What happended in 1858?
Monarch is Queen Victoria. Prime Minister is Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (Whig), then on 20 February it is Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (Conservative). US President is James Buchanan (D-Pennsylvania), and thanks to a new trans-Atlantic telegraph cable he is able to exchange greetings with Queen Victoria. Big Ben (the Great Bell) is recast. Charles Dickens embarks on a reading tour of the UK, making 129 appearances.
| Obv | Rev | Cat | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Farthings | 1858 Farthings - Victoria |
 |  | Sovereigns | 1858 Gold Sovereign |