SX1878a
Sixpence, 1878
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1878- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 2,624,525 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
SX1878a 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-300 2 1- Davies
D1090 4 C- Gouby
SX1878 A -- Bull
B3233 A2 1b- Rayner
R1733 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 45
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
Die numbers seen: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 37, 40, 43, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 55, 63, 65, 70, 56, 57, 59, 63, 65, 70.