1872 Great Britain 1 Florin: Victorian Gothic: ANACS VF20 Details: .925 Silver

Description

1872 Great Britain (UK): 1 Florin
Unique, to the time, done in GOTHIC Style
Queen Victoria's
(
1
st
Portrait
)
ANACS Authenticated and Graded VF20 Details Cleaned
.925 STERLING SILVER
1 Florin - Victoria (1st portrait; 'Gothic' type)
1851-1887
Silver (.925) • 11.31 g • ⌀ 30 mm
KM#746.2, (mdccclxxii); Mintage: 7,199,600
--A nominally Scarce Variety--
Numista rates this coin as has having a 18% frequency of scarcity for this coin.
There are ways of figuring out the die number used in the striking of this coin, but I am not savvy enough to determine what die # this coin is.
Obverse
Crowned bust of Queen Victoria left, legend and date around.
Lettering:
Victoria d:g:britt: reg:f:d: mdccclxxii
Unabridged legend:
Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarum Regina Fidei Defensatrix mdccclxxii
Translation:
Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith 1872
Engraver:
William Wyon
Reverse
Crowned cruciform shields of England, Scotland and Ireland, national flower emblems in angles, legend around.
Lettering:
One florin
one tenth of a pound
Engraver:
William Dyce
Edge
Reeded
Mint
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Obverse die varieties:
KM#746.1, Sp#3891
(1851-63)
Type B1 - reads 'brit:', WW below bust, no die number;
KM#746.3, Sp#3892
(1864-67)
Type B2 - similar as last but die number below bust;
KM#746.2, Sp#3893
(1868-79)
Type B3 - similar as last but reads 'britt:' ;
KM#746.2, Sp#3894
(1877 only)
Type B4 - similar as last but border of 48 arcs, no WW below bust;
KM#746.2, Sp#3895
(1877-78)
Type B5 - similar as last but border of 42 arcs;
KM#746.4, Sp#3897
(1877-79)
Type B6 - similar reads 'britt:', WW, no die number, border of 48 arcs;
KM#746.4, Sp#3898
(1879 only)
Type B7 - similar as last but no WW, border of 38 arcs;
KM#746.4, Sp#3900
(1880-87)
Type B8 - similar as last but younger portrait, border of 34 arcs;
KM#746.4, Sp#3901
(1887 only)
Type B9 - similar as last but border of 46 arcs;
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