Grading and value

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£3.05£9.75£30£133£225£264+

VG = Very good, F = Fine, VF = Very fine, EF = Extremely fine = aUnc = Almost uncirculated, Unc = Uncirculated

1826 Half Penny

The 1826 UK halfpenny obverse features the laureate head of King George IV facing left.

The surrounding legend reads:

‘GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA’, with the date below.

The reverse shows Britannia seated facing right, holding a trident, hand resting on a shield.

The legend reads ‘BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:’, with a rose, thistle, and shamrock below.

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Exact date is difficult to read, but in the right lighting 1826 can be made out.

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