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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1866b

Bronze Farthing, 1866

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

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1866
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
3,584,000 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 BF1866b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
Reverse inscription
FARTHING, Date
About Farthings
1866-VB 3a Ba
No reference image yet

Obverse

RFG for REG

No reference image yet

Reverse

Higher 6 (clear of linear circle)

Condition & value

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

  1. VG Very Good not catalogued
  2. F Fine not catalogued
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £20.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £60.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £200.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CC2000.