1844 Half Farthing

Obverse 1

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)

Reverse A

“Half Farthing” with a royal crown above and the date below.

Obverse 1a

N over E in REGINA

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Reverse Aa

Wide Date

Obverse 1b

E over E in REGINA & R over R in BRITANNIAR (Often mistaken as the N over E variety)

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Reverse Ab

4 over higher 4

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Obverse 1c

Broken O in VICTORIA (Often incorrectly described as Inverted U), also worth noting D over lower D in D:G: and V over higher V in Victoria

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Image courtesy of Andy

Obverse 1d

R over lower R in BRITANNIAR

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Image courtesy of Gary Vaughan