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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 70 375 1500 1672cr ex rare 1673 70 325 1450 1673cr ex rare 1673nr 100 600 1673no ex rare 1675 70 500 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 250 800 4250 1686 300 800 4400 1687 325 850 4250
Year F VF EF 1689 ex rare 1690 200 750 3500 1691 180 700 3500 1692 200 750 3500
Year F VF EF 1694 80 300 1300
Year F VF EF 1695 50 220 1200 1696 40 200 1000 1697 50 180 1000 1697nst 55 325 1698t1 50 250 1200 1698t2 55 200 1698t2d 50 200 1699t2 55 220 1200 1699t2d 250 1699t3 45 200 900 1699b 225 1699o 90 400 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 75 300 1000 1718 40 250 850 1719 40 200 900 1720 35 200 800 1721 35 175 800 1721s 45 200 1722 40 160 750 1722v ex rare 1723 40 175 700 1723ns 110 500 1724 40 160 800
s: stop after date
v: inverted As for Vs on obverse
ns: no stop on reverse
Year F VF EF 1729 30 100 500 1729nr 30 100 500 1730 25 100 500 1730ge 90 300 900 1730nd 30 130 500 1730nr 35 160 525 1731 25 120 475 1731nr 28 125 450 1732 25 110 450 1732nr 28 140 500 1733 25 100 500 1734/3 35 220 1734no 35 220 1735 25 100 475 1736 25 100 475 1737 25 100 500 1738 25 110 450 1739 20 90 400 1740 20 85 350 1742 20 80 350 1742/0 25 150 500 1743 20 80 400 1744 20 80 400 1745 20 80 400 1746 20 80 350 1747 20 80 350 1748 20 80 350 1749 20 80 350 1750 20 80 350 1751 20 80 350 1752 20 80 350 1753 20 80 350 1754 20 80 350
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 20 65 300 1770nr 25 70 350 1771 15 60 300 1771nr 20 70 325 1772g 80 250 850 1772 15 60 270 1772nr 20 70 300 1773 20 55 300 1773nx 35 110 450 1773nr 20 70 300 1774 15 50 275 1775 15 50 275 1799 6 15 60 130 1806 6 15 65 125 1807 6 15 65 125
nr: no stop on reverse
g: GEORIVS error
nx: no stop after REX
Year F VF EF Unc 1825 15 50 200 425 1826 15 50 200 425 1826 proof 900 1827 15 50 180 400
Year F VF EF Unc 1831 15 35 140 325 1831 proof 850 1834 15 35 140 325 1837 15 35 140 325
Year F VF EF Unc 1838 10 24 80 320 1839 proof 1200 1841 10 20 75 300 1843 50 100 300 1100 1844 14 45 200 425 1845 275 600 2300 1846 15 30 100 325 1847 15 25 100 325 1848 15 30 100 325 1848/7 15 35 120 350 1851 10 20 90 325 1852 12 25 100 325 1853 7 12 50 150 1853/2 15 30 60 275 1853 proof 1300 1854 7 12 40 170 1855 7 12 40 170 1856 12 30 100 380 1857 7 18 70 200 1858 6 15 60 180 1858/7 6 15 60 180 1858/6 6 15 60 200 1859 10 25 90 300 1859/8 10 25 80 325 1860cop 2000 3750 7000 13000
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 5 12 80 340 1861 5 12 70 220 1862 4 10 60 180 1862dl extremely rare 1863 4 10 75 175 1864 5 15 90 270 1865 5 18 90 350 1865/3 50 120 450 1866 5 15 80 325 1867 5 15 75 300 1868 5 15 80 340 1869 35 100 400 1200 1870 6 15 70 300 1871 60 100 500 1600 1872 5 10 50 240 1873 5 10 50 240 1874 8 30 120 380 1874H 4 12 60 270 1875 4 10 60 220 1875H 6 12 60 250 1876H 6 12 75 300 1877 4 10 60 240 1878 7 25 110 400 1878w 100 200 550 1879 4 10 50 220 1880 5 12 60 220 1881 5 12 60 220 1881H 4 10 60 250 1882H 4 10 60 250 1883 4 12 70 275 1884 4 10 50 220 1885 4 10 50 220 1886 4 10 50 220 1887 4 10 50 220 1888 4 10 50 220 1889 4 10 50 220 1889/8 30 60 250 1890 4 10 45 160 1891 4 10 40 160 1892 4 10 50 190 1893 4 10 40 175 1894 6 15 85 220
b: beaded border
t: toothed border
dl: die letter to left of lighthouse
H: Heaton Mint (H under date)
1895 3 8 25 110 1896 2 6 12 70 1897 2 6 12 70 1898 2 7 14 90 1899 2 5 12 70 1900 2 5 12 50 1901 2 4 10 45
Year F VF EF Unc 1902 3 5 10 35 1902lt 25 90 180 450 1903 3 6 20 90 1904 3 7 25 125 1905 3 6 20 100 1906 3 6 25 100 1907 3 6 20 100 1908 3 6 20 100 1909 3 6 20 110 1910 3 6 20 100
lt: low tide variety
Year F VF EF Unc 1911 1 5 15 40 1912 1 4 15 40 1913 1 4 15 50 1914 1 4 15 50 1915 2 4 20 55 1916 1 3 15 45 1917 1 3 15 35 1918 1 3 15 35 1919 1 3 15 35 1920 1 3 15 40 1921 1 3 15 40 1922 1 5 25 45 1923 1 3 15 35 1924 1 3 15 30 1925 3 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 6 1942 1 6 1943 1 6 1944 1 6 1945 1 6 1946 1 6 1947 1 6 1948 1 5
Year F VF EF Unc 1949 1 5 1950 1 6 1950 proof 18 1951 1 6 1951 proof 18 1952 1 5
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 March 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 £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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v41 9th July 2025