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1875H Farthing |
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Coin Details |
Mintage : 6,093,000 |
Spink Ref : 3959 |
Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
Reverse 1
Normal |
Obverse A
REG is complete and 1.5 stops after F:D: |
Reverse 2
Higher 5 in Date |
Obverse B
The E of REG is broken, so it appears as RFG |
Reverse 3
Lower 5 & Wider Date |
Obverse C
REG is complete and Full colon after F:D: |
Reverse 4
75 is closely spaced and the 5 is higher |
Obverse D
Full Brooch on Bodice
Image courtesy of Andy |
Reverse 5
75 is closely spaced |
Obverse E
I over I in BRITT and the E of REG is broken, so it appears as RFG
View at x60 |
Reverse 6
7 over a lower 7
Image courtesy of Ian Hartshorn |
Comparison
To clarify the difference between the varieties, please see the Reverses in order shown below:

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Reverse 7
5 over a lower 5 (and possibly also over a higher 5)
View at x60 |
Reverse 8
Closer Date Low 5 |
Reverse 9
A over A in Farthing
Image courtesy of Ian Hartshorn
Magnified View |
Reverse 10
75 is very closely spaced |
Reverse 11
Wide Date |
Reverse 12
Smaller 5 in Date? Similar to Rev 2, however the top of the 5 is in alignment with the other datal figures. |
Reverse 13
8 over 8 in date
View at x60 |
Reverse 14
5 over higher 5 in date
View at x60 |
Reverse 15
5 over 5 to the left in date
View at x60 |
Reverse 16
Unbarred H in FARTHING
Images courtesy of an anonymous collector |
Known Die Combinations |
Reverse |
Obverse |
Ref No: |
Peck No:
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Freeman No: |
Comments |
1 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-1A |
1892
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532 |
Normal, REG, 1.5 Stops |
1 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-1B |
1892
|
532 |
Normal, RFG |
1 |
C |
CG1875H-VB-1C |
1892
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532 |
Normal, REG, Full Colon |
1 |
D |
CG1875H-VB-1D |
1892
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530 |
Full Brooch |
1 |
E |
CG1875H-VB-1E |
1892
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532 |
I over I in BRITT, RFG |
2 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-2A |
1892
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532 |
High 5, REG |
2 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-2B |
1892
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532 |
High 5, RFG |
2 |
C |
CG1875H-VB-2C |
1892
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532 |
High 5, REG, Full Colon |
3 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-3A |
1892
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532 |
Low 5, REG |
4 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-4A |
1892
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532 |
Close 75, High 5, REG |
4 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-4B |
1892
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532 |
Close 75, High 5, RFG |
5 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-5A |
1892
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532 |
Close 75, Low 5, REG |
5 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-5B |
1892
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532 |
Close 75, Low 5, RFG |
6 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-6B |
1892
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532 |
7 Over Lower 7 |
7 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-7A |
1892
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532 |
5 Over Lower 5 |
8 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-8A |
1892
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532 |
Close Date Low 5 |
9 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-9A |
1892
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532 |
A Over A in FARTHING |
10 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-10A |
1892
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532 |
75 Very Close |
11 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-11A |
1892
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532 |
Wide Date |
12 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-12B |
1892
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532 |
Smaller 5, RFG |
13 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-13A |
1892
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532 |
8 over 8, REG, 1.5 Stops |
14 |
A |
CG1875H-VB-14A |
1892
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532 |
5 over higher 5, REG, 1.5 Stops |
15 |
B |
CG1875H-VB-15B |
1892
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532 |
5 over 5 to the left, RFG, 1.5 Stops |
16 |
? |
CG1875H-VB-16? |
1892
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532 |
Unbarred H in FARTHING |
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