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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 | - | - | $5.50 | $11.40 | $34.70 | $46.40 |
| 1839 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.30 | $33.30 | $44.70 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $33.30 | $44.70 |
| 1841 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $33.30 | $44.70 |
| 1842 | - | - | $12.10 | $45.20 | $93.90 | $118 |
| 1843 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.00 | $29.60 | $39.50 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $11.00 | $32.90 | $82.20 | $107 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $82.20 | $384 | $638 | $766 |
| 1844 | - | - | $70.80 | $254 | $552 | $701 |
| 1845 | - | - | $7.10 | $10.00 | $31.10 | $41.60 |
| 1846 | - | - | $7.70 | $15.50 | $47.00 | $62.80 |
| 1847 | - | - | $5.50 | $10.30 | $35.30 | $47.80 |
| 1848 | - | - | $5.50 | $10.80 | $35.50 | $47.90 |
| 1849 | - | - | $49.30 | $95.90 | $259 | $341 |
| 1850 | - | - | $5.50 | $9.60 | $32.00 | $43.20 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $11.00 | $32.90 | $76.70 | $98.60 |
| 1851 | - | - | $9.90 | $21.50 | $53.20 | $69.10 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $63.00 | $138 | $316 | $405 |
| 1852 | - | - | $11.00 | $20.10 | $51.80 | $67.70 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $11.00 | $30.10 | $85.30 | $113 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $4.90 | $8.50 | $26.90 | $36.00 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.60 | $28.30 | $37.70 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $4.90 | $11.20 | $40.10 | $54.50 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.00 | $10.80 | $36.40 | $49.30 |
| 1856 | - | - | $9.30 | $19.60 | $52.50 | $69.00 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $19.20 | $41.10 | $123 | $164 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.60 | $30.40 | $40.80 |
| 1858 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.60 | $30.40 | $40.80 |
| 1859 | - | - | $12.10 | $23.30 | $54.10 | $69.50 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $3.30 | $4.60 | $19.60 | $27.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $2.20 | $4.10 | $20.10 | $28.10 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $174 | $397 | $666 | $801 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $2.20 | $3.40 | $17.20 | $24.10 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $2.20 | $3.40 | $20.00 | $28.30 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.40 | $17.20 | $24.10 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $57.50 | $164 | $276 | $331 |
| 1863 | - | - | $31.10 | $63.50 | $176 | $232 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $1.10 | $5.00 | $25.80 | $36.20 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $1.10 | $5.80 | $27.10 | $37.70 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $22.50 | $31.60 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $11.00 | $12.20 | $38.70 | $52.00 |
| 1866 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $19.30 | $27.00 |
| 1867 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $23.60 | $33.10 |
| 1868 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.70 | $23.80 | $33.40 |
| 1869 | - | - | $2.20 | $11.00 | $34.70 | $46.60 |
| 1872 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $20.20 | $29.40 |
| 1873 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.90 | $17.50 | $26.00 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $2.20 | $7.80 | $27.20 | $36.90 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $130 | $336 | $623 | $767 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $1.65 | $10.00 | $28.50 | $37.80 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $8.80 | $22.60 | $71.10 | $95.40 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $7.70 | $24.70 | $72.60 | $96.60 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $84.90 | $257 | $361 | $414 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $2.50 | $11.90 | $16.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $3.80 | $13.70 | $37.70 | $49.70 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $7.70 | $32.90 | $71.20 | $90.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.50 | $13.20 | $18.00 |
| 1879 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.50 | $17.30 | $30.50 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $2.90 | $17.90 | $25.40 |
| 1880 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $21.30 | $30.10 |
| 1881 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.80 | $17.90 | $24.50 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $1.10 | $4.20 | $14.90 | $23.90 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $1.10 | $4.60 | $15.40 | $20.90 |
| 1883 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.50 | $37.10 | $49.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $14.00 | $17.90 |
| 1885 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $14.00 | $17.90 |
| 1886 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $14.00 | $19.30 |
| 1887 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $17.00 | $23.60 |
| 1888 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $17.00 | $23.60 |
| 1890 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $15.60 | $21.50 |
| 1891 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $14.00 | $17.50 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.30 | $12.90 | $36.30 | $48.10 |
| 1893 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $14.00 | $19.30 |
| 1894 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $17.00 | $23.60 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $9.30 | $26.20 | $63.30 | $81.90 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $9.90 | $12.30 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $11.10 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $9.00 | $10.80 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $9.00 | $10.10 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $9.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $9.20 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $6.90 | $8.20 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $4.80 | $6.20 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $58.00 | $121 | $196 | $324 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $56.20 | $126 | $149 | $171 | $318 | $462 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $56.20 | $125 | $181 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $56.20 | $131 | $175 | $342 | $501 | - | - |
