Coppers to Crowns

Collection Halfcrown

HC1887a

Halfcrown, 1887

Type
HC Halfcrown
Year
1887
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
261,747 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 HC1887a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, Date
Reverse inscription
BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:
CC2000
VYHC-285 6 1
Davies
D597 5 D
Gouby
HC1887 A -
Bull
B2769 A6 1
Rayner
R717 A5 -

Condition & value

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

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Held £20.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £80.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £300.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £750.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. 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

No description recorded.