Proof Groats 1837-1862
During the reign of Queen Victoria, circulating groats were struck in most years from 1837 to 1855, though they were eventually superseded by the lower value but similarly sized threepence. Proofs are known for very few of those years, but proofs were also struck in 1857 and 1862, years in which no groats were struck for circulation at all.
Only one obverse and reverse design were used for the circulation groats of 1837 to 1855, though curiously, a number of different threepence obverse dies were used in the striking of proof groats from 1837 to 1855. No doubt these proof groats were later strikings using the more readily available threepence obverse dies.
| Years | Obverse dies |
|---|---|
| 1837 | 1, 3 |
| 1838 | 1 |
| 1839 | 1 |
| 1842 | 1 |
| 1852 | 2 |
| 1853 | 1, 4 |
| 1857 | 3 |
| 1862 | 2, 3 |
In this table obverse 1 is Davies groat obverse 1, obverse 2 is Davies groat obverse 2 and Davies threepence obverse 2, obverse 3 is Davies groat obverse 3 and Davies threepence obverse 3 and obverse 4 is Davies threepence obverse 4.
