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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1915a

Bronze Farthing, 1915

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1915
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
7,129,254 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at EF Extremely 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 BF1915a 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-025 1 1
Gouby
BF1915 A -
Freeman
F593A 1 A
About Farthings
1915-G5 2 A

Condition & value

Held at Extremely 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 Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Held £5.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £16.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

EF Extremely Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Darkened

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.