1881 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Half Crown

Obverse
1881 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Half Crown (Obverse)

Reverse
1881 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: 
1881 
Mintage:  2,301,000 
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
1881 2,301,000 $20.00 $44.50 $110 $460 $680 $1010 $1260 $7880
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