Halfpennies, 1874-1894

Victorian

Copper
1838-1860

Bun Head
1860-1874

Bun Head
1874-1894

Veiled Head
1895-1901

Post Victorian

Edward VII
1902-1910

George V
1911-1936

George VI
1937-1952

Elizabeth II
1953-19
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Victoria Bronze 'Bun' Issue 1874-1894

1874, UNC
Freeman
9 + I
1874, UNC
Freeman
10 + J
PCGS
MS64RB
unrecorded variety
1874H, UNC trace lustre, PCGS MS64BN 1875, BU
Freeman 11 + J
PCGS MS64RD
1875, EF
Freeman 12 + L
1875, UNC
Freeman 13 + J
PCGS MS63RB
1875H, UNC
PCGS MS6
4RB
1875H, PROOF
PCGS PR65RD
1876H, UNC net trace lustre
Freeman 13 + K*
PCGS MS65RB
1877, BU almost full lustre
Freeman 14 + J
PCGS MS64RB
1877, UNC trace lustre
Freeman 14 + N
PCGS MS64RB
1878, Poor
Freeman 14+O
1878, UNC
Freeman 15+O
PCGS MS63BN
1879, BU almost full lustre
Freeman 15 + O
PCGS MS64RB
1880, UNC trace lustre
Freeman
15 + P
PCGS MS6
3RB
1880, UNC much lustre
Freeman
15* + P
PCGS MS6
4RB
1881, Poor 1881H, BU almost full lustre
PCGS MS64R
B
1882H, UNC good lustre
PCGS MS64RB
1883, Rose  
1883, Rose Variety   1883, UNC trace lustre
Freeman 17+S
PCGS MS65RB
1884, UNC almost full lustre
PCGS MS64RB
1885, UNC almost full lustre
PCGS
 MS65RB
1886, UNC much lustre
PCGS
MS64RB
1887, BU full lustre
PCGS MS64RD
1888, BU full lustre
PCGS MS64RD
1889, BU full lustre
PCGS MS65RD
 
1889/8, UNC
PCGS MS64RB

1890, BU almost full lustre (strike flaw above ear)
PCGS MS65RB
1891, BU almost full lustre
PCGS MS65RD
1892, UNC good lustre
PCGS MS63RB
1893, UNC good lustre
PCGS MS64RB
1894, BU almost full lustre
PCGS MS63RB

Victorian

Copper
1838-1860

Bun Head
1860-1874

Bun Head
1874-1894

Veiled Head
1895-1901

Post Victorian

Edward VII
1902-1910

George V
1911-1936

George VI
1937-1952

Elizabeth II
1953-19
70

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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