Rare halfpenny coins for sale
Halfpenny's have been produced by many monarchs throughout the ages. The British halfpenny coin was worth 1/480th of a pound sterling. At first in its 700 year history it was made from silver but as the value of the pound declined, the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the process of decimalising the British currency. A halfpenny, colloquially written ha'penny, was pronounced /ˈheɪpəni/ HAY-pə-nee; 1½d was spoken as a penny ha'penny or three ha'pence.
It was long considered that the first halfpenny coins were produced in the reign of King Edward I (1272–1307), with earlier requirements for small change being provided by "cut coinage"; that is, pennies cut into halves or quarters, usually along the cross which formed a prominent part of the reverse of the coin. However, in recent years metal detectors have discovered a few halfpennies of Kings Henry I (1100–1135) and Henry III (1216–1272) – these are extremely rare and very little is known about them; they have all been found in the London area, where they circulated alongside the more common cut coinage, and while it is possible that these coins were patterns or trials, it is clear that they did see circulation. No documentary evidence of these coins is known to exist, and it is possible that there are other coins or issues still to be discovered.
Please see below for rare halfpenny coins from all periods.
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 OLD CANADIAN COIN 1857 NICE DRAGONSLAYER HALFPENNY $13.49 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 42m |
 1841 HALF PENNY COPPER COIN $6.33 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 38m |
 1967 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 13 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 45m |
 1958 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 12 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 46m |
 1966 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 14 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 46m |
 1965 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 11 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 47m |
 1967 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 13 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 47m |
 1962 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 8 half penny coins $1.57 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 47m |
 1963 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 10 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 48m |
 1964 Queen Elizabeth UK currency 13 half penny coins $1.57 Time Remaining: 2h 48m |
 Irish 4 halfpenny pig piglet coins 1943 1965 1965 1967 $1.97 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2h 59m |
 Irish 4 halfpenny pig piglet coins 1966 1966 1966 1966 $1.97 Time Remaining: 3h 5m |
 UK COINS GEORGE III HALF PENNY 1806 $0.02 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3h 38m |
 1964 Half Penny Coin $1.40 Time Remaining: 4h 3m |
 IRELAND 1978 Decimal Half Penny Coin GEM UNC Irish Celtic Bird $1.49 Time Remaining: 4h 15m Buy It Now for only: $2.49 |
 25 as dug old english coins metal detecting finds william mary halfpenny $19.84 (8 Bids) Time Remaining: 4h 28m |
 1926 Australian One Half Penny Coin $1.57 Time Remaining: 4h 53m |
 1942 Australian One Half Penny Coin $1.57 Time Remaining: 4h 53m |
