1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny Value
A 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny is worth roughly its melt value to well into four figures depending on its condition. The figures below break the range down grade by grade.
1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny value by grade
| Grade | Estimated value |
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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 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny worth today?
The market for the 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny is driven by condition above all.
1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny specifications
- Series
- Great Britain Coinage
- Year
- 1773
- Mint mark
- None (Philadelphia)
- Mintage
- Not recorded
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 7.36 g
- Diameter
- 27.3 mm
Why this coin has no mint mark
The 1773 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 makes the 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny valuable
Context adds the final layer to the 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny. Documented Great Britain coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. Owning this date means owning a piece of that story, and demand for the series as a whole sustains liquidity for every issue in it.
Documented examples of the 1773 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.
Measured 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny specimens
6 physically measured 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny examples in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 7.36 g, 27.3 mm minting standard.
| Specimen | Weight | Diameter | Die axis | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #1 | 5.81 g | 26.2 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #2 | 6 g | 27.3 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #3 | 7.7 g | 28 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #4 | 7.36 g | 26.1 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #5 | 8.48 g | 28.5 mm | 6 h | - |
| 1773 Great Britain 1/2 penny #6 | 7.52 g | 27.9 mm | 6 h | - |
Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.