BF1880b
Bronze Farthing, 1880
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1880- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
b - Mintage
- 1,842,710 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VF Very 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
BF1880b may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- Gouby
BF1880 B -- About Farthings
1880-VB 5 Da
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 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 Coin Yearbook 2026 (October 2026).
The example held
VF Very Fine
Obverse
4 berries, F:D. (One and a half stops after F:D)
Reverse
Open 8