1856 small date Victoria British "Young Head" Half Farthing

Obverse
1856 small date Victoria British "Young Head" Half Farthing (Obverse)

Reverse
1856 small date Victoria British "Young Head" Half Farthing (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1/2 Farthing 
Dates:  From 1839 to 1856 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: 
 
Reverse:  Denomination, crown on top, date below 
Legend:  HALF FARTHING 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 738 

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: 
1856 small date 
Mintage:  914,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Small date 

Specifications
Total Weight:  2.4000g (0.08 Oz)  
Composition:  Copper 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  18.00mm 
Thickness:  1.30mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1856 small date 914,000 $10.00 $25.00 $90 $125 $175
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