Coppers to Crowns

Collection Shilling

SH1880a

Shilling, 1880

Type
SH Shilling
Year
1880
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
4,842,786 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 SH1880a 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-350 5 2
Davies
D913 7 C
Gouby
SH1880 A -
Bull
B3063 A4 1d

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 £6.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £35.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £150.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £350.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Cross on crown to gap, short SHILLING line