BP1896a

Bronze Penny, 1896

Type: BP Bronze Penny
Year: 1896
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: a
Mintage: 24,147,156 struck
In the collection: 1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated

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 BP1896a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription: VICTORIA. DEI. GRA. BRITT. REGINA. FID. DEF. IND. IMP.
Reverse inscription: ONE PENNY, Date

CC2000: VO1D-850 8 7
Peck: P1942 - B
Freeman: F143 1 B
All Coin Values: AC1896 a -

Condition & value

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

VG Very Good Below the best grade held
F Fine Below the best grade held
F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
UNC Uncirculated Held £75.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
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

Normal date, 9 & 6 close, (10 teeth)