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Farthing - 1838 to 1901 - Price Guide
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | - | - | $7.50 | $15.60 | $47.50 | $63.50 |
| 1839 | - | - | $6.80 | $14.10 | $45.50 | $61.20 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $6.00 | $14.10 | $45.50 | $61.20 |
| 1841 | - | - | $6.00 | $14.10 | $45.50 | $61.20 |
| 1842 | - | - | $16.50 | $61.90 | $128 | $162 |
| 1843 | - | - | $6.80 | $13.60 | $40.60 | $54.10 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $15.00 | $45.00 | $113 | $146 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $113 | $525 | $874 | $1,050 |
| 1844 | - | - | $96.90 | $348 | $755 | $959 |
| 1845 | - | - | $9.80 | $13.70 | $42.50 | $56.90 |
| 1846 | - | - | $10.50 | $21.30 | $64.40 | $86.00 |
| 1847 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.10 | $48.30 | $65.40 |
| 1848 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.80 | $48.60 | $65.60 |
| 1849 | - | - | $67.50 | $131 | $355 | $467 |
| 1850 | - | - | $7.50 | $13.10 | $43.80 | $59.10 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $15.00 | $45.00 | $105 | $135 |
| 1851 | - | - | $13.50 | $29.40 | $72.80 | $94.60 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $86.30 | $189 | $432 | $554 |
| 1852 | - | - | $15.00 | $27.50 | $71.00 | $92.70 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $15.00 | $41.30 | $117 | $155 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.80 | $11.60 | $36.80 | $49.30 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.80 | $13.10 | $38.80 | $51.60 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $6.80 | $15.40 | $54.90 | $74.70 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $8.30 | $14.80 | $49.90 | $67.50 |
| 1856 | - | - | $12.80 | $26.90 | $71.90 | $94.40 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $26.30 | $56.30 | $169 | $225 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.80 | $13.10 | $41.60 | $55.80 |
| 1858 | - | - | $6.80 | $13.10 | $41.60 | $55.80 |
| 1859 | - | - | $16.50 | $31.90 | $74.10 | $95.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $4.50 | $6.20 | $26.90 | $37.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $3.00 | $5.60 | $27.50 | $38.50 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $238 | $544 | $912 | $1,100 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $3.00 | $4.60 | $23.60 | $33.10 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $3.00 | $4.60 | $27.30 | $38.70 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.60 | $23.60 | $33.10 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $78.80 | $225 | $378 | $454 |
| 1863 | - | - | $42.50 | $87.00 | $241 | $317 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $1.50 | $6.90 | $35.30 | $49.60 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $1.50 | $7.90 | $37.10 | $51.70 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.90 | $30.80 | $43.20 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $15.00 | $16.60 | $53.00 | $71.20 |
| 1866 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $26.40 | $37.00 |
| 1867 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.90 | $32.30 | $45.30 |
| 1868 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.40 | $32.60 | $45.70 |
| 1869 | - | - | $3.00 | $15.00 | $47.50 | $63.80 |
| 1872 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $27.60 | $40.30 |
| 1873 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.40 | $24.00 | $35.50 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $3.00 | $10.60 | $37.20 | $50.50 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $178 | $460 | $853 | $1,050 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $2.30 | $13.70 | $39.10 | $51.70 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $12.00 | $31.00 | $97.40 | $131 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $10.50 | $33.80 | $99.40 | $132 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $116 | $352 | $495 | $566 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $3.40 | $16.20 | $22.70 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.30 | $18.80 | $51.60 | $68.00 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $10.50 | $45.00 | $97.50 | $124 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.70 | $18.00 | $24.60 |
| 1879 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.70 | $23.60 | $41.70 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $3.90 | $24.50 | $34.80 |
| 1880 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $29.20 | $41.20 |
| 1881 | - | - | $1.50 | $6.60 | $24.60 | $33.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $1.50 | $5.80 | $20.40 | $32.70 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $1.50 | $6.20 | $21.10 | $28.60 |
| 1883 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.10 | $50.80 | $67.60 |
| 1884 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $19.10 | $24.60 |
| 1885 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $19.10 | $24.60 |
| 1886 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $19.10 | $26.40 |
| 1887 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $23.30 | $32.30 |
| 1888 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $23.30 | $32.30 |
| 1890 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $21.40 | $29.40 |
| 1891 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $19.10 | $23.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $4.50 | $17.60 | $49.80 | $65.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $1.50 | $4.50 | $19.10 | $26.40 |
| 1894 | - | - | $1.50 | $5.30 | $23.30 | $32.30 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $12.80 | $35.90 | $86.70 | $112 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $13.50 | $16.90 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.30 | $10.90 | $15.20 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.50 | $3.80 | $12.40 | $14.80 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.50 | $3.80 | $12.40 | $13.80 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.30 | $10.90 | $12.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.30 | $10.90 | $12.60 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $9.40 | $11.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $6.60 | $8.40 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $79.40 | $166 | $268 | $444 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $76.90 | $173 | $204 | $235 | $435 | $632 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $76.90 | $172 | $248 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $76.90 | $180 | $240 | $468 | $686 | - | - |
