Coppers to Crowns

Collection Silver Threepence

ST1940a

Silver Threepence, 1940

Type
ST Silver Threepence
Year
1940
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
a
Mintage
7,914,401 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
Monarch
George VI
Diameter
16 mm
Weight
1.4 g
Metal
Silver 50%
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)

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 ST1940a may belong to a different striking from this one.

Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX
Reverse inscription
FID: DEF: IND: IMP THREE.PENCE, Date
CC2000
G63D-040 1 1
Gouby
ST1940 A -
Bull
B4285 A -
Rayner
R2154 - -
Peck
D2234 1 B

Condition & value

Held at Uncirculated. 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 Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
  8. UNC Uncirculated Held £4.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

UNC Uncirculated

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.