Coppers to Crowns

Collection Halfcrown

HC1886a

Halfcrown, 1886

Type
HC Halfcrown
Year
1886
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
891,767 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
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 HC1886a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYHC-275 6 1
Davies
D596 5 D
Gouby
HC1886 A -
Bull
B2767 A6 1
Rayner
R715 A5 -

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. 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 Held £675.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Often has unsightly streaking

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.