1875 Farthing
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Coin Details
Mintage : 713,000
Spink Ref : 3958 & 3959
Reverse Image
Obverse Image

Reverse 1

Large Date

Obverse A

5 Berries to the wreath (Freeman obverse 3), full brooch

Reverse 2

Large Date, low 5 in contact with linear circle.

Obverse B

4 Berries to the wreath (Freeman obverse 5), partial brooch.

Reverse 3

Small Date (Note: Forked tail to R in FARTHING is a good indicator of authenticity, because it is not found on the 1875H farthings, which are commonly altered to imitate "small date" farthings.

Obverse C

As reverse 1 but after F:D: colon variety is clearly different.

Reverse 4

Small Date 7 over lower 7

 
Known Die Combinations
Reverse
Obverse
Ref No:
Peck No:
Freeman No:
Comments
1
A
CG1875-VB-1A
1890
528
Large Date Colon Type 1 (after F:D:)
2
A
CG1875-VB-2A
1890
528
Large Date, Low 5 Colon Type 1 (after F:D:)
2
C
CG1875-VB-2C
1890
528
Large Date, Low 5 Colon Type 2 (after F:D:)
3
A
CG1875-VB-3A
1890a
529
Small Date 5 Berries
3
B
CG1875-VB-3B
1891
531
Small Date 4 Berries
4
A
CG1875-VB-4A
1890a
529
Small Date 5 Berries 7 over lower 7
 

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