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Collection Copper Farthing

CF1855a

Copper Farthing, 1855

Type
CF Copper Farthing
Year
1855
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
3,440,640 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very 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 CF1855a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYFA-150 1 1
Gouby
CF1855 A -
Peck
P1582 2 -
About Farthings
1855-VA 2 B

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 Held £12.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £50.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £130.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

W.W Raised

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.