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Collection Copper Farthing

CF1853o

Copper Farthing, 1853

Type
CF Copper Farthing
Year
1853
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
o
Mintage
1,028,628 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at EF Extremely Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
22 mm
Weight
4.5-4.9 g
Metal
Copper
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 CF1853o may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:
About Farthings
1853-VA 2c B

Condition & value

Held at Extremely 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+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Held £30.00
  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

EF Extremely Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Wide date (11 teeth)

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.