1862 Farthing
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Coin Details
Mintage : 14,336,000
Spink Ref : 3958
Reverse Image
Obverse Image

Reverse 1

Normal

Obverse A

1.5 Stops after F:D:

Reverse 2

Small 2 in date

Obverse B

Full colon after F:D:

Reverse 3

Low 2 in date

Obverse C

Broken E in REG appears as RFG

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Reverse 4

Fat 8

Image courtesy of an anonymous collector

Comparison

To clarify the difference between the "Fat" and "Thin" 8 varieties, the best method is to look at the style of 8, the style of 8 is clearly different with a thicker mid-bar on the thin 8 variety, the difference in style is shown in the image below:

To clarify the difference between the varieties, please see the Reverses in order shown below:

Reverse 5

Narrower Date 6 and 2 Close

Reverse 6

Very Wide Date

 
Known Die Combinations
Reverse
Obverse
Ref No:
Peck No:
Freeman No:
Comments
1
A
CG1862-VB-1A
1865
507
Normal, 1.5 Stops
1
B
CG1862-VB-1B
1865
507
Normal, Full Colon
1
C
CG1862-VB-1C
1865
507
Broken E in REG, appears as RFG
2
A
CG1862-VB-2A
1865
507
 Small 2, 1.5 Stops
3
A
CG1862-VB-3A
1865
507
Low 2, 62 wide, 1.5 Stops
4
A
CG1862-VB-4A
1865
507
 Fat 8, 1.5 Stops
5
A
CG1862-VB-5A
1865
507
Narrower Date 6 and 2 Close, 1.5 Stops
5
B
CG1862-VB-5B
1865
507
Narrower Date 6 and 2 Close, Full Colon
6
A
CG1862-VB-6A
1865
507
Very Wide Date
6
B
CG1862-VB-6B
1865
507
Very Wide Date, Full Colon
 

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