1853 Queen Victoria Copper Quarter Farthing Coin In Near Extremely Fine Condition.
This is a nice example with good detail. There are light surface marks and some signs of verdigris starting to appear on both sides of this coin.
This coin comes in a plastic coin envelope.
The 1853 Quarter Farthing is a coin struck in copper by the Royal Mint for use in Ceylon. The obverse features an uncrowned portrait of Queen Victoria facing left with legend around, this early image of Queen Victoria is often referred to as the young head design. The reverse has a central crowned denomination with the date underneath. There is a rose, thistle and shamrock below the date.
The quarter farthing fractional coins were all originally issued for use in Ceylon and were never intended to be legal tender in the UK. The Royal Mint issued quarter farthings in 1839, 1851, 1852, and 1853, and also produced bronze proofs in 1868. The coins are considered rare and difficult to find.
There was a mintage of 1,920,000 for this 1853 copper coin.
You are buying the Copper Quarter Farthing coin in the pictures.
