Pictures of Coins of the UK

by Tony Clayton


Halfpenny Coins


Farthings <<-- : -->> The Silver Penny, before 1066

History of the Halfpenny
Values of Halfpenny Coins


Quick find by reign:

Edward I : Edward III : Henry V : Henry VI : Edward IV : Henry VIII : Charles II : William & Mary : William III : Queen Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II


Halfpence


Edward I

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Edward I Halfpenny

Class 3a Halfpenny, Berwick-upon-Tweed Mint
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.


Edward III

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Edward III Halfpenny

Third coinage Halfpenny, Reading Mint. S.1560
Escallop in 3rd quarter on reverse
Courtesy of Spink


Henry V

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Halfpenny

Class D Halfpenny, London Mint


Henry VI

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Henry VI halfpenny

Annulet Issue halfpenny, London Mint.
Courtesy of Sylvester

Henry VI halfpenny

Hybrid Annulet/Rosette-mascle Issue halfpenny, Calais Mint.
Courtesy of Jean ELSEN & ses Fils S.A.

Click here for more Henry VI halfpennies.


Edward IV

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Edward IV Halfpenny

Light Coinage Halfpenny, London Mint, mintmark crown (1468-9)
Courtesy of Jean Elsen & Ses Fils S.A.


Henry VIII

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Henry VIII halfpenny

London Mint Halfpenny, second coinage (1526-44)
Mintmark: arrow
Courtesy of Spink


Charles II

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1673 halfpenny

1673 halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink


William and Mary

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William & Mary tin halfpenny

Tin halfpenny, 1692.
Courtesy of Spink

William & Mary halfpenny

Copper halfpenny, 1694.
Courtesy of Spink

William & Mary pattern halfpenny

Pattern halfpenny, 1694.
Courtesy of Spink


William III

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1695 halfpenny

1695 halfpenny, patinated
Author's Collection

1697 halfpenny

1697 halfpenny
Courtesy of Spink

rare halfpenny

Halfpenny with DEI GRATIA instead of TERTIVS
Only three known at present
Courtesy of Jon Reade


Queen Anne

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Queen Anne pattern halfpenny

Pattern halfpenny, undated.
Courtesy of Spink


George I

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1717 halfpenny

1717 halfpenny (dump halfpenny).
Courtesy of Spink

1719 halfpenny

1719 halfpenny (second bust).
Courtesy of Spink


George II

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1739 halfpenny

1739 halfpenny, young head.
Courtesy of Spink

1745 halfpenny

A typical well worn 1745 halfpenny

1752 halfpenny

1752 halfpenny, older head.
Courtesy of Spink


George III

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1774 halfpenny

1774 halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink

1788 pattern halfpenny

1788 gilt pattern halfpenny by Droz
Courtesy of Martin Platt

Jean Pierre Droz (1746-1823) was a well-known Swiss medallist and engraver who trained in France. In 1786 he struck a pattern of Louis XVI with an edge inscription produced by a new type of collar. This attracted the attention of Matthew Boulton, who persuaded Droz to visit England in 1787 and to work for him at the Soho Mint in 1788. There Droz effected mechanical improvements to Boulton's coining machinery and cut dies for some patterns for the English coinage. He left Boulton and went to France in the spring of 1791 and was appointed Keeper of the Mint Museum there.

1799 pattern halfpenny

1799 pattern halfpenny, Peck 1258.
Courtesy of Martin Platt

1799 halfpenny

1799 halfpenny.
Courtesy of Tony O'Connor

1805 pattern halfpenny

1805 bronzed pattern halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink

1806 halfpenny

1806 proof halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink


George IV

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1826 halfpenny

Proof halfpenny, 1826.
Raised line down arms of saltire.
Courtesy of Spink

George IV 1827 halfpenny

Halfpenny, 1827.
Two incuse lines down arms of saltire.
Author's Collection


William IV

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1837 halfpenny

Halfpenny, 1837. S.3847
Courtesy of Spink


Victoria

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1841 copper halfpenny

1841 halfpenny.
Author's Collection

1858 copper halfpenny

1858 halfpenny.
Author's Collection

1862 halfpenny

1862 halfpenny, reverse showing die letter B to left of lighthouse.
Courtesy of Martin Platt

1871 halfpenny

1871 halfpenny.
A scarce date.

Courtesy of Spink

1874H halfpenny

1874H halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink

1875H halfpenny

1875H halfpenny.
Courtesy of Spink

1890 halfpenny

1890 halfpenny: obverse type 15; reverse type S.
Author's Collection


Edward VII

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1902 halfpenny

1902 halfpenny.
A poor specimen, typical of the state they were reduced to by the time of decimalisation in 1971.
Author's Collection

1902 halfpenny

1902 halfpenny.
A somewhat better example from the Author's Collection

1910 halfpenny

1910 halfpenny.
An almost uncirculated example.
Author's Collection


George V

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1911 halfpenny

1911 halfpenny.
Courtesy of John Quinn

1925 halfpenny

1925 halfpenny, modified effigy.
Courtesy of John Quinn

1936 halfpenny

1936 halfpenny.
Courtesy of John Quinn


George VI

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1939 halfpenny

1939 halfpenny
Courtesy of John Quinn

1943 halfpenny

1943 halfpenny
Author's Collection

1950 halfpenny

1950 halfpenny
Modified obverse

Author's Collection

1952 halfpenny

1952 halfpenny, obverse.
Author's Collection

1952 halfpenny

1952 halfpenny, reverse.
Author's Collection


Elizabeth II

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1953 halfpenny

1953 halfpenny. First obverse.
Courtesy of John Quinn

1956 halfpenny

1956 halfpenny, reverse. Smooth waves.

1957 halfpenny

1957 halfpenny, reverse. Rough waves.

1958 halfpenny

1958 halfpenny, reverse.

1962 halfpenny

1962 halfpenny, reverse.

1965 halfpenny

1965 halfpenny.

1970 halfpenny

1970 proof halfpenny.
Dated after the halfpenny had been demonetized


Quick find by reign:

Edward I : Edward III : Henry V : Henry VI : Edward IV : Henry VIII : Charles II : William & Mary : William III : Queen Anne : George I : George II : George III : George IV : William IV : Victoria : Edward VII : George V : George VI : Elizabeth II


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