1878 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Sixpence

Obverse
1878 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Sixpence (Obverse)

Reverse
1878 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Sixpence (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  6 Pence 
Dates:  From 1867 to 1880 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Crowned denomination within oak wreath 
Legend:  SIX PENCE 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  W. Wyon, J. Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 751 

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: 
1878 
Mintage:  2,625,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  KM# 751.1 with die number 

Specifications
Total Weight:  3.0100g (0.10 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  2.78g (0.09 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $3.63 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  19.50mm 

Description

Varieties:

  • KM# 751.1 (1867-1878) with die number.
  • KM# 751.2 (1871-1880) without die number.

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1878 2,625,000 $6.20 $17.50 $75 $180 $285 $450 $500 $2920
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