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    1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border (overdate…)

    Victoria 2nd portrait; 1st type
    1861United Kingdomtoothed border (overdate variety exists)
    Part of Pre-decimal coins

    Worth about £2.17 in circulated condition. 54,118,400 were minted, the 94th lowest of any circulation Halfpenny.

    Denomination
    Halfpenny
    Estimated Value
    £2.17
    Numista catalogue · Mar 2026How we value coins
    Condition
    Circulation
    Mintage
    54,118,400

    Physical Properties

    Composition:Bronze
    Weight:5.67g
    Shape:Round
    Diameter:25.4mm
    Thickness:1.3mm
    Currency:Pound sterling (1158-1971)
    Mint:Royal Mint (Tower Hill)

    Features & Details

    RoundBronze
    Value source:Numista catalogue
    Value date:6 Mar 2026

    Is the 1861 Halfpenny (Victoria) rare?

    94th/ 105

    ← RarerMore common →

    Its circulation mintage of 54,118,400 is the 94th lowest of 105 circulation Halfpenny coins in the catalogue.

    Versions of the 1861 Victoria Halfpenny

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border (overdate…)Photo: Numista
      Circulation1st type, toothed border (overdate…

      £2.17

      Mintage 54,118,400

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border (overdate…) (this page)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border, 'HALF'…)Photo: Numista
      Circulation1st type, toothed border, 'HALF'…

      £2.17

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border, 'HALF'…)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border, LCW)Photo: Numista
      Circulation1st type, toothed border, LCW

      £2.17

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria (1st type, toothed border, LCW)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 5 berries…)Photo: Numista
      BU1st type, toothed border, 5 berries…

      £6.50

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 5 berries…)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…)Photo: Numista
      BU1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…

      £9.39

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…)Photo: Numista
      BU1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…

      £6.50

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria BU (1st type, toothed border, 4 berries…)

    • 1861 Halfpenny Victoria Proof (1st type)Photo: Numista
      Proof1st type, toothed border, Proof

      £742

      Mintage —

      1861 Halfpenny Victoria Proof (1st type)

    Victoria Halfpenny by year

    ← 1860 Halfpenny (Victoria)1862 Halfpenny (Victoria) →
    • 1863 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1864 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1865 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1866 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1867 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1868 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1869 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1870 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1871 Halfpenny (Victoria)
    • 1872 Halfpenny (Victoria)

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