SH1881a
Shilling, 1881
- Type
SHShilling- Year
1881- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 5,255,332 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at F Fine
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (Fourth 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
SH1881a 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-365 5 2- Davies
D916 7 D- Gouby
SH1881 B -- Bull
B3068 A4 1c- Rayner
R1338 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 £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
F Fine
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Cross on crown to bead, long SHILLING line