BF1872a
Bronze Farthing, 1872
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1872- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 2,150,400 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VF Very 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
BF1872a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VYFA-320 4 3- Gouby
BF1872 A -- Peck
P1885 3 B- Freeman
F523 3 B- About Farthings
1872-VB 3 B
Condition & value
Held at Very Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Below the best grade held
- F Fine Below the best grade held
- F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
- VF Very Fine Held £6.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £25.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £110.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026.
The example held
VF Very Fine
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
No description recorded.
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
No description recorded.