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Collection Shilling

SH1871a

Shilling, 1871

Type
SH Shilling
Year
1871
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
4,910,010 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very Fine
Monarch
Victoria
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 SH1871a 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-275 4 1
Davies
D899 5 B
Gouby
SH1871 A -
Bull
B3039 A3 1b
Rayner
R1321 A6 -

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 £40.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £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.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Die numbers seen: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56.