1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny Value

A 1775 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.

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1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny value by grade

1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny value by grade
GradeEstimated value

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 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny worth today?

Pricing for the 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny depends on grade and current collector demand.

1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny specifications

Series
Great Britain Coinage
Year
1775
Mint mark
None (Philadelphia)
Mintage
Not recorded
Composition
Copper
Weight
4.08 g
Diameter
27.5 mm

No mint mark? Here is why

The 1775 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 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny

Documented examples of the 1775 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.

Documented Great Britain coin types preserved in museum collections, with measured specifications for each date, denomination and mint. For the 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny, the enduring popularity of the series translates directly into buyers in every grade and every market cycle.

1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny inscriptions & design

Obverse

GEORGIVS III. REX

Armored bust of George III r.

Reverse

BRITANNIA; IN EX., 177[4?]

Britannia std. l.

Measured 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny specimens

1 physically measured 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny example in our reference database. Real measured weights and die axes let you authenticate a coin against the 4.08 g, 27.5 mm minting standard.

Measured 1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny specimens
SpecimenWeightDiameterDie axisReferences
1775 Great Britain 1/2 penny #14.08 g27.5 mm6 h-

Specifications compiled from documented museum specimens. See our data & methodology page.