Edge Plain
Face value 1-1/2 Pence
Grade EX-
Metal Silver
Millesimal fineness 925 ‰
Mint London Mint
Year of issue 1842
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Country: Great Britain
Ruler: Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1842 (1838-1870)
Value: 1-1/2 Pence = 1/8 shilling (1/160 LSD)
Mintage: 1,869,000
Composition: Silver (.925)
Weight: 0.7 g.
Diameter: 12 mm
Grade: XF/AU
Shape: Round
Technique: Milled
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: KM# 728, Sp# 3915
Obverse:
Young uncrowned portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around.
Lettering: VICTORIA D:G:BRITANNIAR:REGINA F:D:
Unabridged legend: Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensatrix.
Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith.
Engraver: William Wyon.
Reverse:
Crowned denomination divides date within oak wreath.
Note: overdate variety exists.
Lettering:
1½
1842
Engraver: Jean Baptiste Merlen.
Edge:
Plain.
Mint:
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975).
Comments:
The standard weight of this coin was 1/44 troy ounce or 10.9 grains. Struck for colonial use in Ceylon, where it was worth 4 stivers (1 fanam) and the West Indies (Jamaica, British Guiana and Trinidad) where it was equivalent to 1/4 real.
Reference : KM# 728, Sp# 3915
Source : https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/worl...
Collection : Victoria - Queen Empress (1837-1901) of Great Britain & British India