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Collection Silver Threepence

ST1866a

Silver Threepence, 1866

Type
ST Silver Threepence
Year
1866
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
1,900,800 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at F Fine
Monarch
Victoria
Diameter
16 mm
Weight
1.4 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 ST1866a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:
Reverse inscription
3 and Date
CC2000
VY3D-140 1 1
Gouby
ST1866 A -
Bull
B3404 A2 1a
Rayner
R2073 A -
Peck
D1284 2 A

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 £7.00
  3. F+ Fine+ not catalogued
  4. VF Very Fine £22.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £60.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £180.00
  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

1st I of VICTORIA to gap

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

Raised bump beneath centre top bar of 3