Farthing Details
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Spink Ref : 3958
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Obverse Image
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Reverse Image
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Obverse 1
Beaded Border, 5 berries, but very often only 3 are visible due to weak strikes, colon after F:D (Freeman Obverse 1)
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Reverse A
Beaded Border, 3 separate rocks to the left of the lighthouse.
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Obverse 2
Toothed Border, 4 berries, Colon after F:D:, colons after BRITT and REG noticably wider than Freeman Obverse 3, highest leaf in wreath is long (Freeman Obverse 2)
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Reverse B
Toothed Border, 1 large rock to the left of the lighthouse.
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Obverse 2a
Broken E in REG – As Obverse 2 however the top bar of the E in REG is broken and several letters are missing serifs (die fill) |
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Obverse 2b
T/T in BRITT – As Obverse 2 however the first T in BRITT has been recut with a much higher T |
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Obverse 2c
Stop after F:D: – As Obverse 2 however the lowest stop of the colon after F:D is missing (die polishing marks where the stop should be) |
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Obverse 3
Toothed border, 5 berries to wreath – all legends and design complete |
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Obverse 3a
Stop after F:D: – As Obverse 3 however the lowest stop of the colon after F:D is missing (probably die fill) |
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Known Die Combinations
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Obverse
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Reverse
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Ref No:
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Freeman No:
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Comments
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1
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A
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1860-VB-1/A
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496
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Beaded border obverse / beaded border reverse
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1
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A
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1860-VB-1/A-BP
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497A
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Bronze proof – beaded border obverse / beaded border reverse
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2
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A
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1860-VB-2/A
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498
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Mule – 4 berries & toothed border obverse / beaded border reverse
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2
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B
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1860-VB-2/B
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499
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4 berries & toothed border obverse / toothed border reverse
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2
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B
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1860-VB-2/B-BP
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500
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Bronze proof – 4 berries & toothed border obverse / toothed border reverse
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2a
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B
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1860-VB-2a/B
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Unlisted
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4 berries & toothed border obverse, broken E in REG / toothed border reverse
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2a
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B
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1860-VB-2a/B▼
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Unlisted
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4 berries & toothed border obverse, broken E in REG / toothed border reverse (coin alignment)
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2b
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B
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1860-VB-2b/B
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Unlisted
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4 berries & toothed border obverse, T over higher T in BRITT/ toothed border reverse
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2c
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B
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1860-VB-2c/B
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Unlisted
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4 berries & toothed border obverse, single stop after F:D / toothed border reverse
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3
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A
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1860-VB-3/A
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Unlisted
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Mule – 5 berries & toothed border obverse / beaded border reverse
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3
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B
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1860-VB-3/B
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501
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5 berries & toothed border obverse / toothed border reverse
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3a
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B
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1860-VB-3a/B
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Unlisted
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5 berries & toothed border obverse, single stop after F:D / toothed border reverse
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