BF1861a
Bronze Farthing, 1861
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1861- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 8,601,600 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at F Fine
- Monarch
- Victoria
- Diameter
- 20 mm
- Weight
- 2.8-3.0 g
- Metal
- Bronze (Copper 95%, Tin 4%, Zinc 1%)
- Reverse
- Medal (↑↑)
The mintage is the striking's, not this variety's — the varieties were
never counted separately. An issue may also have been struck more than
once, so another variety of
BF1861a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VYFA-215 4 3- Gouby
BF1861 A -- Peck
P1860 2 B- Freeman
F502 2 B- About Farthings
1861-VB 2 B
Condition & value
Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Below the best grade held
- F Fine Held £3.00
- F+ Fine+ not catalogued
- VF Very Fine £6.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £35.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £120.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026.
The example held
F Fine
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
Toothed 4 berries (1+2+1)
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
Toothed