Daily Coin # 140 A Very Nice Condition 1884 Victoria Shilling
Another old Victorian beauty . After deadly tornadoes in Mississippi, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Indiana 800 souls lose their lives on February 19 1884 . On June 16 1884 the first roller coaster in the USA opens at Coney Island in Brooklyn New York . The ride travels approximately six miles per hour and cost five cents to ride . On the 4th ofJuly 1884 the Statue of Liberty presented to US in Paris , France . Today's coin was minted By the Royal Mint in London . Today's coin was minted by the Royal Mint in London England in 1884 . It was struck in .925 %silver weighs 5.6652 grams and is 23.5 mm in diameter by 1.7 mm thick .
The obverse features A portrait of a young looking Queen Victoria ( who in 1884 was in her 47th year as Monarch) facing left , surrounded by the legend VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAR:REG:F:D: (Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britons Defender of the Faith) .
The reverse of this coin shows us a crowned denomination (one shilling) within a laurel and oak wreath with the date below (1884) .
The edge of this coin is milled .
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STOPAn example of a good circulated coin. All clear and well preserved!
I have a lot of upgrading to do !!!!!