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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1861d

Bronze Farthing, 1861

Recorded as a coin that exists. No example of it is in the collection.

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1861
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
d
Mintage
8,601,600 struck Young Head
In the collection
Not held
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 BF1861d 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
No reference image yet

Obverse

Toothed 4 berries (1+2+1)

No reference image yet

Reverse

Small 8

Condition & value

No example held. These are catalogue values for one at each grade.

  1. VG Very Good not catalogued
  2. F Fine £3.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £8.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £30.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £150.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CC2000.