SX1873a
Sixpence, 1873
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1873- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 4,594,733 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
SX1873a 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-270 2 1- Davies
D1079 3 A- Gouby
SX1873 A -- Bull
B3228 A2 1b- Rayner
R1727 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 Below the best grade held
- VF+ Very Fine+ Held £55.00
- 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 118
Obverse
Small (149) border teeth
Reverse
10 border teeth centre 1 to centre 3. Die numbers seen: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 29, 31, 35, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 67, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 85, 87, 88, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 106, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 124.