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1858 Farthing | |
Coin Details |
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Mintage : 1,720,000 |
Spink Ref : 3950 |
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Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
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Reverse 1 Normal |
Obverse A Large Date |
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Reverse 2 Shamrock head detached |
Obverse B Small Date |
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Reverse 3 Shamrock head detached and no serifs on B in BRITANNIAR |
Obverse C Large Wide Date - 11 Border teeth instead of 10 /10.5 |
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Reverse 4 Shamrock head attached and no serifs on B in BRITANNIAR |
Obverse D 1 over lower 1 |
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Important Note: Easily confused with the 1838 farthing, due to the missing upright on the 5, however It is worth noting that all 1858 farthings are WW incuse where as all 1838 farthings are WW raised!!
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Obverse E 1 over a higher 1 |
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Obverse F 5 Over Lower 5 and 8 Over Higher 8 Image Courtesy of C.L.Bridge |
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Obverse G Small Date OR over OR in VICTORIA |
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Obverse H As obverse D but without the repunched 1 (datal figures 5 & 8 closer) Image Courtesy of James Redshaw |
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Obverse J Higher 58 |
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Obverse K Slightly rotated D over a higher D in DEI |
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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 |
CG1858-VA-1A |
1586
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Large date |
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1 |
D |
CG1858-VA-1D |
1586
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1 over 1 |
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1 |
J |
CG1858-VA-1J |
1586
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Higher 58 |
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2 |
A |
CG1858-VA-2A |
1586
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Large date detached shamrock |
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2 |
B |
CG1858-VA-2B |
1586
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Small date detached shamrock |
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2 |
C |
CG1858-VA-2C |
1586
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Wide date - detached shamrock (11 border teeth) |
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2 |
D |
CG1858-VA-2D |
1586
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1 over lower 1 & detached shamrock |
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2 |
E |
CG1858-VA-2E |
1586
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1 over higher 1 & detached shamrock |
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2 |
G |
CG1858-VA-2G |
1586
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Small date & OR over OR in VICTORIA |
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2 |
H |
CG1858-VA-2H |
1586
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5 & 8 Closer (as CG1858-VA-1D without the repunched 1) |
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2 |
J |
CG1858-VA-2J |
1586
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Higher 58, detached shamrock |
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2 |
K |
CG1858-VA-2K |
1586
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Slightly rotated D over a higher D in DEI, large date detached shamrock |
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3 |
A |
CG1858-VA-3A |
1586
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No serifs on B, detached shamrock & large date |
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4 |
B |
CG1858-VA-4B |
1586
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No serifs on B & small date |
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? |
F |
CG1858-VA-?F |
1586
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58 Over 58 |
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