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Collection Bronze Penny

BP1874c

Bronze Penny, 1874

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

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1874
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
c
Mintage
5,621,865 struck
In the collection
Not held
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 BP1874c 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-540 7 5
Peck
P1692 6 F
Freeman
F70 7 G
No reference image yet

Obverse

17 leaves (4+3+3+5+2) 6 berries (2+2+2)

No reference image yet

Reverse

No description recorded.

Condition & value

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

  1. VG Very Good not catalogued
  2. F Fine £18.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £50.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £130.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £600.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.