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Collection Bronze Halfpenny

BH1950a

Bronze Halfpenny, 1950

Type
BH Bronze Halfpenny
Year
1950
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
24,153,600 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
George VI
Diameter
25 mm
Weight
5.7 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 BH1950a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF.
Reverse inscription
HALF PENNY, Date
CC2000
G6HD-140 2 1
Gouby
BH1950 A -
Peck
P2450 - -
Freeman
F457 2 O
All Coin Values
AC1950 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 £6.00
  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.