British Copper Half Farthing Coins are collectable and had a short mintage. The first British copper half farthing coins were issued under the reign of King George IV in 1828. The was a final proof coin struck in 1868. Initially the coin was minted for use in British Ceylon, but it was also declared legal tender in the UK in 1842. The British copper half farthings coins, along with other British copper coins, were demonetised in the UK in 1869.