1843 REG: Victoria British "Young Head" Penny

Obverse
1843 REG: Victoria British "Young Head" Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1843 REG: Victoria British "Young Head" Penny (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1 Penny 
Dates:  From 1841 to 1860 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 739 

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: 
1843 REG: 
Mintage:  484,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  18.8000g (0.60 Oz)  
Composition:  Copper 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  34.00mm 
Thickness:  3.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1843 REG: 484,000 $10.50 $40.00 $150 $900 $1270 $1800
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