Half, Third & Quarter Farthings

CODE	DATE	Ref	FRACTIONS OF A FARTHING	GRADE	Price (£)

			[HF] HALF FARTHINGS
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		1828 & 1830 - 2 Reverse dies
		Rev. A D of DEF to bead (Tall Britannia)
		Rev. B D of DEF to gap (Short Britannia)


		1830 - 2 Date size varieties
		Date A Larger date (Covers 11 beads)
		Date B Smaller date (Covers 10 beads)

HF	1839	A	Obv. Tiny ex-carbon spot at tip of neck	EF-EF+	24.00
HF	1842	A		EF?	20.00
HF	1842	A	Obv. Tiny dig on cheek	VF	14.00
HF	1842	A	Obv. Slightly scuffy	VF	10.00
HF	1842	A		VF?	8.50
HF	1842	A	Slightly claggy	F+	6.00
HF	1842	A	Obv. Pitted	Fair/F	4.00
HF	1843	A		AU30/10	15.00
HF	1843	A		AU5/10	12.00
HF	1843	A		EF	10.00
HF	1843	A		EF?	8.00

		1844 - 1 Major & 1 minor variety (Obverse Legend)
		Type A = Normal coin
		*Var. B* E of REGINA over N (Repair error)
		*Var. C* Broken O in VICTORIA (Appears as inverted U)

HF	1844	A		AU75	24.00
HF	1844	A		AU70/50	20.00
HF	1844	A		AU50/20	15.00
HF	1844	A		AU10	11.00
HF	1844	A		AU5	10.00
HF	1844	A		AU25/EF	8.50
HF	1844	A		EF	7.50
HF	1844	A		EF?	6.00
HF	1844	A	Rev. Edge bruise at top edge	VF	3.50
HF	1844	B	*Var. B* Rev. Ex-carbon spot at date	EF?	45.00
HF	1844	C	Var. C Obv. A bit claggy	VF+-EF?	9.00

		1847 - 1 minor variety (Obverse Legend)
		*Var. C* Broken O in VICTORIA (Appears as inverted U)

HF	1847	A	O of VICTORIA weak at top	F+	10.00

	1851 - 3 date types
	Date Type A Normal date - no retouches
	Date Type B 1st '1' over '5' (Shows on left side only)
	Date Type C 5 over 5 (Slightly higher - appears as 5 over 0)

HF	1851	B	Date Type B	VF+	25.00
HF	1851	B	Date Type B	VF-VF+	22.50

			[TF] THIRD FARTHINGS
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TF	1827	A		AU80/60	100.00
TF	1827	A		EF/EF?	35.00
TF	1827	A		EF?	30.00
TF	1827	A		Fair	4.50
TF	1827	A	Holed at top	EF?	2.50
TF	1835	A	Obv. IEL of GULIELMUS -
			filled in to rim - die breaking up?	EF?	35.00
TF	1835	A		Fair-F	6.50
TF	1835	A	Rev. Old scratch in right field	F+	6.00
TF	1835	A		Fair	5.00

		1844 - 1 Major & 2 minor reverse varieties
		The 1835 reverse die was altered by removing the
		X of REX and substituting a "G" for REG(INA)
		Var. A G of REG slightly bigger RE !
		*Var. B* G of REG even slightly bigger than RE (?)
		*Var. C* RE only (no G)
		Difficult to tell Var. A & B apart as many of the G's seen
		are often badly double struck - if in fact - is it a larger G?!

TF	1844	A	*Var. A* Rev. Edge & rim knocks	VF-VF+	35.00
TF	1844	A	*Var. A* Obv. Tiny cut below chin	F+	18.50
TF	1844	A	*Var. A* Rev. E of REG very unclear	Fair-F	12.00
TF	1844	B	*Var. B* (?)	AU10	125.00
TF	1866	A	Obv. A bit claggy	VF	10.00
TF	1866	A		VF?	8.50
TF	1868	A		AU50	45.00
TF	1868	A	Hint of lustre	EF+	30.00
TF	1868	A		VF?	10.00
TF	1868	A	Ex slight crimp?!	VF+	8.00
TF	1868	A	Obv. Very slight pitting	F/F+	6.00
TF	1868	A		Fair	2.50

	1878 - 3 date varieties & 1 error repair
	*Var. A* Narrow date (2nd 8 below I of ING; 7 has flat base)
	*Var. B* Wider date (2nd 8 between IN of ING; 7 has flat base)
	*Var. C* Narrow date (Tail of 7 curls backwards, round base)
	*Var. D* As per Var. C - I or G error struck between NG of ING

TF	1878	A	*Var. A*
			Rev. The IR of THIRD & 187 of 1878 are
			weakly struck & the ING of FARTHING
			are missing all together!	VF?	7.00
TF	1881	A		F+	6.00
TF	1885	A		AU95	50.00
TF	1885	A		AU85	45.00
TF	1885	A	Obv. Small ex-carbon spot	AU95/85	44.50
TF	1885	A		AU50	36.50
TF	1885	A		AU30	30.00
TF	1885	A	Obv. Streaky metal mix	AU25	26.50
TF	1885	A		AU5	22.50
TF	1885	A		EF	18.00
TF	1885	A		EF?	15.00
TF	1885	A	A bit claggy	EF?	12.00
TF	1902	A		EF85	30.00
TF	1913	A		AU95	30.00
TF	1913	A		AU85	26.50
TF	1913	A	Obv. Very slight ex-carbon spots	AU85	22.50
TF	1913	A	A few ex-carbon spots	AU85	20.00

			[QF] QUARTER FARTHINGS
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QF	1839	A	No lustre but	AU	65.00
QF	1852	A		AU10-20	75.00
QF	1852	A		AU25/65	90.00

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