1864 plain 4 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (1st type)

Obverse
1864 plain 4 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (1st type) (Obverse)

Reverse
1864 plain 4 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (1st type) (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1 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:  ONE PENNY 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Leonard Charles Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 749 

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
(VG+) Sold
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Issue
Year: 
1864 plain 4 
Mintage:  3,441,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 749.2 with toothed border and without die number.
Plain 4 in date. 

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

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 749.1 (1860) with Beaded border.
  • KM# 749.2 (1860-1874) with toothed border and without die number.
  • KM# 749.3 (1863) with toothed border and wich die number.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1864 plain 4 3,441,000 $6.90 $25.00 $90 $650 $1080 $1800
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