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SH1865a

Shilling, 1865

Type
SH Shilling
Year
1865
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
5,619,240 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at EF Extremely Fine
Monarch
Victoria - Young Head (Second Head)
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
5.7 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 SH1865a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:
Reverse inscription
ONE SHILLING, Date
CC2000
VYSH-225 3 1
Davies
D888 4 A
Gouby
SH1865 A -
Bull
B3025 A2 1b
Rayner
R1313 A4 -

Condition & value

Held at Extremely 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 Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Held £150.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £425.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).

The example held

EF Extremely Fine · Die 30

Obverse

No description recorded.

Reverse

Die numbers seen: 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 17, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 83, 88, 92, 94, 99, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121, 124, 125, 130.