Coppers to Crowns

Collection Halfcrown

HC1874a

Halfcrown, 1874

Type
HC Halfcrown
Year
1874
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
2,188,599 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at FDC Fleur de Coin
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 HC1874a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYHC-150 6 1
Davies
D579 3 C
Gouby
HC1874 A -
Bull
B2741 A6 1
Rayner
R692 A5 -

Condition & value

Held at Fleur de Coin. 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 Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Below the best grade held
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated Below the best grade held
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin Held £960.00

Catalogue figures from CY2026 (estimate).

The example held

FDC Fleur de Coin

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Plain 4 in date

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.