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Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1952a

Bronze Farthing, 1952

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1952
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
5,251,200 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
George VI
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
2.7-2.9 g
Metal
Bronze
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 BF1952a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF.
Reverse inscription
Date, FARTHING
CC2000
G6FA-180 2 1
Peck
P2487 - -
Freeman
F658 2 A
About Farthings
1952-G6 2 A

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 £1.00
  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.