Obverse
Reverse
Uncommon 💧 Liquid
½ New Penny - Elizabeth II 2nd portrait
Verified by
the MyCoinage editor ·
realised auction prices only ·
last refreshed .
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1971–1981 |
| Denomination | ½ Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mintage by year |
1971 1,394,188,250 · 1973 365,680,000 · 1974 365,448,000 · 1975 197,600,000 · 1976 412,172,000 · 1977 66,368,000 · 1978 59,532,000 · 1979 219,132,000 · 1980 202,788,000 · 1981 46,748,000
Scarcest year: 46,748,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1984 |
| Composition | Bronze (97% Cu, 2.5% Zn, 0.5% Sn) (970/1000 fine) |
| Weight | 1.780g · 0.0555 t oz |
| Diameter | 17.1mm |
| Thickness | 1.07mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
Second crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, legend around. Script: Latin
Reverse
Central crown of St. Edward, denomination in letters above and numerals below. Script: Latin
Copper content
Fine troy oz
0.0555
Melt value
£0.02
Premium over melt
£1.09
Market Value
£1.55
▲ 37.8% 30d
Volume-weighted average across 15 verified sales in 4 grades.
Grade range
£1 – £2
Lowest grade
Highest grade
Last sale 28 days ago
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Price History
Daily limit reachedMarket Data by Grade
Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Avg (90d) | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £1.11 🔒 listed | £1.11 | – | £1.11 – £44.34 | 3 | 3 | 15-07-2026 | |
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| EF | £2.46 🔒 listed | £2.46 | 0% | £2.46 – £2.46 | 2 | 2 | 15-08-2026 | |
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| VF | £3.31 🔒 listed | £3.31 | – | £0.91 – £4.96 | 6 | 8 | 12-07-2026 | |
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| PR-65 | £1.55 🔒 listed | – | – | £1.55 – £2.65 | 2 | 2 | 06-04-2026 | |
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Pricing Data
4 grades · last updated unknown
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