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Collection Bronze Penny

BP1874b

Bronze Penny, 1874

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1874
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
b
Mintage
5,621,865 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at F Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
9.4 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95%,Tin 4%,Zinc 1%)
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 BP1874b may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D: G: BRITT: REG: F: D:
Reverse inscription
ONE PENNY, Date
CC2000
VY1D-525 6 5
Peck
P1691 5 G
Freeman
F67 6 H

Condition & value

Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Held £8.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine not catalogued
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine not catalogued
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated not catalogued
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from Estimate.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

16 leaves (3+3+3+5+2) 4 berries (2+2)

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Narrow date (10 teeth)