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United Kingdom: Coin Penny 1858

Coin	Penny 1858

Mint	Royal Mint
Obverse	Head of Queen Victoria facing left, ribbon in her hair; incuse on neck truncation the artist's initials W.W. (for William Wyon); around, the legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (Victoria, by the Grace of God); below, the date 1858.
Obverse Inscription	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1858
Reverse	Figure of Britannia seated facing right, resting her right hand on a shield bearing a saltire of arms, and holding a trident in her left hand; around, the rest of the monarch's legend: BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: (Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith); in exergue, a rose, a thistle and a shamrock combined. Notes: - ornamental trident prongs, DEF : (extra space between DEF and the colon)
Reverse Inscription	BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF :
Edge	Plain
Edge Inscription	None

Penny 1858: Known varieties

Variety	Overdate 1858/3
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Variety	Overdate 1858/7
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Variety	Overdate 1858/6
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Variety	No WW
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Details	No designer's initials on neck truncation.
Variety	Small date, with WW
Mintage	unknown (included in total)
Variety	Small date, no WW
Mintage	unknown (included in total)

Penny 1858: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Notes
Whitman, Guidebook of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	1962	Mint
Whitman, Guidebook of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	1962	Mintage
Whitman, Guidebook of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries	1962	Varieties	Overdate 1858/3, 1858/7, No WW, Small date
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins		Varieties	Overdate 1858/6

All (128) Coins of Country: United Kingdom, Type: Penny (Pre-decimal)

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Penny 1806	unknown	Laureate head by Conrad Küchler	GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX. 1806
Penny 1807	unknown	Laureate head by Conrad Küchler	GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX. 1807
Penny 1808 (Proof only)	1	Laureate head by Conrad Küchler	GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX. 1808
Penny 1817 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1817
Penny 1818 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1818
Penny 1820 (Silver, circulating)	unknown	Small Head	GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA 1820
Penny 1825	1,075,200	Portrait by William Wyon (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1825
Penny 1826	5,913,600	Portrait by William Wyon (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1826
Penny 1827	1,451,520	Portrait by William Wyon (Laureate Head)	GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 1827
Penny 1831	806,400	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1831
Penny 1834	322,560	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1834
Penny 1837	174,720	Portrait by William Wyon	GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1837
Penny 1839 (Proof only)	unknown	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1839
Penny 1841	913,920	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1841
Penny 1843	483,840	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1843
Penny 1844	215,040	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1844
Penny 1845	322,560	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1845
Penny 1846	483,840	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1846
Penny 1847	430,080	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1847
Penny 1848	161,280	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1848
Penny 1849	268,800	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1849
Penny 1851	532,224	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1851
Penny 1853	1,021,440	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1853
Penny 1854	6,720,000	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1854
Penny 1855	5,273,856	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1855
Penny 1856	1,212,288	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1856
Penny 1857	752,640	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1857
Penny 1858	1,559,040	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1858
Penny 1859	1,075,200	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1859
Penny 1860 (Large)	32,256	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)	VICTORIA DEI GRATIA 1860
Penny 1860 (Small)	5,053,440	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1861	36,449,280	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1862	50,534,400	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1863	28,062,720	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1864	3,440,640	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1865	8,601,600	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1866	9,999,360	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1867	5,483,520	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1868	1,182,720	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1869	2,580,480	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1870	5,695,022	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1871	1,290,318	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1872	8,494,572	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1873	8,494,200	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1874	12,288,105	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1875	11,443,680	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1876	11,074,560	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1877	9,624,747	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1878	2,764,470	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1879	7,666,476	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1880	3,000,831	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1881	6,065,562	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1882	7,526,400	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1883	6,237,438	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1884	11,702,802	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1885	7,145,862	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1886	6,087,759	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1887	5,315,085	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1888	5,125,020	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1889	12,559,737	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1890	15,330,840	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1891	17,885,961	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1892	10,501,671	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1893	8,161,737	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1894 (Bun Head)	3,883,452	Portrait by Leonard Charles Wyon (Bun Head)	VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :
Penny 1895	5,395,830	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1896	24,147,156	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1897	20,756,620	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1898	14,296,836	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1899	26,441,069	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1900	31,778,109	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1901	22,205,568	Portrait by Sir Thomas Brock (Veiled Head)	VICTORIA · DEI · GRA · BRITT · REGINA · FID · DEF · IND · IMP ·
Penny 1902	26,976,768	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1903	21,415,296	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1904	12,913,152	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1905	17,783,808	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1906	37,989,504	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1907	47,322,240	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1908	31,506,048	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1909	19,617,024	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1910	29,549,184	Portrait by George William de Saulles (Bare Head)	EDWARDVS VII DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1911	23,079,168	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1912	65,106,048	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1913	65,497,872	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1914	50,820,997	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1915	47,310,807	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1916	86,411,165	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1917	107,905,436	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1918	87,888,172	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1919	118,970,690	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1920	124,693,485	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1921	129,717,693	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1922	16,346,711	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1926	4,498,519	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1927	60,989,561	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1928	50,178,000	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1929	49,132,800	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1930	29,097,600	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1931	19,843,200	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1932	8,277,600	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1933	6	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1934	13,965,600	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1935	56,070,000	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1936	134,160,000	Portrait by Bertram Mackennal (Bare Head)	GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Penny 1937 Edward VIII (not released)	unknown	King Edward VIII by Thomas Humphrey Paget	EDWARDVS VIII D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1937 George VI	109,058,406	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1938	121,560,000	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1939	55,560,000	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1940	42,284,400	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1944	42,600,000	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1945	79,531,200	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1946	66,855,600	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1947	52,220,400	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1948	63,961,200	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1949	14,324,400	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1950	257,513	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1951	140,000	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1952	1	King George VI by Thomas Humphrey Paget	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1953	1,348,400	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH II DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F: D: +
Penny 1954	1	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1961	39,703,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1962	137,640,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1963	134,013,600	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1964	144,462,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1965	135,534,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1966	157,430,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1967	164,000,000	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +
Penny 1970 (Proof only)	750,476	Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait)	ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D : +

Penny 1858: Details

Country	United Kingdom
Currency	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal)
Period	Pound Sterling (pre-decimal) (1801 - 1971)
Coin Type	Penny (Britannia, second design)
Issued	1858
Monarch	Queen Victoria
Effigy	Portrait by William Wyon (Young Head)
Face Value	1 (x Penny)
Current	No (demonetised 1869)
Mintage	1,559,040 (1.6 million)
Material	Copper
Designer	William Wyon
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Reversed (Coin Alignment, Axis 6)
Size (mm)	34
Mass (g)	18.8000

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Penny 1858: Photos

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	Great Britain 1858 penny Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auctions Notes: Overdate 1858/3 (or 1858/2). Source
	Great Britain 1858 penny Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auctions Source

Penny 1858: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Spink, Coins of England and the United Kingdom	3948
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Great Britain KM# 739

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