SH1879e

Shilling, 1879

Type: SH Shilling
Year: 1879
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: e
Mintage: 3,611,507 struck Young Head
In the collection: 1 example, best at F 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 SH1879e 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-340 5 1
Davies: D911 6 B
Gouby: SH1879 C -
Bull: B3061 A4 1a
Rayner: R1334 A7 -

Condition & value

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

VG Very Good Below the best grade held
F Fine Held £6.00
F+ Fine+ not catalogued
VF Very Fine £35.00
VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
EF Extremely Fine £150.00
EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
UNC Uncirculated £350.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Well rounded nose, truncation tip slightly pointed

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

May exist showing feint die number. No die number.