| Issuer | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1838-1887 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 3 Pence (1⁄80) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 1.41 g |
| Dimensions | 16 mm |
| Thickness | 0.6 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: William Wyon Reverse: Jean Baptiste Merlen |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#730, Sp#3914, Sp#3918 |
| Obverse description | Uncrowned portrait (`Young Head`) of Queen Victoria left, legend around. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA D:G:BRITANNIAR:REGINA F:D: (Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith) |
| Reverse description | Crowned denomination divides date within oak wreath. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 18 3 76 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1838 - Proof - 1838 - Prooflike - 4 312 1838 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 1 203 800 1839 - Proof - 1839 - Prooflike - 4 356 1839 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 570 200 1840 - Prooflike - 4 356 1840 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 633 600 1841 - Prooflike - 2 904 1841 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 443 500 1842 - Prooflike - 4 356 1842 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue; mintage incl. 1843 - 2 027 500 1843 - Prooflike - 4 488 1843 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue; mintage incl. 1842 - 1844 - Prooflike - 4 488 1844 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 1 045 400 1845 - - 1 314 700 1845 - Prooflike - 4 488 1846 - - 47 500 1846 - Prooflike - 4 488 1847 - Prooflike - 4 488 1847 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 1848 - Prooflike - 4 488 1848 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 1849 - - 126 700 1849 - Prooflike - 4 488 1850 - - 950 400 1850 - Prooflike - 4 488 1851 - - 479 000 1851 - Prooflike - 4 488 1852 - Prooflike - 4 488 1852 - Sp#3914; Colonial issue - 1853 - - 31 600 1853 - Proof - 1853 - Prooflike - 4 488 1854 - - 1 467 200 1854 - Prooflike - 4 488 1855 - - 383 300 1855 - Prooflike - 4 488 1856 - - 1 013 700 1856 - Prooflike - 4 488 1857 - - 1 758 200 1857 - Prooflike - 4 488 1858 - - 1 441 400 1858 - Prooflike - 4 488 1859 - - 3 579 800 1859 - Prooflike - 4 488 1860 - - 3 405 600 1860 - Prooflike - 4 488 1861 - - 3 294 700 1861 - Prooflike - 4 488 1862 - - 1 156 300 1862 - Prooflike - 4 488 1863 - - 950 400 1863 - Prooflike - 4 488 1864 - - 1 330 500 1864 - Prooflike - 4 488 1865 - - 1 742 400 1865 - Prooflike - 4 488 1866 - - 1 900 800 1866 - Prooflike - 4 488 1867 - - 712 800 1867 - Proof - 1867 - Prooflike - 4 488 1868 - - 1 457 200 1868 - error `RRITANIAR` - 1868 - Prooflike - 4 488 1869 - [none issued, Maundy only] - 1869 - Prooflike - 4 488 1870 - - 1 283 200 1870 - Prooflike - 4 488 1871 - - 999 600 1871 - Proof - 1871 - Prooflike - 4 488 1872 - - 1 293 200 1872 - Prooflike - 4 488 1873 - - 4 055 500 1873 - Prooflike - 4 488 1874 - - 4 427 000 1874 - Prooflike - 4 488 1875 - - 3 306 500 1875 - Prooflike - 4 488 1876 - - 1 834 300 1876 - Prooflike - 4 488 1877 - - 2 622 300 1877 - Prooflike - 4 488 1878 - - 2 419 900 1878 - Proof - 1878 - Prooflike - 4 488 1879 - - 3 140 200 1879 - Prooflike - 4 488 1880 - - 1 610 000 1880 - Prooflike - 4 488 1881 - - 3 248 200 1881 - Proof - 1881 - Prooflike - 4 488 1882 - - 472 900 1882 - Prooflike - 4 488 1883 - - 4 365 900 1883 - Prooflike - 4 488 1884 - - 3 322 400 1884 - Prooflike - 4 488 1885 - - 5 183 600 1885 - Prooflike - 4 488 1886 - - 6 152 600 1886 - Prooflike - 4 488 1887 - - 2 780 700 1887 - Proof - 1887 - Prooflike - 4 488 |
| Catalog ID | 6974185410 |
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