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1847 Half Farthing | |
Coin Details |
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Mintage : 3,011,000 |
Diameter : 18mm |
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Spink Ref : 3951 |
Weight : 2.4g |
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Reverse Design & Legend |
Obverse Design & Legend |
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"Half Farthing" with a royal crown above and the date below. |
Victoria's bust facing left, abbreviated legend is as follows, VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D: (Victoria by the Grace of God, Queen of Britains, Defender of the Faith)
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Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
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Reverse 1 Normal Image Courtesy of Andy |
Obverse A Normal Image Courtesy of Andy |
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Obverse B R Over A in BRITANNIAR |
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Obverse C Slightly rotated V in VICTORIA Image Courtesy of Andy |
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Obverse D Broken O in VICTORIA (Often incorrectly listed on Ebay as Inverted U). Image Courtesy of John Spring |
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Known Combinations |
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Reverse |
Obverse |
Ref No: |
Peck No:
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Comments |
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1 |
A |
FHCG1847-VA-1A |
1596
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Normal |
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1 |
B |
FHCG1847-VA-1B |
1596
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R Over A in BRITANNIAR |
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1 |
C |
FHCG1847-VA-1C |
1596
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Slightly rotated V in VICTORIA |
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1 |
D |
FHCG1847-VA-1D |
1596
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Broken O in VICTORIA |
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