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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1879c

Bronze Farthing, 1879

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1879
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
c
Mintage
3,977,180 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 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 Very Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Held £5.00
  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

Catalogue figures from Estimate.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

F:D. (One and a half stops after F:D)

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

8 and 7 wide, wide date, 12 teeth