1876/5 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Half Crown

Obverse
1876/5 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Half Crown (Obverse)

Reverse
1876/5 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Half Crown (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1/2 Crown 
Dates:  From 1874 to 1887 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Crowned and quartered shield within olive wreath 
Legend:  BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID:DEF: 
 
Edge:  Reeded 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon, Jean Baptiste Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 756 

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: 
1876/5 
Mintage:  633,000 (incl. previous) 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  14.1380g (0.45 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  13.08g (0.42 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $17.05 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  32.00mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1876/5 633,000 $24.00 $61 $135 $685 $990 $1430 $1660
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