BF1885a
Bronze Farthing, 1885
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1885- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 5,442,308 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
- 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
BF1885a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VYFA-460 5 3- Gouby
BF1885 A -- Peck
P1911 5 F- Freeman
F555 7 F- About Farthings
1885-VB 7 F
Condition & value
Held at Uncirculated. 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 Below the best grade held
- VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
- EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
- UNC Uncirculated Held £35.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026.
The example held
UNC Uncirculated
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
No description recorded.
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
No description recorded.