Grading and value

VGFVFEFaUncUnc
£0.05£0.10£0.25£0.70£1.75£2.15+

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

1960 Half Penny

The 1960 UK halfpenny obverse features the laureate bust of young Queen Elizabeth II facing right, with the surrounding legend:

‘+ELIZABETH-II-DEI-GRATIA- REGINA-F:D:’

The reverse shows a depiction of Sir Francis Drake’s galleon, the ‘Golden Hind’. The words ‘HALF PENNY’ are above the main design, and the date is below.

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