1873 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (1st type)

Obverse
1873 Victoria British Bronze "Bun Head" Penny (1st type) (Obverse)

Reverse
1873 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
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Issue
Year: 
1873 
Mintage:  8,494,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 749.2 with toothed border and without die number. 

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
1873 8,494,000 $1.80 $6.00 $20.00 $85 $145 $250
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