| 1842 | $142 | $293 | $443 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $49.30 | $122 | $154 | $185 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $132 | $271 | $411 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $893 | $1,550 | $2,190 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $849 | $1,650 | $2,450 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $52.10 | $119 | $146 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $78.50 | $152 | $225 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $60.30 | $123 | $186 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $60.30 | $121 | $191 | $226 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $422 | $699 | $875 | $1,300 | $1,730 | - | - |
| 1850 | $54.40 | $117 | $179 | $222 | $266 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $121 | $271 | $422 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $84.90 | $178 | $271 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $493 | $798 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $83.60 | $134 | $141 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $140 | $281 | $421 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $45.20 | $106 | $130 | $152 | $253 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $223 | - | - |
| 1854 | $47.00 | $89.30 | $132 | - | - | $530 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $69.00 | $121 | $174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $62.10 | $112 | $163 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $85.40 | $180 | $274 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $206 | $331 | $490 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $51.10 | $103 | $137 | $250 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $51.10 | $103 | $154 | $362 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $84.90 | $175 | $204 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $34.70 | $74.20 | $119 | $128 | $193 | $259 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $36.10 | $79.00 | $91.00 | $103 | $195 | $443 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $935 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $31.10 | $78.30 | $126 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $36.50 | $82.00 | $93.70 | $105 | $176 | $237 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $31.10 | $74.20 | $95.60 | $117 | $186 | $264 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $387 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $288 | $421 | $555 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $46.60 | $97.70 | $149 | $206 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $48.40 | $101 | $138 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $40.70 | $77.20 | $91.50 | $106 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $65.30 | $127 | $138 | $149 | $176 | - | - |
| 1866 | $34.70 | $76.50 | $76.90 | $77.20 | $90.50 | - | - |
| 1867 | $42.90 | $91.80 | $91.80 | $91.80 | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $42.90 | $84.80 | $142 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $58.50 | $110 | $188 | $192 | $195 | - | - |
| 1872 | $36.50 | $79.50 | $122 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $31.10 | $69.40 | $76.10 | $82.90 | $158 | $237 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $46.60 | $95.90 | $127 | $138 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $911 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $47.00 | $106 | $165 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $120 | $248 | $376 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $121 | $251 | $382 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $466 | $808 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $21.20 | $64.70 | $108 | $124 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $61.70 | $124 | $186 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $110 | $192 | $274 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $22.80 | $61.20 | $95.60 | $140 | $184 | - | - |
| 1879 | $31.10 | $61.50 | $120 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $32.90 | $87.00 | $141 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $38.80 | $84.00 | $121 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $31.10 | $65.00 | $83.90 | $103 | $129 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $25.60 | $63.70 | $76.20 | $88.80 | $151 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $26.30 | $65.00 | $92.50 | $94.50 | $126 | - | - |
| 1883 | $61.70 | $114 | $130 | $145 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $21.90 | $44.30 | $66.70 | $69.80 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $21.90 | $44.30 | $62.10 | $64.10 | $145 | - | - |
| 1886 | $21.90 | $53.20 | $60.80 | $68.50 | $142 | - | - |
| 1887 | $29.20 | $54.30 | $62.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $30.10 | $54.60 | $87.70 | $96.10 | $104 | - | - |
| 1890 | $23.70 | $50.00 | $74.50 | $102 | $143 | - | - |
| 1891 | $21.90 | $45.60 | $76.30 | $99.20 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $59.80 | $108 | $148 | $187 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $21.00 | $49.80 | $54.50 | $59.20 | $115 | - | - |
| 1894 | $25.60 | $51.50 | $86.90 | $132 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $100 | $157 | $184 | $211 | $273 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $15.10 | $22.50 | $38.10 | $86.00 | $110 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.80 | $27.40 | $48.80 | $93.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $12.50 | $31.70 | $39.50 | $53.80 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $11.10 | $27.00 | $42.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $7.70 | $23.00 | $38.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $10.90 | $25.10 | $39.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $10.40 | $23.00 | $45.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.30 | $21.60 | $33.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.50 | $14.70 | $23.30 | $24.70 | $83.60 | $137 | - |
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.
