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Collection Copper Penny

CP1857a

Copper Penny, 1857

Type
CP Copper Penny
Year
1857
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
752,640 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
34 mm
Weight
18.8 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 CP1857a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIAR: REG: FID:DEF:
CC2000
VY1D-170 1 1
Peck
P1513 - -
All Coin Values
AC1857 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 £20.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £110.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £375.00
  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

Normal Date (11 beads)

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

DEF_: Ornamental trident