HC1848a

Halfcrown, 1848

Type: HC Halfcrown
Year: 1848
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: a
Mintage: 91,872 struck Young Head
In the collection: 1 example, best at F Fine

Monarch: Victoria
Diameter: 32 mm
Weight: 14.1 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 HC1848a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription: BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:

CC2000: VYHC-090 5 1
Davies: D570 2 B
Gouby: HC1848 A -
Bull: B2726 A5 1
Rayner: R681 A4 -

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 £200.00
F+ Fine+ not catalogued
VF Very Fine £600.00
VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
EF Extremely Fine £1,800.00
EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
UNC Uncirculated £6,000.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Irregular spaced lettering occurs

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Reverse orientation: coin (↑↓).