1897 Victoria British Silver "Widow Head" Threepence

Obverse
1897 Victoria British Silver "Widow Head" Threepence (Obverse)

Reverse
1897 Victoria British Silver "Widow Head" Threepence (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  3 Pence 
Dates:  From 1893 to 1901 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Mature draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA·DEI·GRA·BRITT·REGINA·FID·DEF·IND·IMP· 
 
Reverse:  Crowned value within oak wreath 
Legend:  3 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Thomas Brock 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 777 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

Grades & Prices Available
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Issue
Year: 
1897 
Mintage:  4,550,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.4138g (0.05 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  1.31g (0.04 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.71 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  16.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1897 4,550,000 $1.70 $7.10 $16.00 $23.00 $34.00 $51 $76
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