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History of the Halfpenny
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Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
There are no halfpence of Queen Anne.
It is stressed that the following prices are a guide only, and in UK pounds. 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.
Many of the issues of halfpence show varieties such as legend errors, a lack of stops, or overdates. Only some of the more important are listed. Values for most errors are only slightly above those for normal coins.
No values of these coins are available
Year F VF EF 1672 70 300 1400 1672cr ex rare 1673 70 300 1350 1673cr ex rare 1673nr 100 600 1673no ex rare 1675 65 500 1500 1675no 80 550 1675/3 175 650
cr: CRAOLVS error
nr: No reverse stop
no: No stops on obverse
Year F VF EF 1685 250 750 4000 1686 300 750 4200 1687 325 800 4000
Year F VF EF 1689 600 1690 200 750 3500 1691 180 700 3200 1692 200 750 3400
Year F VF EF 1694 80 300 1200
Year F VF EF 1695 50 200 1200 1696 40 180 1000 1697 50 180 1000 1697nst 55 325 1698t1 50 220 1100 1698t2 55 200 1698t2d 50 200 1699t2 55 220 1100 1699t2d 250 1699t3 40 200 900 1699b 225 1699o 90 375 1700 50 200 1000 1700o 100 375 1700nsg 100 375 1700g1 100 350 1700g2 100 350 1701 50 200 1000 1701b 80 300 1701v 90 350
nsg: no stop after GVLIELMVS
nsb: no stop after BRITANNIA
nst: no stop after TERTIVS
t1: date in exergue, Britannia holding spray high
t2: date after BRITANNIA
t2d: no stop after date
t3: date in exergue, Britannia holding spray low
b: no bar in As in BRITANNIA
o: no stop on obverse
g1: GVIELMS error
g2: GVLIEEMVS error
v: Inverted As for Vs
Year F VF EF 1717 50 250 850 1718 40 225 800 1719 40 200 850 1720 35 160 700 1721 35 150 700 1721s 45 160 1722 35 140 650 1722v ex rare 1723 35 160 650 1723ns 110 500 1724 40 160 650
s: stop after date
v: inverted As for Vs on obverse
ns: no stop on reverse
Year F VF EF 1729 30 100 470 1729nr 30 100 470 1730 22 100 475 1730ge 80 250 850 1730nd 30 130 475 1730nr 35 160 500 1731 25 120 450 1731nr 28 125 450 1732 25 110 450 1732nr 28 140 500 1733 25 100 475 1734/3 35 220 1734no 35 220 1735 24 90 450 1736 24 90 450 1737 24 95 500 1738 24 90 400 1739 20 70 375 1740 20 75 350 1742 20 75 350 1742/0 25 150 500 1743 18 75 380 1744 18 75 390 1745 18 75 400 1746 18 75 350 1747 18 75 350 1748 18 75 350 1749 18 75 350 1750 18 75 350 1751 18 75 350 1752 18 75 350 1753 18 75 350 1754 18 75 350
nr: no stop on reverse
ge: GEOGIVS error
nd: no stop after date
nx: no stop after REX
no: no stop on obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1770 18 50 300 1770nr 25 70 350 1771 12 50 300 1771nr 20 65 300 1772g 80 250 850 1772 12 50 250 1772nr 20 65 280 1773 10 45 280 1773nx 35 100 425 1773nr 20 70 300 1774 12 40 230 1775 12 40 230 1799 5 12 55 120 1806 5 12 60 110 1807 5 12 60 110
nr: no stop on reverse
g: GEORIVS error
nx: no stop after REX
Year F VF EF Unc 1825 12 45 190 400 1826 12 45 190 400 1826 proof 800 1827 12 45 160 375
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 12 30 130 325 1831 proof 850 1834 12 30 130 325 1837 12 30 130 325
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 8 20 80 320 1839 proof 1100 1841 6 18 70 275 1843 50 100 300 1100 1844 12 40 180 400 1845 275 600 2300 1846 12 25 85 280 1847 12 22 85 280 1848 12 25 80 280 1848/7 15 35 110 300 1851 7 18 80 300 1852 10 22 90 300 1853 5 10 40 120 1853/2 15 30 60 275 1853 proof 1300 1854 5 9 40 160 1855 5 9 40 160 1856 12 28 90 350 1857 6 18 50 175 1858 5 12 50 160 1858/7 5 12 50 160 1858/6 5 12 50 175 1859 8 25 80 300 1859/8 8 25 70 325 1860cop 1800 3500 7000 12500
If your 1860 halfpenny has HALF PENNY on the reverse it is the Bronze version listed below.
