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Collection Bronze Penny

BP1966a

Bronze Penny, 1966

Type
BP Bronze Penny
Year
1966
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
165,739,200 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Diameter
31 mm
Weight
9.4 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 97 %,Tin0.5 %,Zinc 2.5%)
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 BP1966a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
+ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA. F: D:
Reverse inscription
ONE PENNY, Date
CC2000
EZ1D-100 3 2
Freeman
F256 3 I
All Coin Values
AC1966 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 £0.00
  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.