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Collection Silver Threepence

ST1879a

Silver Threepence, 1879

Type
ST Silver Threepence
Year
1879
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
3,140,265 struck Young Head
In the collection
1 example, best at VF Very 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 ST1879a 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-210 1 1
Gouby
ST1879 A -
Bull
B3423 A4 1b
Rayner
R2085 A -
Peck
D1306 3 A

Condition & value

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

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Held £16.00
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
  6. EF Extremely Fine £40.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £120.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

VF Very Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Full nostril

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.