Year F VF EF Unc 1860b 3 10 50 200 1860t 4 12 70 300 1861 4 10 60 200 1862 3 9 55 180 1862dl extremely rare 1863 3 9 75 175 1864 3 12 70 250 1865 4 18 80 325 1865/3 50 120 450 1866 5 15 70 300 1867 5 15 65 280 1868 5 15 75 320 1869 30 100 400 1200 1870 5 15 60 260 1871 60 100 500 1600 1872 4 10 50 220 1873 4 10 50 220 1874 6 25 110 350 1874H 3 10 60 270 1875 3 8 60 220 1875H 5 12 60 240 1876H 5 12 75 300 1877 3 10 60 200 1878 6 20 100 375 1878w 100 200 550 1879 3 10 40 200 1880 4 12 60 210 1881 4 12 50 180 1881H 3 10 50 220 1882H 3 10 50 240 1883 3 12 60 260 1884 3 10 45 175 1885 3 10 45 175 1886 3 10 45 175 1887 3 10 45 175 1888 3 10 45 175 1889 3 10 45 175 1889/8 30 60 250 1890 3 10 45 130 1891 3 10 40 130 1892 3 10 50 150 1893 3 10 40 150 1894 6 14 85 200
b: beaded border
t: toothed border
dl: die letter to left of lighthouse
H: Heaton Mint (H under date)
1895 2 8 25 85 1896 1 4 10 55 1897 1 4 10 55 1898 1 5 12 65 1899 1 4 10 50 1900 1 4 10 40 1901 1 3 8 35
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 2 4 8 30 1902lt 22 90 180 450 1903 2 5 20 80 1904 2 6 25 110 1905 2 5 20 80 1906 2 5 25 90 1907 2 5 20 90 1908 2 5 20 90 1909 2 5 20 90 1910 2 5 20 90
lt: low tide variety
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 1 4 15 40 1912 1 3 15 35 1913 1 3 15 40 1914 1 3 15 40 1915 2 3 20 55 1916 1 2 15 40 1917 1 2 15 35 1918 1 2 15 35 1919 1 2 15 35 1920 1 2 15 40 1921 1 2 15 40 1922 1 4 25 45 1923 1 2 15 35 1924 1 2 15 30 1925 2 15 30Type 2: Modified Obverse and Reverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1925me 4 10 50 90 1926 2 10 40 1927 2 10 40Type 3: Remodified Obverse
Year F VF EF Unc 1928 2 8 35 1929 2 8 35 1930 2 8 35 1931 2 8 35 1932 2 8 35 1933 2 8 35 1934 2 12 50 1935 1 6 20 1936 1 5 15
Year F VF EF Unc 1937 1 5 1937 proof 25 1938 1 6 1939 1 5 1940 4 15 1941 1 8 1942 1 5 1943 1 5 1944 1 5 1945 1 5 1946 1 6 1947 1 6 1948 1 4
Year F VF EF Unc 1949 1 4 1950 1 5 1950 proof 18 1951 1 6 1951 proof 18 1952 1 4
Year F VF EF Unc 1953 1 1953 proof 4Type 2: No BRITT OMN
Year F VF EF Unc 1954 3 1955 3 1956 3 1957 1 1957cs 10 30 1958 1 1959 1 1960 1 1962 1 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1970 proof 5
cs: calm sea variety
Coins dated 1963 to 1967 are very common, and can be bought for 20p or less.
Values extracted from Coin News January 2023
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 £1.
Charles II, James II, William & Mary, William III, George I, George II, George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II
There are no issued halfpennies of Queen Anne.
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v40 19th January 2024