 30 100 me: modified effigyType Four: New design
Year F VF EF Unc 1927 proof 120 1928 6 10 25 45 1929 6 10 25 45 1930 20 65 325 900 1931 6 10 25 45 1932 7 14 25 100 1933 6 10 25 55 1934 14 30 90 275 1935 6 10 20 35 1936 6 10 20 30
Rare proofs dated 1928 to 1936 are known
Type 1: Silver
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 8 10 18 1937 proof 40 1938 6 8 18 35 1939 6 8 10 15 1940 6 8 10 15 1941 6 8 10 15 1942 6 8 10 14 1943 6 8 10 14 1944 6 8 10 14 1945 6 8 10 14 1946 6 8 10 14Type 2: Cupronickel
1947 1 2 4 1948 1 2 4Type 3: IND IMP removed
1949 1 2 6 1950 1 2 6 1950 proof 35 1951 1 2 6 1951 proof 10 1952 unique
Rare proofs for some dates between 1938 and 1949 are known.
Type One: BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 1 3 1953 proof 10Type Two: No BRITT OMN
1954 1 8 45 1955 1 6 1956 1 6 1957 1 6 1958 1 6 40 1959 1 9 35 1960 1 3 1961 2 1962 1 1963 1 1964 2 1965 1 1966 1 1967 1 1970 proof 8
Rare proofs for all dates from 1954 to 1967 are known. 1961 coins struck using polished blanks are valued about 50% more.
Extracted from Coin News September 2025
The lack of a value for a grade means either that the coin is rarely found in that grade or that its value is less than one pound.
Oliver Cromwell : Charles II : James II : William & Mary : William III : Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II
Very worn coins of Victoria and later may be worth no more than bullion value.
On 25th November 2025 silver bullion was $51.54 per Troy oz. The halfcrown prior to 1920 contains 0.4205 oz of silver, and this gives a bullion value of about £16.46 or US$21.67.
Halfcrowns from the period 1920 to 1946 contain 0.2273 oz of silver and thus have a bullion value of £8.90 or US$11.72.
Please note that the silver price and exchange rates fluctuate. Current bullion values may be available on my Bullion Value page.
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v56 25th November 2025