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1853 Farthing | |
Coin Details |
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Mintage : 288,000 |
Spink Ref : 3950 |
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Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
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Reverse 1 Normal |
Obverse A WW Incuse |
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Reverse 2 No Colon after DEF |
Obverse B WW Incuse & 53 over lower 53 It would appear that there may be some further varieties related to this type, which are a 3 over a lower 3 and a 5 over a lower 5 but higher grade examples are required to confirm this. |
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Reverse 3 Die flaw behind Britannias helmet, appears as a full stop |
Obverse C WW Raised |
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Reverse 4 Detached Shamrock Head |
Obverse D WW Raised & 53 over lower 52 |
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Reverse 5 No Serifs to B in BRITANNIAR |
Obverse E WW Raised & Low 5 |
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Reverse 6 Central Stop (Lower dot of colon missing) |
Obverse F WW Raised & Wide Date |
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Obverse G WW Raised & 3 Over 2 |
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Obverse H WW Incuse & Inverted A for V in VICTORIA VARIETY NOT YET CONFIRMED |
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Obverse J Narrower Date (10 Border teeth instead of the usual 10.5 -11) |
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Known Die Combinations |
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Reverse |
Obverse |
Ref No: |
Peck No:
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Comments |
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1 |
A |
CG1853-VA-1A |
1578
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WW Incuse |
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1 |
B |
CG1853-VA-1B |
1578
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WW Incuse & 53 over lower 53 |
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1 |
C |
CG1853-VA-1C |
1575
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WW Raised |
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1 |
D |
CG1853-VA-1D |
1575
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WW Raised & 53 over lower 52 |
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1 |
E |
CG1853-VA-1E |
1575
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WWR and Low 5 |
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1 |
G |
CG1853-VA-1G |
1575
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WWR and 3 over 2 |
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2 |
C |
CG1853-VA-2C |
1575
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No colon after DEF & WW Raised |
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3 |
C |
CG1853-VA-3C |
1575
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WWR Die flaw? behind Britannias helmet that appears as a stop |
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4 |
A |
CG1853-VA-4A |
1575
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Detached Shamrock & WWI |
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4 |
C |
CG1853-VA-4C |
1575
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Detached Shamrock & WWR |
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4 |
F |
CG1853-VA-4F |
1575
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Detached Shamrock & WWR Wide Date |
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5 |
E |
CG1853-VA-5E |
1575
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No Serifs to B in BRITANNIAR, WWR & Low 5 |
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5 |
J |
CG1853-VA-5J |
1575
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No Serifs to B in BRITANNIAR, WWR & Narrower Date |
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6 |
E |
CG1853-VA-6E |
1575
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Central Stop after DEF, WWR & Low 5 |
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6 |
H |
CG1853-VA-6H |
1578
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Central Stop after DEF, WWR & Low 5, Inverted A? |
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