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BT1940a

Bronze Threepence, 1940

Type
BT Bronze Threepence
Year
1940
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
12,636,018 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF+ Very Fine+
Monarch
George VI
Diameter
21-22 mm
Weight
6.8 g
Metal
Copper 79%, Zinc 20%, Nickel 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 BT1940a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F:D:IND:IP:
Reverse inscription
THREE PENCE, Date
CC2000
G63DB-045 1 1
Gouby
BT1940 A -
Peck
P2376 - -

Condition & value

Held at Very Fine+. 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+ Held £2.00
  6. EF Extremely Fine £4.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £35.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).

The example held

VF+ Very Fine+

Obverse

Sharp

Reverse

No description recorded.