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
- 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.
The example held
VF Very Fine
No obverse photograph yet
Obverse
No description recorded.
No reverse photograph yet
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.