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Collection Bronze Halfpenny

BH1874a

Bronze Halfpenny, 1874

Recorded as a coin that exists. No example of it is in the collection.

Type
BH Bronze Halfpenny
Year
1874
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
1,347,665 struck
In the collection
Not held
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
25 mm
Weight
5.5-5.8 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 BH1874a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Reverse inscription
HALF PENNY, Date
CC2000
VYHD-365 3 3
Gouby
BH1874 A -
Peck
P1802 6 K
Freeman
F312 7 J
All Coin Values
AC1874 a -
No reference image yet

Obverse

16 leaves (3+3+4+4+2), 4 berries (2+2)

No reference image yet

Reverse

Normal date (14 beads)

Condition & value

No example held. These are catalogue values for one at each grade.

  1. VG Very Good not catalogued
  2. F Fine £8.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £30.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £120.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £380.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.