SX1866a
Sixpence, 1866
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1866- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 5,140,080 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at EF Extremely Fine
- 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
SX1866a 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-195 1 1- Davies
D1069 2 A- Gouby
SX1866 A -- Bull
B3213 A1 1b- Rayner
R1715 A2 -
Condition & value
Held at Extremely Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.
- VG Very Good Below the best grade held
- F Fine Below the best grade held
- F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
- VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
- VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
- EF Extremely Fine Held £125.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £400.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
EF Extremely Fine · Die 21
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Large 6's, large holes. Die numbers seen: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59.