Farthing Details
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Spink Ref : 3963 & 3964
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Obverse Image
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Reverse Image
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Obverse 1
Bright finish
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Reverse A
Bright finish, low horizon
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Obverse 1a
Artificially darkened
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Reverse Aa
Artificially darkened, low horizon
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Comparison
The high horizon is apparent on the rock by the shield (the vertical section of rock is above sea level on the low horizon) and also by the distance between the sea level and the back leg of Britannia which is smaller. The blue line indicates the sea level, the white line indicates where the top of the rock meets the shield.
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Reverse B
Bright finish, high horizon
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Reverse Ba
Artificially darkened, high horizon
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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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1897-VC-1/A
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574
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Low horizon, bright finish
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1
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B
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1897-VC-1/B
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575
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High horizon, bright finish
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1a
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Aa
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1897-VC-1a/Aa
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574
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Low horizon, darkened finish
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1a
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Ba
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1897-VC-1a/Ba
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575
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High horizon, darkened finish
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