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1844 Third Farthing | |
Coin Details |
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Mintage : 1,301,000 |
Diameter : 16mm |
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Spink Ref : 3952 |
Weight : 1.57g |
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Reverse Design & Legend |
Obverse Design & Legend |
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Seated Britannia facing right, holding a shield and trident, abbreviated legend is as follows: BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF: (Queen of the Britains, Defender of the Faith) . |
Victoria's bust facing left, date below bust, legend is as follows: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA (Victoria by the Grace of God) |
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Reverse Image |
Obverse Image |
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Reverse 1 Normal Image Courtesy of Gary Vaughan |
Obverse A Normal Image Courtesy of Gary Vaughan |
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Reverse 2 RE for REG - This error occurred when changing the legend from REX to REG (King to Queen) Note: Can also be found on a thin flan weighing approx 0.90g Image Courtesy of John Spring |
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Reverse 3 Large G in REG Image Courtesy of Dr Baqai |
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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 |
FTCG1844-VA-1A |
1606
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Normal |
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2 |
A |
FTCG1844-VA-2A |
1607
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No G in REG |
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3 |
A |
FTCG1844-VA-3A |
1606
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Large G in REG |
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