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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1359338, member: 5682&quot;]<a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/farth.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/farth.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/values/farth.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The nice thing about farthings is that there is little demand for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The key coin is the 1844 Queen Vic farthing. All the Vic fanboys drool over the coin, so its price can be high.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look for Queen Vics 1844, 1849, and 1863. The are the most expensive ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the farthings of the 1900s (the last farthings were minted in 1956) are inexpensive. </p><p><br /></p><p>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.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some early-modern milled copper farthings of interest:</p><p><br /></p><p>The 1717 George I &quot;dump&quot; farthing is smaller and thicker than usual and commands a higher price.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mythical 1714 Queen farthing is actually a pattern farthing most certainly minted sometime after her death. For whatever reason, it can be pricey.</p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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