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BF1869b

Bronze Farthing, 1869

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

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1869
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
3,225,600 struck Bun Head
In the collection
Not held
Monarch
Victoria - Young Head (Second (Bun) Head)
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 BF1869b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
Reverse inscription
FARTHING, Date
About Farthings
1869-VB 3 Ba

Obverse

No description recorded.

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Reverse

Wide date, slightly higher 9

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Condition & value

No example held.

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

No catalogue values recorded for BF1869b yet.