1888 Victoria British Silver "Jubilee Head" Fourpence (Groat)

Obverse
1888 Victoria British Silver "Jubilee Head" Fourpence (Groat) (Obverse)

Reverse
1888 Victoria British Silver "Jubilee Head" Fourpence (Groat) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  4 Pence 
Date:  1888 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Crowned and veiled bust of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Sitting Britannia 
Legend:  FOUR PENCE 1888 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Joseph Edgar Boehm, W. Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 772 

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

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Issue
Year: 
1888 
Mintage:  120,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS18)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.8851g (0.06 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  1.74g (0.06 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $2.27 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  16.00mm 
Thickness:  1.00mm 

Description

This piece was exclusively minted for use in British Guiana and the West Indies.


Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1888 120,000 $4.80 $10.50 $26.50 $51 $72 $100 $700
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