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Scarce date 1876 Queen Victoria Young Head UK silver Halfcrowns from a calendar year mintage of just 633,221.
These 1876 Halfcrowns feature a modified version of Royal Mint Chief Engraver William Wyon's elegant Young Head portrait of the Queen, uncrowned and facing left. This is paired with a classic crowned shield reverse, created decades earlier by Jean Baptiste Merlen.
S 3889, Bull 2748, ESC 699
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Jean Baptiste Merlen designed the classic reverse engraving for this Halfcrown, which shows a shield of royal arms and a crown within a laurel wreath. The legend reads 'BRITANNIARUM REGINA FID: DEF:'.
The obverse of this Victorian Halfcrown features a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria, known as the Young Head, designed by William Wyon. The date (1876) is shown below, with 'VICTORIA DEI GRATIA' around.
These Victorian coins were originally struck in 14.14 grams of solid .925 sterling silver, as was typical in the period. Each Halfcrown measures 32.3 millimetres in diameter, measured from milled edge to milled edge.
633,221 silver Halfcrowns were struck by the UK's Royal Mint in the 1876 calendar year. With mintage figures often in their millions, 1876 is a fairly low mintage year for the Halfcrown, with high-grade examples harder to find.
These Halfcrowns are historic British currency coins that have been withdrawn from circulation. As such, they will display normal marks, scratches, wear and toning commensurate with their age and grade.
