CF1857a
Copper Farthing, 1857
- Type
CFCopper Farthing- Year
1857- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 1,075,200 struck
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VF Very Fine
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (First Head)
- 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
CF1857a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
- Reverse inscription
- BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:
- CC2000
VYFA-170 2 1- Gouby
CF1857 A -- Peck
P1585 3 -- About Farthings
1857-VA 3 B
Condition & value
Held at Very Fine. 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 Held £12.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £50.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £120.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
VF Very Fine
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: