Values of Coins of England and Great Britain

('Coins of the UK')

by Tony Clayton


The Halfpenny


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Search by reign

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


Condition Grades

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.


Varieties

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.


Silver Half Pence

No values of these coins are available


Copper Halfpence

Charles II

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


Tin Halfpence

James II

Year    F       VF      EF  
1685    250     750     4000
1686    300     750     4200
1687    325     800     4000

William & Mary

Year    F       VF      EF
1689    600
1690    200     750     3500
1691    180     700     3200
1692    200     750     3400

Copper Halfpence

William & Mary

Year    F       VF      EF
1694    80      300     1200

William III

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


George I

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


George II

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


George III

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


George IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1825    12      45      190     400
1826    12      45      190     400
1826    proof                   800
1827    12      45      160     375

William IV

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1831    12      30      130     325
1831    proof                   850
1834    12      30      130     325
1837    12      30      130     325

Victoria

Copper Halfpence (date under head)

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.


Victoria

Bronze Halfpence (date under Britannia)

Young (Bun) Head

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)

Old (Veiled) Head

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

Edward VII

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


George V

Type 1
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      30
Type 2: Modified Obverse and Reverse
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1925me  4       10      50      90
1926            2       10      40
1927            2       10      40
Type 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

George VI

Type 1: IND IMP

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

Type 2: No IND IMP

Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1949                    1       4
1950                    1       5
1950    proof                   18
1951                    1       6
1951    proof                   18
1952                    1       4

Elizabeth II

Type 1: BRITT OMN
Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1953                            1
1953    proof                   4
Type 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.


Search by reign

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