BF1879c
Bronze Farthing, 1879
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1879- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
c - Mintage
- 3,977,180 struck
- 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
BF1879c may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- About Farthings
1879-VB 5 Cd
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 £2.00
- F+ Fine+ not catalogued
- VF Very Fine not catalogued
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine not catalogued
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated not catalogued
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from Estimate (October 2026).
The example held
F Fine
Obverse
F:D. (One and a half stops after F:D)
Reverse
8 and 7 wide, wide date, 12 teeth