I know there are two types of 1874 UK penny; they have the same portrait but with letters lengthened. Altogether there are already 12 different 1874 varieties on here namely KM#749 has 4 and KM#755 has 8, but I have one more to add to KM#755. I have two coins (the same) I cannot add to my exchange list as there is no wide date shown for plain 1874 (there is for 1874H). So I think it should read
1874 17 leaves, thin ribbons, large date
Here is a picture of one of mine underneath the small date variety ...