****** 1839 QUEEN VICTORIA COPPER 'YOUNG HEAD' HALF FARTHING SUPERB EXTREMELY FINE WITH CONSIDERABLE ORIGINAL MINT LUSTRE ******

An opportunity to acquire a superb 1839 Queen Victoria Copper 'Young Head' Half Farthing.

Obverse shows the monarch's 'young head' facing left by engraver William Wyon and reverse a crowned value with date below.

The coin shows considerable original mint lustre with excellent detail and a lovely sharp edge.

This coin formed part of a wealthy gentleman's copper farthing/half farthing collection.

Listed in SPINK 2024 'Coins of England' as S3951.