1852 Victoria British Bronze "Young Head" Half Penny

Obverse
1852 Victoria British Bronze "Young Head" Half Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1852 Victoria British Bronze "Young Head" Half Penny (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1/2 Penny 
Dates:  From 1838 to 1860 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  BRITANNIAR: R: G: FID: DEF: 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 726 

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
(F+) Sold
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Issue
Year: 
1852 
Mintage:  637,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  9.4570g (0.30 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  28.00mm 
Thickness:  2.12mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1852 637,000 $1.00 $3.00 $9.00 $30.00 $54 $100
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