1879 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (2nd type)

Obverse
1879 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (2nd type) (Obverse)

Reverse
1879 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (2nd type) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1 Penny 
Dates:  From 1874 to 1894 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate bust of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  ONE PENNY 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 755 

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: 
1879 
Mintage:  7,666,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  9.4000g (0.30 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  31.00mm 
Thickness:  1.58mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1879 7,666,000 $10.50 $30.00 $85 $250 $400 $650
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