1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny Value
A 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. Certified examples in top grades can run far higher.
1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny value by grade
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Estimated retail range. Estimates are modeled from mintage rarity and metal content, not auction records. Actual sale prices vary with certification, eye appeal and market timing.
How much is a 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny worth today?
Pricing for the 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny depends on grade and current collector demand.
1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny specifications
- Series
- Great Britain Coinage
- Year
- 1770
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 9.73 g
- Diameter
- 28.7 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny was struck at the Philadelphia Mint, which used no mint mark in this era. If you find no letter where branch-mint coins carry one (check the usual position for this series), you are holding a Philadelphia issue.
What collectors pay for in a 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny
Documented examples of the 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny in our reference database anchor what we know about this issue. Mintage records are incomplete, so collector demand and surviving population drive its market.
There is history in a 1770 Great Britain Coinage as well. Documented Great Britain coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. That backdrop keeps the series among the most actively collected in American numismatics.
1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny inscriptions & design
Obverse
GEORGIVS III REX
bust laur. cuir. r.
Reverse
BRITANNIA (date)
Britannia std. l. on globe, holding sprig and spear, shield rests at her side
Measured 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny specimens
1 physically measured 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 9.73 g, 28.7 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1770 Great Britain 1/2 penny #1 | 9.73 g | 28.7 mm | 6 h | Peck.893 |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.