SX1853a
Sixpence, 1853
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1853- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 3,837,930 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VG Very Good
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (First Head)
- Diameter
- 19 mm
- Weight
- 2.8 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
SX1853a may belong to a
different striking from this one.
- Obverse inscription
- VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR: REG: F:D:
- Reverse inscription
- SIX PENCE, Date
- CC2000
VY6D-110 1 1- Davies
D1050 1 A- Gouby
SX1853 A -- Bull
B3189 A1 1a- Rayner
R1698 A1 -
Condition & value
Held at Very Good. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Held £8.00
- F Fine £15.00
- F+ Fine+ not catalogued
- VF Very Fine £35.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £160.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £475.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
VG Very Good
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Wide date, 8 & 5 large gap, 3 closer to ribbon