Great Britain Penny and Half Penny 1895 to 1901
Thanks for your thorough description, Caley. Sure enough, we did not have this issue of the British penny in our database. Now it is here.
All the old pennies and half pennies from Great Britain make wonderful collectibles. They come from a time when a penny was *worth* something! But millions and millions were made, so their value today is not that high. Here is a run-down:
HALF PENNY
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3
well preserved: $10
fully uncirculated: $50
ONE PENNY
worn: $1 US dollar approximate catalog value
average circulated: $3
well preserved: $25
fully uncirculated: $60
These are catalog values and apply to all the dates in the series. Use our Important Terminology page to fully understand what this means.
That is none other than Queen Victoria on your coin. Her reign was so long they changed the penny design three times. But Britannia would be upset with you since you called her a thin man. She appears on the back of the coin, and looks a little more up-to-date in our color picture. She is a symbol of integrity and virtue in Great Britain, like Miss Liberty in America.
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Coin: 2396, Genre: Colonizers and Colonies, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 200911, Last review: 201607
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic brown Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1895, filter: 1895 to 1901
Image: great_britain_penny_1897.jpg
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