1848 Victoria British Silver Twopence

Obverse
1848 Victoria British Silver Twopence (Obverse)

Reverse
1848 Victoria British Silver Twopence (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  2 Pence 
Dates:  From 1838 to 1887 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Crowned value divides date 
Legend:  2 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon, Jean Baptiste Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 729 

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: 
1848 
Mintage:  261,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS20)
Valuation: 
Notes:  Struck for use in British Guyana and the West Indies. 

Specifications
Total Weight:  0.9426g (0.03 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  0.87g (0.03 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.14 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  13.44mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1848 261,000 $2.70 $4.70 $17.50 $25.00 $35.50
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