Coppers to Crowns

Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1928a

Bronze Farthing, 1928

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1928
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
11,625,600 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
George V
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
2.8-2.9 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95.5%,Tin 3%,Zinc 1.5%)
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 BF1928a 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-100 2 2
Gouby
BF1928 A -
Peck
P2342 3 B
Freeman
F609 3 B
About Farthings
1928-G5 4 B

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. 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 Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £8.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. 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.