1845 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Crown

Obverse
1845 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Crown (Obverse)

Reverse
1845 Victoria British Silver "Young Head" Crown (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  Queen Victoria 
Face value:  1 Crown 
Dates:  From 1844 to 1847 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Young head of Queen Victoria facing left 
Legend:  VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Crowned and quartered shield within wreath 
Legend:  BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF: 
 
Edge:  Inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI XI 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon, Jean Baptiste Merlen 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 741 

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: 
1845 
Mintage:  159,000 
Scarcity: 
 (URS19)
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  28.2759g (0.91 Oz)  
Composition:  Silver 
Fineness:  0.9250 
Silver Content:  26.16g (0.84 Oz)  
Silver Value:  $34.10 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  38.61mm 
Thickness:  2.50mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1845 159,000 $34.00 $58 $145 $870 $1400 $2270
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