BF1893a
Bronze Farthing, 1893
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1893- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 3,904,320 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at EF Extremely 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
BF1893a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VYFA-520 5 3- Gouby
BF1893 A -- Peck
P1923 5 F- Freeman
F568 7 F- About Farthings
1893-VB 7 F
Condition & value
Held at Extremely 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 Below the best grade held
- VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
- EF Extremely Fine Held £20.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £60.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026.
The example held
EF Extremely Fine
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
No description recorded.
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
Normal (wide) date (14 teeth), 9 in date varies