1847 far colon Victoria British "Young Head" Penny

Obverse
1847 far colon Victoria British "Young Head" Penny (Obverse)

Reverse
1847 far colon 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: 
1847 far colon 
Mintage:  430,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 
Notes:  Far colon 

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
1847 far colon 430,000 $4.00 $9.00 $20.00 $85 $135 $225
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