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Obverse of 1848 Victoria Copper Penny
Obverse of 1848 Victoria Copper Penny
Britannia on Reverse of Victoria Copper Penny
Britannia on Reverse of Victoria Copper Penny
Victoria Copper Pennies
Young head copper pennies were issued for Queen Victoria from 1839 to 1860 inclusive, before the change to smaller and lighter bronze pennies.
The obverse design is the same for all dates, a youthful portrait of the queen, with her hair in a "bun", with two ribbons, facing left.

Plain & Ornamental Tridents
There are two distinct reverse varieties, one with a plain trident, one with ornamental trident. The ornamental trident type exists for every date issued, while the plain trident type was only issued between 1853 and 1857. The 1848 penny we show therefore has a plain trident.

Colon Spacing
There are also varieties with different spacing between the lettering of the legend and the colons, and some with missing colons.

English Copper Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum 1558 - 1958, by C. Wilson Peck, F.S.A.
This is an excellent book, originally published in 1960, with a second revised edition published in 1964. Now out of print, but still very useful for copper coins of this period.

Stock List
To follow.

Penny Story
A brief history of the British penny.


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