Farthings, 1874-1895

Victoria Bronze 'Bun' Issue 1874, Second Portrait
4 Berries

1874H, UNC much lustre, prooflike PCGS MS65RD

1874H, C struck over C, UNC

1874H, obv Gs overstruck sideways, ext rare

Victoria Bronze 'Bun' Issue 1875-1881, Third Portrait
Slightly younger than second portrait, 4 Berries

1875, small date, EF Freeman 531		1875H, UNC good lustre
1875H, RF.G, UNC much lustre PCGS MS62RB		1876H, RF.G, UNC much lustre
1876H, RF.G, large 6, very rare, VF pitted		1876H, RF.G, large 6, repunched very rare, aEF
1877, PROOF, scarce		1878, UNC good lustre PCGS MS63RB
1879, low 9, UNC, some hairlines		1879, aUNC
1879, UNC, almost full lustre PCGS MS63RB
1879, large '9'		1880, closed 8, UNC much lustre PCGS MS63RB
1880, open 8, UNC good lustre PCGS MS63RB		1881

Victoria Bronze 'Bun' Issue 1880-1881, Fourth Portrait
3 Berries

1880, VF		1881, higher date, UNC good lustre Freeman 6+C NGC MS65RB
1881, higher date, AU good lustre Freeman 7+C

Victoria Bronze 'Bun' Issue 1881-1895, Fourth Portrait
3 Berries obverse, heraldic coloring on shield reverse

1881H, BU full lustre PCGS MS64RD		1881H, H over H, VF
1881H, variety		1882H, broken F in F.D., BU full lustre PCGS MS65RD
1882H, full F in F.D.		1883, full F in F.D., UNC good lustre PCGS MS63RB
1883, broken F in F.D., VF		1884, BU almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB
1885, BU almost full lustre PCGS MS63RB		1886, BU almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB
1887, BU full lustre NGC MS63RD		1888, BU full lustre, ex Colin Cooke PCGS MS65RB
1890, BU almost full lustre		1891, UNC much lustre PCGS MS63RB
1892, UNC almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB		1893, wide date, BU full lustre NGC MS65RD
1893, narrower date, wildly toned UNC		1894, UNC almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB
1895, UNC almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB

Lustre Terminology for copper and bronze:
Trace  - 5% to 20% lustre
Good - 21% to 50% lustre
Much - 51% to 70% lustre
Almost full - 71% to 90% lustre
Full - 91%-100% lustre