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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 26812141, member: 31620&quot;]As a teenager, many years ago, I started collecting farthings as that was a far as my limited pocket money would allow. All low grade, purchased blind from unillustrated printed lists. I still have those coins in my collection but recently and almost 50 years later I decided that I could add a small number to them. Here are some of my more recent additions. No doubt there are other farthing collectors out there...</p><p><br /></p><p>George III - Farthing</p><p>Obv:- GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX 1799. Laureate and draped bust of George III facing right.</p><p>Rev:- BRITANNIA. 1 . FARTHING, small tudor rose and thistle at either side, in exergue. Britannia seated facing left, holding olive branch and trident, small ship in left background; mint-mark SOHO below shield.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1711197[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>George III - Farthing</p><p>Obv:- GEORGIUS III·D:G·REX., Laureate, draped bust head right</p><p>Rev:- BRITTANIA, Seated figure of Britannia facing left, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag resting on left, olive branch in raised right hand, legend above, sea behind with ship on left</p><p>Date:- 1806</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1711198[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>William IV - Farthing</p><p>Obv:- GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA, Bare head right</p><p>Rev:- BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF: Seated figure of Britannia facing right, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag in right, legend around, national flower emblems in exergue</p><p>Date:- 1837</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1711199[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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