| 1842 | $195 | $401 | $606 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $67.50 | $167 | $210 | $253 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $180 | $371 | $563 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $1,220 | $2,120 | $3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $1,160 | $2,260 | $3,350 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $71.30 | $162 | $199 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $108 | $208 | $308 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $82.50 | $169 | $255 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $82.50 | $166 | $261 | $309 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $578 | $957 | $1,200 | $1,780 | $2,370 | - | - |
| 1850 | $74.40 | $160 | $245 | $304 | $364 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $165 | $371 | $578 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $116 | $244 | $371 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $675 | $1,090 | $1,510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $114 | $184 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $192 | $385 | $577 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $61.90 | $145 | $178 | $208 | $346 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $305 | - | - |
| 1854 | $64.40 | $122 | $180 | - | - | $725 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $94.40 | $166 | $238 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $85.00 | $154 | $223 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $117 | $246 | $376 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $281 | $453 | $671 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $70.00 | $140 | $187 | $342 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $70.00 | $140 | $211 | $496 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $116 | $240 | $280 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $47.50 | $102 | $162 | $175 | $265 | $354 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $49.40 | $108 | $125 | $141 | $268 | $606 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $1,280 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $42.50 | $107 | $172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $50.00 | $112 | $128 | $144 | $241 | $324 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $42.50 | $102 | $131 | $160 | $255 | $362 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $530 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $394 | $577 | $760 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $63.80 | $134 | $204 | $282 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $66.30 | $139 | $189 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $55.70 | $106 | $125 | $145 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $89.40 | $174 | $189 | $204 | $242 | - | - |
| 1866 | $47.50 | $105 | $105 | $106 | $124 | - | - |
| 1867 | $58.80 | $126 | $126 | $126 | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $58.80 | $116 | $194 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $80.00 | $151 | $258 | $262 | $267 | - | - |
| 1872 | $50.00 | $109 | $168 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $42.50 | $95.00 | $104 | $113 | $216 | $324 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $63.80 | $131 | $174 | $189 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $1,250 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $64.40 | $145 | $226 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $164 | $340 | $515 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $165 | $344 | $523 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $638 | $1,110 | $1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $29.10 | $88.60 | $148 | $170 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $84.40 | $170 | $255 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $150 | $263 | $375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $31.30 | $83.80 | $131 | $192 | $253 | - | - |
| 1879 | $42.50 | $84.20 | $164 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $45.00 | $119 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $53.10 | $115 | $166 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $42.50 | $89.00 | $115 | $141 | $177 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $35.00 | $87.20 | $104 | $122 | $207 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $36.00 | $89.00 | $127 | $129 | $173 | - | - |
| 1883 | $84.40 | $157 | $177 | $198 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $30.00 | $60.60 | $91.30 | $95.50 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $30.00 | $60.60 | $85.00 | $87.70 | $198 | - | - |
| 1886 | $30.00 | $72.80 | $83.30 | $93.80 | $195 | - | - |
| 1887 | $40.00 | $74.30 | $85.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $41.30 | $74.70 | $120 | $132 | $143 | - | - |
| 1890 | $32.50 | $68.50 | $102 | $140 | $196 | - | - |
| 1891 | $30.00 | $62.40 | $104 | $136 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $81.90 | $148 | $202 | $256 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $28.80 | $68.10 | $74.60 | $81.10 | $158 | - | - |
| 1894 | $35.00 | $70.60 | $119 | $180 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $138 | $215 | $252 | $289 | $374 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $20.60 | $30.80 | $52.20 | $118 | $151 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.10 | $37.50 | $66.80 | $128 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $17.10 | $43.40 | $54.10 | $73.70 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $15.30 | $37.00 | $58.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $10.50 | $31.50 | $52.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $14.90 | $34.30 | $53.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $14.30 | $31.50 | $62.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.80 | $29.50 | $46.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $10.30 | $20.10 | $31.90 | $33.80 | $114 | $187 | - |
Proof (PR): Planchets of these coins (not intended for circulation) were polished before struck (usually struck twice for higher quality). The field of Proof coins wear a cameo aspect.
