Coppers to Crowns

Collection Bronze Halfpenny

BH1897b

Bronze Halfpenny, 1897

Type
BH Bronze Halfpenny
Year
1897
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
8,690,315 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
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 BH1897b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA.DEI.GRA.BRITT.REGINA.FID.DEF.IND.IMP.
Reverse inscription
HALF PENNY, Date
CC2000
VOHD-650 6 5
Peck
P1952 - -
Freeman
F374 1 C
All Coin Values
AC1897 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 £70.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CC2000.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

High tide (closer to Y of PENNY)