SX1885a
Sixpence, 1885
- Type
SXSixpence- Year
1885- Mint
- Royal Mint, ordinary issue
- Variety
-
a - Mintage
- 4,652,771 struck Young Head
- In the collection
- 1 example, best at UNC Uncirculated
- Monarch
- Victoria - Young Head (Third 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
SX1885a 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-390 3 2- Davies
D1104 6 F- Gouby
SX1885 A -- Bull
B3258 A3 1a- Rayner
R1746 A5 -
Condition & value
Held at Uncirculated. 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+ Below the best grade held
- EF Extremely Fine Below the best grade held
- EF+ Extremely Fine+ Below the best grade held
- UNC Uncirculated Held £240.00
- BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
- FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued
Catalogue figures from CY2026 (October 2026).
The example held
UNC Uncirculated
Obverse
No description recorded.
Reverse
No description recorded.