BF1873b
Bronze Farthing, 1873
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1873- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
b - Mintage
- 3,225,620 struck Bun Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at F Fine
- 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
BF1873b may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- About Farthings
1873-VB 3 Bd
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 £4.00
- F+ Fine+ not catalogued
- VF Very Fine £20.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £70.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £170.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CC2000 (October 2026).
The example held
F Fine
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Low 3