BF1878a
Bronze Farthing, 1878
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1878- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 4,008,540 struck
- 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
BF1878a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VYFA-385 5 3- Gouby
BF1878 A -- Peck
P1896 4 C- Freeman
F536 5 C- About Farthings
1878-VB 5 C
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 £5.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £22.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £90.00
- 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.