FL1872a

Florin, 1872 mdccclxxii

Type: FL Florin
Year: 1872 mdccclxxii
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: a
Mintage: 7,199,690 struck Gothic
In the collection: 1 example, best at F Fine

Monarch: Victoria
Diameter: 30 mm
Weight: 11.3 g
Metal: Silver
Reverse: Coin (↑↓)

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 FL1872a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription: VICTORIA D:G: BRIT: REG: F:D: , Date.
Reverse inscription: ONE FLORIN ONE TENTH OF A POUND

CC2000: VGFL-220 3 2
Davies: D755 3 A
Gouby: FL1872 A -
Bull: B2878 B 8
Rayner: R840 B3 -

Condition & value

Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

VG Very Good Below the best grade held
F Fine Held £35.00
F+ Fine+ not catalogued
VF Very Fine £80.00
VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
EF Extremely Fine £300.00
EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
UNC Uncirculated £750.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

F Fine

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Obverse

No description recorded.

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Reverse

Top cross does not touch beads. Die numbers seen: 1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 17, 21, 24, 30, 32, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53?, 55?, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 81, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 91, 93, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 119, 121, 125, 127, 130, 131, 132, 134, 141, 143, 144, 148, 149, 150, 154, 37.