BF1897c
Bronze Farthing, 1897
- Type
BFBronze Farthing- Year
1897- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
c - Mintage
- 4,579,800 struck Old Head
- 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
BF1897c may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
- Reverse inscription
- FARTHING, Date
- CC2000
VOFA-565 6 5- Gouby
BF1897 D -- Peck
P1962 - -- Freeman
F575 1 B- About Farthings
1897-VC 1a Ba
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 £40.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CC2000.
The example held
UNC Uncirculated
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
Darkened
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
High tide, 7 points to a gap