1/2 cent 1861 - New Brunswick coins price guide and values - Coins and Canada

1/2 cent 1861 New Brunswick

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1/2 cent 1861 - New Brunswick
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Perhaps the most curious of all the decimal coins of the British North American provinces is the New Brunswick half cent. It was never ordered, nor indeed even required, by the colony! In 1859-60 both New Brunswick and Nova Scotia adopted a decimal currency system... Read more »

1/2 cent 1861 New Brunswick prices and values

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Variety AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
1861$93.80$147$221$294$327$433$621
Variety MS-60 MS-62 MS-63 MS-64 MS-65 MS-66 MS-67
1861 $863$1,130$2,410----
Variety SP-60 SP-62 SP-63 SP-64 SP-65 SP-66 SP-67
1861 --$2,940$3,920$4,900--

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Mintage

  • 1/2 cent 1861 : 222,800

Specifications

  • Alloy: 95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc
  • Weight: 2.84 grams
  • Diameter : 20.65 mm
  • Engraver: Leonard C. Wyon
  • Designer: Leonard C. Wyon
  • Edge: Plain
  • Die axis: ↑↑

Last update : Sunday, March 10, 2024

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