Coppers to Crowns

Collection Halfcrown

HC1884a

Halfcrown, 1884

Type
HC Halfcrown
Year
1884
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
1,569,175 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very 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 HC1884a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYHC-260 6 1
Davies
D594 5 D
Gouby
HC1884 A -
Bull
B2764 A6 1
Rayner
R712 A5 -

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 £80.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £325.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £675.00
  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

Plain 4

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.