BH1879a
Bronze Halfpenny, 1879
- Type
BHBronze Halfpenny- Year
1879- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 3,582,545 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at F Fine
- 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
BH1879a 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-455 4 3- Gouby
BH1879 A -- Peck
P1824 10 O- Freeman
F338 14 O- All Coin Values
AC1879 a -
Condition & value
Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Below the best grade held
- F Fine Held £4.00
- F+ Fine+ not catalogued
- VF Very Fine £10.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £50.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £220.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026.
The example held
F Fine
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
Middle berries equal in size with stalks
No reverse photograph yet
Reverse
No description recorded.