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by Tony Clayton

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3 - The Halfpenny


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History of the Halfpenny
Pictures of Halfpence on www.ukcoinpics.co.uk


Quick find 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, PO Box 14, Honiton, Devon EX14 9YP, UK


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 
1/2d    1672    50      225     900
1/2d    1672cr  ex rare
1/2d    1673    50      220     850
1/2d    1673cr  ex rare
1/2d    1673nr  80      400
1/2d    1673no  ex rare
1/2d    1675    50      225     900
1/2d    1675no  50      325
1/2d    1675/3  160     500
cr: CRAOLVS error
nr: No reverse stop
no: No stops on obverse

Tin Halfpence

James II

        Year    F       VF      EF  
1/2d    1685    125     600     2750
1/2d    1686    140     600     2750
1/2d    1687    125     600     2750

William & Mary

        Year    F       VF      EF
1/2d    1689    500
1/2d    1690    150     500     2500
1/2d    1691    150     500     2500
1/2d    1692    150     500     2500

Copper Halfpence

William & Mary

        Year    F       VF      EF
1/2d    1694    45      200     900

William III

        Year    F       VF      EF
1/2d    1695    35      125     600
1/2d    1695nsg 50      130
1/2d    1695nsb 50      130
1/2d    1696    30      140     600
1/2d    1697    30      125     600
1/2d    1697nst 50      200
1/2d    1698t1  35      150     650
1/2d    1698t2  30      150
1/2d    1698t2d 45      140
1/2d    1699t2  150
1/2d    1699t2d 30      140     600
1/2d    1699t3  35      125     600
1/2d    1699b   150
1/2d    1699o   90      275
1/2d    1700    30      125     600
1/2d    1700o   90      250
1/2d    1700nsg 90      250
1/2d    1700g1  90      250
1/2d    1700g2  90      250
1/2d    1701    35      140     600
1/2d    1701b   50      200
1/2d    1701v   50      225
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
1/2d    1717    40      130     500
1/2d    1718    30      130     400
1/2d    1719    30      130     425
1/2d    1720    25      130     425
1/2d    1721    25      100     425
1/2d    1721s   35      120
1/2d    1722    30      120     400
1/2d    1722v   40      150
1/2d    1723    30      120     425
1/2d    1723ns  75      300
1/2d    1724    25      120     450
s: stop after date
v: inverted As for Vs on obverse
ns: no stop on reverse

George II

        Year    F       VF      EF
1/2d    1729    22      70      300
1/2d    1729nr  25      70      300
1/2d    1730    15      70      275
1/2d    1730ge  30      100     425
1/2d    1730nd  25      100     325
1/2d    1730nr  30      120     400
1/2d    1731    20      100     275
1/2d    1731nr  25      100     300
1/2d    1732    20      80      250
1/2d    1732nr  25      100     300
1/2d    1733    20      70      250
1/2d    1734/3  30      180
1/2d    1734no  30      180
1/2d    1735    20      70      250
1/2d    1736    20      70      225
1/2d    1737    20      70      250
1/2d    1738    20      70      250
1/2d    1739    18      60      225
1/2d    1740    15      60      200
1/2d    1742    15      60      200
1/2d    1742/0  20      100     300
1/2d    1743    15      70      225
1/2d    1744    15      70      225
1/2d    1745    15      70      225
1/2d    1746    15      70      225
1/2d    1747    15      70      225
1/2d    1748    15      70      225
1/2d    1749    15      70      225
1/2d    1750    15      70      225
1/2d    1751    15      70      225
1/2d    1752    15      70      225
1/2d    1753    15      70      225
1/2d    1754    15      70      225
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
1/2d    1770    10      45      220
1/2d    1770nr  25      65      250
1/2d    1771    10      40      225
1/2d    1771nr  20      60      250
1/2d    1772g   40      100     500
1/2d    1772    10      40      165
1/2d    1772nr  20      60      200
1/2d    1773    10      30      200
1/2d    1773nx  25      60
1/2d    1773nr  20      60      200
1/2d    1774    10      30      175
1/2d    1775    10      30      175
1/2d    1799    2       6       30      80
1/2d    1806    2       6       30      80
1/2d    1807    2       6       30      80
nr: no stop on reverse
g: GEORIVS error
nx: no stop after REX

George IV

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1825    10      35      100     200
1/2d    1826    10      35      100     200
1/2d    1826    proof           80      350
1/2d    1827    10      25      90      150

William IV

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1831    8       25      80      225
1/2d    1831    proof                   275
1/2d    1834    8       25      80      225
1/2d    1837    8       25      80      225

Victoria

Copper Halfpence (date under head)

