Pattern Farthing Apparently, the cartwheel design of the penny and twopence was considered for the farthing and halfpenny as well but never implemented. Here's a Pr65bn pattern farthing dated 1798.
one of my favourite series of uk coins, all the cartwheels look striking when in such good condition. i must congratulate you on having one of the finest examples i have ever seen
tin farthing of 1690, it had a central plug of copper to satisfy the trial of the pyx. a rose farthing from the reign of charles I
you know, I found that out later as I looked through the Krause. The rev. of that dollar is similar to the rev. of the 50 cent pieces from the Straits settlement. Thanks for setting that straight
I've got about 30 farthings that I picked up as part of a bulk purchase. None are very high grade. Any special ones to look for?
I purchased this Farthing from the "old time collector" last September. He ended up charging me $7 for the coin.
http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/farth.html The nice thing about farthings is that there is little demand for them. The key coin is the 1844 Queen Vic farthing. All the Vic fanboys drool over the coin, so its price can be high. Look for Queen Vics 1844, 1849, and 1863. The are the most expensive ones. The copper Queen Vic 1860 is the rarest (and most expensive) of the modern farthings, with the bronze 1860 being much more common (and relatively inexpensive). I have never seen a copper 1860 farthing. All the farthings of the 1900s (the last farthings were minted in 1956) are inexpensive. Interestingly, farthings from 1897-1918 were darkened artificially at the mint to avoid confusion with half sovereigns which were the same size and had the same obverse. Some early-modern milled copper farthings of interest: The 1717 George I "dump" farthing is smaller and thicker than usual and commands a higher price. The mythical 1714 Queen farthing is actually a pattern farthing most certainly minted sometime after her death. For whatever reason, it can be pricey. guy
