½ Cent - Victoria, Canada

½ Cent - Victoria, Canada, 1861 obverse image½ Cent - Victoria, Canada, 1861 reverse image
½ Cent - Victoria coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Canada flagCanada
  • Years of Minting:
    1861
  • Period:
    n/a
  • Coin Type:
    Standard circulation coin
  • Edge:
    Plain
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
½ Cent - Victoria Reference Price

Reference Price

$0.99-$54.99

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

½ Cent - Victoria Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

Date and crown within beaded circle, value above.

Engraver:

n/a

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Victoria to left.

Engraver:

Leonard Charles Wyon

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Plain

½ Cent - Victoria Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D:

Reverse:

HALF CENT 1861 NEW BRUNSWICK

½ Cent - Victoria Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bronze (.95 copper, .04 tin, .01 zinc)

Size

½ Cent - Victoria sizes
  • Weight:2.84 g
  • Diameter:20.65 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:Plain

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