SX1872a
Sixpence, 1872
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1872- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 3,382,048 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at VF Very Fine
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (Second 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
SX1872a 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-265 2 1- Davies
D1078 3 A- Gouby
SX1872 A -- Bull
B3226 A2 1b- Rayner
R1726 A3 -
Condition & value
Held at Very 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 Held £35.00
- VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
- EF Extremely Fine £110.00
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
- UNC Uncirculated £350.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
VF Very Fine · Die 73
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Die numbers seen: 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 48, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 74, 73.