1868 error Victoria British Silver "Young Head' Threepence

Obverse
1868 error Victoria British Silver "Young Head' Threepence (Obverse)

Reverse
1868 error Victoria British Silver "Young Head' Threepence (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  3 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 within oak wreath 
Legend:  3 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  W. Wyon, J. Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 730 

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: 
1868 error 
Mintage:  1,462,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Reads 'Rritanniar' instead of 'Britanniar' 

Specifications
Total Weight:  1.4138g (0.05 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  1.31g (0.04 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $1.71 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  16.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1868 error 1,462,000 $200 $530 $700 $990 $1400 $1650
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