1858/6 Victoria British Bronze "Young Head" Half Penny

Obverse
1858/6 Victoria British Bronze "Young Head" Half Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1858/6 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
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Issue
Year: 
1858/6 
Mintage:  2,473,000 (incl. previous) 
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
1858/6 2,473,000 $3.00 $6.00 $12.00 $40.00 $70 $125
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