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1844 Half Farthing | |
Coin Details |
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Mintage : 6,451,000 |
Diameter : 18mm |
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Spink Ref : 3951 |
Weight : 2.4g |
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Reverse Design & Legend |
Obverse Design & Legend |
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"Half Farthing" with a royal crown above and the date below. |
Victoria's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D: (Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of Britains, Defender of the Faith)
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Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
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Reverse 1 Normal |
Obverse A Normal |
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Reverse 2 Wide Date |
Obverse B E over N in REGINA |
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Reverse 3 4 Over Higher 4 |
Obverse C E over E in REGINA & R over R in BRITANNIAR (Often mistaken as the N over E variety) |
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Obverse D Broken O in VICTORIA (Often incorrectly listed on Ebay as Inverted U), also worth noting D over lower D in D:G: and V over higher V in Victoria Enlarged View 1, Enlarged View 2 Image Courtesy of Andy |
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Obverse E R over lower R in BRITANNIAR Image Courtesy of Gary Vaughan |
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Known Combinations |
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Reverse |
Obverse |
Ref No: |
Peck No:
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Comments |
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1 |
A |
FHCG1844-VA-1A |
1594
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Normal |
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1 |
B |
FHCG1844-VA-1B |
1595
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N over E in REGINA |
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1 |
C |
FHCG1844-VA-1C |
1594
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E over E in REGINA & R over R in BRITANNIAR |
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1 |
D |
FHCG1844-VA-1D |
1594
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Broken O in VICTORIA |
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1 |
E |
FHCG1844-VA-1E |
1594
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R over R in BRITANNIAR |
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2 |
A |
FHCG1844-VA-2A |
1594
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Wide Date |
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3 |
A |
FHCG1844-VA-3A |
1594
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4 Over Higher 4 |
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