Question: My daughter has a PCGS certified 1724 farthing. It measures about 25 mm. A farthing mesures 23 mm and a 1724 halfpenny measures 27 mm. Is there any way, besides size and weight, to distinguish between the 1724 farthing and halfpenny? Could PCGS be wrong? I doubt that this is a forgery since the certification matches up, but still.... http://www.coindatabase.com/coin_libras.php?pais=350 Thanks in advance, guy
the george I farthings were slightly larger than the other issues because of the type of blank they used, the halfpenny is roughly the same size as other issues, and is slightly larger than the farthing. i must say that your coin is a superb example but what a shame to cocoon it in a plastic coffin................
Thank you for the reply. Although my main interest in history is Ancient Rome, I would like to delve further into Georgian Britain, especially British politics of that era. Before 1688 (the Glorious Revolution), English history was too brutal and autocratic. By 1707 (The Union with Scotland), my inner Scot warms up quite a bit. As an American, I enjoy the politics of the later 1700s (Edmund Burke, William Pitt the younger, James Charles Fox, Lord North, etc.) The regency (during George III's bouts of madness) is fascinating. George IV and William IV are quite the characters. But I lose interest by Queen Victoria. London during the Georgian Age (1700s) must have been both a horrific and and fascinating place. guy
Thanks for the advice...but the coins are no longer mine. They are my daughter's and they are safely but sadly ensconced in some safety deposit box, waiting for my grand exit from this planet. That said, I have a bunch of Roman Emperors and their wives running free and unencumbered. :too-funny: guy
