A few King Henry I silver halfpennies have been discovered recently. The issue is possibly a pattern or trial, but it is obvious that several specimens entered circulation. The obverse features an uncrowned front-facing bust of the king, with the inscription HENRIC REX– King Henry – while the reverse features a cross with the identification of the moneyer GODWIN A ON WI– Godwin of Winchester. The fact that round halfpennies were issued by Henry I was mentioned by both John of Worcester and Geoffrey of Monmouth. [2] Due to the glut of copper coinage, there was no need to produce any copper halfpennies during the reign of Queen Anne (1701–1714). The production of the ½ New Penny was necessary since the old sixpence (with a decimal face value of 2.5p) continued in use up until 1980 and merchants had the ability to charge in nearly as small units as they could previously with the old money. In this case, the 1967 halfpenny had a mintage of 146,491,000, which is a very large amount. Another thing to consider is that the pre-decimal halfpenny ceased to be legal tender on 31 July 1969. The halfpennies of King Henry V (1413–1422) are a little easier to identify, but the basic design remained the same as before.

The farthing, pennies, sixpence… Pre-decimal British coinage will always have a place in numismatic lore. And while the last coins of the traditional British monetary system were demonetized over the late 20th century and officially replaced in 1971 with a decimal-based system contingent on a pound divided by 100 pence, many older Britons and a good deal of numismatists can still readily recite the British monetary conversion chart of yesteryear by heart: four farthings to a penny, 12 pence to a shilling, 20 shillings to a pound. Halfpennies of a similar design to his brother's were produced in each year of the reign of King George VI. The inscription on the obverse reads GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP until 1948, then GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF. There are reported to be slight differences in the reverse – the size and positioning of the ship, the inscription HALF PENNY and the date under the ship – from year to year, but numismatists differ in opinion as to whether this is significant enough to count as a design variation each year, or just one design for the whole reign. 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 silver increased the coin was made from base metals. It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the process of decimalising the British currency. "Halfpenny", colloquially written ha'penny, was pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p ən i/ HAY-pə-nee; "1 ½d" was spoken as a penny ha'penny / ə ˈ p ɛ n i ˈ h eɪ p n i/ or three ha'pence / θ r iː ˈ h eɪ p ən s/. [1] The halfpennies of Queen Victoria's long reign (1837–1901) can be basically divided into the copper issue of 1838–1860, where the coins were 9.1–9.5grams in weight and 28 millimetres in diameter, and which were very similar to the halfpennies of her two predecessors (with the obvious substitution of REG for REX on the reverse), and the bronze issue of 1860–1901 (which itself is split between 1894 and 1895 into coins displaying the "young head" and the "old head" of the Queen). The bronze coins weighed 5.5–5.8grams and were 25 millimetres in diameter. The bronze coins also featured the denomination HALF PENNY on the reverse for the first time, with the date in the exergue beneath Britannia. The inscription on the obverse of the "young head" coins reads VICTORIA D G BRITT REG F D, while on the "old head" it is VICTORIA DEI GRA BRITT REGINA FID DEF IND IMP. Some 1874–1876 and 1881–1882 halfpennies have an "H" mintmark underneath the date, indicating that they were produced at the Heaton mint in Birmingham. Halfpennies were produced in all years of Victoria's reign except 1837, 1840, 1842, 1849 and 1850.King George II's (1727–1760) halfpennies were the most prolific issue yet, but to them must be added a huge range of counterfeits (and pieces similar to counterfeits but with markedly different legends from the real coins, so that the manufacturers could avoid accusations of counterfeiting). Many genuine coins were melted down and underweight fabrications produced from the molten metal. It is difficult for people who use a modern regulated currency to appreciate the extent to which counterfeiting had debased the currency – for long periods of time, counterfeits outnumbered genuine coins. Halfpennies were produced in all years between 1729 and 1754, with the exception of 1741. They weighed 9.7–10.3grams and had a diameter of 28–30 millimetres. The obverse showed the left-facing head of King George and the inscription GEORGIVS II REX on the obverse, and Britannia with the inscription BRITANNIA and the date in the exergue beneath Britannia.

