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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1911a

Bronze Farthing, 1911

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1911
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
5,196,800 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very Fine
Monarch
George V
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
2.8-2.9 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 BF1911a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Reverse inscription
FARTHING, Date
CC2000
G5FA-005 1 1
Gouby
BF1911 A -
Peck
P2322 1 A
Freeman
F589 1 A
About Farthings
1911-G5 1 A

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 £1.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £6.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £14.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Darkened - Above B.M. Neck is hollow

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.