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Collection Copper Halfpenny

CH1859a

Copper Halfpenny, 1859

Type
CH Copper Halfpenny
Year
1859
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
1,290,340 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
28 mm
Weight
9.1-9.5 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 CH1859a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYHD-140 1 1
Gouby
CF1859 A -
Peck
P1551 - A
All Coin Values
AC1859 a -

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 £25.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £90.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £300.00
  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

Small date

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.