These special 1967 Lincoln pennies also contain copper, but they’re more valuable for their special finish — a coin type that was produced in limited quantities. The U.S. Mint made just 1,863,344 SMS sets in 1967 — and thus only that many 1967 SMS pennies. By the reign of King Henry VIII, the halfpenny was becoming a coin of lesser importance, and less effort was spent on producing good-quality impressions on the coin blanks, with the result that many of the inscriptions are difficult to read. The coins of his first and second coinage (1509–1526 and 1526–1544) look similar to those of his father, Henry VII, although the obverse inscriptions were changed between the two coinages, from HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL to H DG ROSA SIE SPIA– Henry by the grace of God a rose without a thorn ( Henricus Dei gratia rosa sine spina). The mintage for this version was much smaller at just 750,000 which means it is more valuable than the 1967 version. Final Thoughts Ready to find out how much your 1967 pennies are worth?… NOTE: A major coin shortage caused the United States Mint to make several changes to the U.S. coin system beginning in 1965. Among the changes was the permanent elimination of circulating 90% silver coinage and the temporary removal of mintmarks from all U.S. coins. Also proof sets and uncirculated sets were placed on production hiatus from 1965 through 1967 and replaced during that time by Special Mint Sets (SMS). 1967 Penny Value George VI issue coins feature the inscription GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP before 1949, and GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF thereafter. Unlike the penny, halfpennies were minted throughout the early reign of Elizabeth II, bearing the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D in 1953, and ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D thereafter.It may sound a bit confusing at first, but there were two types of halfpennies – a pre-decimal version and a decimal version. There was indeed a halfpenny issued in 1970 that was still pre-decimal with the same design as the 1967 coin, but this version was not minted for circulation and instead was issued in souvenir sets for collectors. This uncirculated coin served as a farewell to the pre-decimal halfpenny and gave collectors the chance to add a much better condition coin to their collection. Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%. Get this coin Halfpenny and Farthing". Royal Mint Museum. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018 . Retrieved 10 May 2014. It seems most people who aren’t seasoned collectors only know about (or are interested in) doubled dies because of a few of the “big” doubled dies out there that are worth hundreds or thousands of dollars apiece! Such pieces include the 1955 doubled die penny and 1972 doubled die penny.

Considering the very cheap price of a 1967 halfpenny, it serves as a great addition to any collection as the last circulating pre-decimal halfpenny. It’s because these old pennies contain a bronze composition made of 95% copper, 5% zinc. And since copper has gone up in value so much in recent years, the amount of copper in a 1967 penny is now worth about twice the coin’s face value — or a total of about 2 cents. We are indebted to Declan Magee Coins and Numista member Sjoelund for their kind permission to reproduce the images below which list some of the varieties for this series. The final silver halfpennies were produced under the auspices of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth halfpennies were extremely plain, having no inscription on either side, but a shield charged with a St George's cross on the obverse, and the Irish harp on the reverse.

Prior to decimalisation in 1971, several coins were stripped of their legal tender status and the pre-decimal halfpenny was one of them – but how much is a 1967 halfpenny worth today? Ruler: Elizabeth II — Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death in 2022. a b "Professor John Wells, University College London". PhD General Linguistics, UCL Psychology & Language Sciences

a b "University College London Dept. of Psychology and Language Sciences, Faculty of Brain Sciences". Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Professor Emeritus John Christopher Wells' C.V. (via Internet Archive)Values in the table above are expressed in GBP. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes. In the rest of this article, we’ll dive into the specifications of the coin to learn about its history and why you should consider adding one to your collection. Is The 1967 Halfpenny Rare? The reverse design of the halfpenny between the start of King George Vi’s reign in 1937 until it ceased to be legal tender in 1967 is perhaps one of the most iconic designs of the 20th century.