SX1881a

Sixpence, 1881

Type: SX Sixpence
Year: 1881
Mint: Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety: a
Mintage: 6,239,447 struck Young Head
In the collection: 1 example, best at F 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 SX1881a 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-360 3 1
Davies: D1099 6 D
Gouby: SX1881 A -
Bull: B3251 A3 1a
Rayner: R1740 A5 -

Condition & value

Held at Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

VG Very Good Below the best grade held
F Fine Held £10.00
F+ Fine+ not catalogued
VF Very Fine £25.00
VF+ Very Fine+ not catalogued
EF Extremely Fine £90.00
EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
UNC Uncirculated £250.00
BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

F Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

No description recorded.

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Reverse

Small (shorter) date, 9 teeth width