1873 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Half Penny

Obverse
1873 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Half Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1873 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Half Penny (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1/2 Penny 
Dates:  From 1860 to 1874 
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:  HALF PENNY 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 748 

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: 
1873 
Mintage:  3,405,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  5.7000g (0.18 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  25.50mm 
Thickness:  1.30mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1873 3,405,000 $2.00 $4.50 $10.00 $60 $105 $200
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