View the Victoria bun head design type identifiers – Here
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Spink Ref : 3958
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Obverse Image |
Reverse Image |
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Obverse 5Normal (1.5 stops after F:D) |
Reverse CNormal |
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Obverse 5aColon after F:D |
Reverse CaLarge 9 in date |
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Obverse 5bA over lower A in VICTORIA, colon after F:D |
Reverse Cb8 & 7 noticeably closer in date |
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Reverse Cc8 & 7 noticeably closer in date, forked tail to R in FARTHING Note: R in FARTHING is forked as found on all 1875 – 1878 farthings (excluding Heaton Mint issues and 1875 Large Date). The R in FARTHING appears to have been repunched over the Forked R, the tail of which remains visible in the background. |
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Reverse CdWide date, large spacing between 8 & 7 |
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Reverse CeNarrow date |
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Known Die Combinations |
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Obverse
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Reverse
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Ref No:
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Freeman No:
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Comments
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5
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C
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1879-VB-5/C
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538
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1.5 stops after F:D
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5
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C
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1879-VB-5/C-BP
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539
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Bronze proof – 1.5 stops after F:D
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5
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Ca
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1879-VB-5/Ca-BP
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540A |
Bronze proof – large 9 in date, 1.5 stops after F:D
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5
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Cb
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1879-VB-5/Cb
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538 |
8 & 7 close, 1.5 stops after F:D
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5
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Cd
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1879-VB-5/Cd
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538 |
Wide date, large spacing between 8 & 7, 1.5 stops after F:D
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5
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Ce
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1879-VB-5/Ce
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538 |
Narrow date
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5a
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C
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1879-VB-5a/C
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538 |
Colon after F:D
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5a
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Ca
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1879-VB-5a/Ca
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540 |
Large 9, colon after F:D
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5a
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Cb
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1879-VB-5a/Cb
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538 |
8 & 7 close, colon after F:D
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5a
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Cc
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1879-VB-5a/Cc
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538 |
8 & 7 noticeably closer in date, forked tail to R in FARTHING, colon after F:D
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5b
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Ca
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1879-VB-5b/Ca
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540
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Large 9, A over lower A in VICTORIA, colon after F:D
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