Farthings, 1874-1895

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

1874H, UNC trace lustre

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		1875H, UNC good lustre
1875H, RF.G, UNC much lustre		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
1879, low 9, UNC, some hairlines		1879, aUNC
1879, large '9'		1880, closed 8, UNC much lustre ICG MS64RB
1880, open 8, UNC good lustre		1881

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

1880, VF		1881, higher date, UNC good lustre Freeman 6+C
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		1881H, H over H, VF
1881H, variety		1882H, broken F in F.D., BU almost full lustre
1882H, full F in F.D.		1883, full F in F.D., UNC good lustre
1883, broken F in F.D., VF		1884, BU almost full lustre
1885, BU almost full lustre		1886, BU almost full lustre
1887, BU full lustre		1888, BU full lustre, ex Colin Cooke
1890, BU almost full lustre		1891, UNC much lustre
1892, UNC almost full lustre PCGS MS64RB		1893, wide date, UNC
1893, narrower date, wildly toned UNC		1894, UNC almost full lustre NGC MS65RD
1895, UNC almost full lustre

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