SH1879e
Shilling, 1879
- Type
SHShilling- Year
1879- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
e - Mintage
- 3,611,507 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VG Very Good
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (Third 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
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 Very Good. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Held £6.00
- F Fine £12.00
- 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 (October 2026).
The example held
VG Very Good
Obverse
Well rounded nose, truncation tip slightly pointed
Reverse
May exist showing feint die number. No die number.