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1838    5       15      40      125
1/2d    1839    proof                   275
1/2d    1841    4       15      40      110
1/2d    1843    20      45      100     275
1/2d    1844    5       15      40      125
1/2d    1845    45      120     500
1/2d    1846    7       16      50      140
1/2d    1847    7       16      50      140
1/2d    1848    7       16      50      140
1/2d    1848/7  7       15      50      130
1/2d    1851    5       15      45      140
1/2d    1852    7       16      45      140
1/2d    1853    4       7       20      60
1/2d    1853/2  15      25      50      150
1/2d    1853    proof                   200
1/2d    1854    4       8       30      65
1/2d    1855    4       8       30      65
1/2d    1856    6       15      40      135
1/2d    1857    5       14      40      80
1/2d    1858    4       10      30      80
1/2d    1858/7  4       10      30      80
1/2d    1858/6  4       10      30      80
1/2d    1859    5       15      35      120
1/2d    1859/8  5       15      40      100
1/2d    1860cop         650     1800    4000
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
1/2d    1860b   3       9       30      140
1/2d    1860t   4       12      45      150
1/2d    1861    3       9       30      120
1/2d    1862    3       9       30      90
1/2d    1862dl  extremely rare
1/2d    1863    3       9       30      90
1/2d    1864    3       10      40      80
1/2d    1865    4       15      50      120
1/2d    1865/3  20      60      275
1/2d    1866    5       15      50      120
1/2d    1867    5       15      45      110
1/2d    1868    4       10      40      140
1/2d    1869    7       35      75      300
1/2d    1870    5       15      50      175
1/2d    1871    30      80      200     500
1/2d    1872    4       10      35      100
1/2d    1873    4       10      35      100
1/2d    1874    5       25      80      200
1/2d    1874H   3       10      40      175
1/2d    1875    3       10      40      140
1/2d    1875H   4       10      40      110
1/2d    1876H   4       10      40      110
1/2d    1877    3       10      40      125
1/2d    1878    5       20      60      120
1/2d    1879    3       10      30      100
1/2d    1880    4       12      45      125
1/2d    1881    4       12      35      100
1/2d    1881H   3       10      30      90
1/2d    1882H   3       10      30      110
1/2d    1883    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1884    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1885    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1886    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1887    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1888    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1889    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1889/8  10      30      75
1/2d    1890    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1891    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1892    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1893    3       10      30      90
1/2d    1894    5       12      40      150
b: beaded border
t: toothed border
dl: die letter to left of lighthouse
H: Heaton Mint (H under date)

Old (Veiled) Head

1/2d    1895    1       4       15      40
1/2d    1896    1       4       10      35
1/2d    1897    1       4       10      35
1/2d    1898    1       4       10      35
1/2d    1899    1       4       10      35
1/2d    1900    1       4       10      35
1/2d    1901    1       2       7       18

Edward VII

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1902    2       4       8       22
1/2d    1902lt  6       25      60      140
1/2d    1903    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1904    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1905    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1906    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1907    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1908    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1909    2       5       18      40
1/2d    1910    2       5       18      40
lt: low tide variety

George V

Type 1
        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1911            3       12      30
1/2d    1912            2       12      30
1/2d    1913            2       14      35
1/2d    1914            2       12      35
1/2d    1915    1       3       14      35
1/2d    1916            2       12      35
1/2d    1917            2       12      30
1/2d    1918            2       12      30
1/2d    1919            2       12      30
1/2d    1920            2       12      30
1/2d    1921            2       12      30
1/2d    1922            2       15      40
1/2d    1923            2       12      30
1/2d    1924            2       10      30
1/2d    1925            2       10      30
Type 2: Modified Obverse and Reverse
        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1925me  2       5       20      50
1/2d    1926            2       10      32
1/2d    1927            2       10      30
Type 3: Remodified Obverse
        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1928            2       8       25
1/2d    1929            2       8       25
1/2d    1930            2       8       25
1/2d    1931            2       8       25
1/2d    1932            2       8       25
1/2d    1933            2       8       25
1/2d    1934            2       12      30
1/2d    1935            1       6       15
1/2d    1936            1       5       8
me: modified effigy (lower relief)

George VI

Type 1: IND IMP

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1937                    1       3
1/2d    1937    proof           1       8
1/2d    1938                    1       5
1/2d    1939                    1       5
1/2d    1940                    1       6
1/2d    1941                    1       5
1/2d    1942                    1       3
1/2d    1943                    1       3
1/2d    1944                    1       3
1/2d    1945                    1       3
1/2d    1946                    1       5
1/2d    1947                    1       3
1/2d    1948                    1       2

Type 2: No IND IMP

        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1949                    1       2
1/2d    1950                    1       4
1/2d    1950    proof           1       5
1/2d    1951                    1       5
1/2d    1951    proof           1       5
1/2d    1952                    1       2

Elizabeth II

Type 1: BRITT OMN
        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1953                            1
1/2d    1953    proof                   3
Type 2: No BRITT OMN
        Year    F       VF      EF      Unc
1/2d    1954                            3
1/2d    1955                            3
1/2d    1956                            3
1/2d    1957                            1
1/2d    1958                            1
1/2d    1959                            1
1/2d    1960                            1
1/2d    1962                            1
1/2d    1963
1/2d    1964
1/2d    1965
1/2d    1966
1/2d    1967
1/2d    1970    proof                   2
Coins dated 1963 to 1967 are very common, and can be bought for 20p or less.

Extracted from Coin News March 2005

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.


Quick find 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.


Links

On this website

Values Index.
Values of Decimal 'Coppers', including the Decimal Half Penny
Previous page - Farthings
Next page - Three Farthings

History of Halfpence
Main History Index.

On my pictures website (www.ukcoinpics.co.uk)

Pictures of Halfpence
Pictures Index.


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