Victoria Copper Halfpenny Fine

Victorian Farthings featuring the “Old” or “Veiled” Head were only minted from 1895 - 1901. From 1897, the vast majority were “mint darkened” at the mint, this was to stop the public trying to pass the shiny new bronze farthings off as Half Sovereigns! This practice continued until 1925. We recently got hold of a large group of these farthings, they must have been put away for a very long time as they are all around Extremely Fine, but not lustrous as they were darkened. Whatever the catalogue price is, it’s safe to say the 1895 is rarer than the book suggests!

These are scratch resilient acrylic coin capsules. They come 10 of each size in a box. They are available to fit most sizes of coins. These are the 22.5mm variant of the capsules which are designed for sovereign sized coins.

King Edward VII was the son of Queen Victoria and because she ruled for so long, his rule was rather short. In fact, the coins of Edward VII were only issued from 1902 to 1910, but that also means that all of his coins are over 100 years old. All coins are in Very Good condition with the details and the date clearly legible. Offered here is the 1902 penny. You have the bare head of the King on one side and a beautiful seated Britannia on the other side.