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Farthing - 1821 to 1901 - Price Guide
After the mint moved from the Tower of London to Tower Hill the production of gold and silver coins took precedence over copper in the Great Recoinage of 1816. The production of copper coins did not resume until the reign of King George IV (1820-1830), when farthings were produced in 1821.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | - | - | $6.70 | $18.50 | $53.30 | $74.80 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | - | - | $6.00 | $17.50 | $50.30 | $66.70 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | - | - | $6.00 | $17.50 | $50.30 | $66.70 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | - | - | $45.00 | $142 | $352 | $457 |
| 1823 | - | - | $6.70 | $18.50 | $53.30 | $67.30 |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $37.50 | $131 | $290 | $370 |
| 1825 | - | - | $6.70 | $18.50 | $53.30 | $70.70 |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | - | - | $30.00 | $111 | $259 | $333 |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | - | - | $8.20 | $22.70 | $63.80 | $84.40 |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | - | - | $30.00 | $120 | $285 | $367 |
| 1826 - Small Head | - | - | $6.00 | $17.10 | $55.40 | $74.50 |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | - | - | $25.30 | $102 | $332 | $447 |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | $6.00 | $17.10 | $57.90 | $78.30 |
| 1828 | - | - | $5.20 | $17.10 | $63.20 | $86.20 |
| 1829 | - | - | $6.00 | $19.70 | $68.60 | $93.00 |
| 1830 | - | - | $5.20 | $17.10 | $61.60 | $83.90 |
| 1831 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.90 | $50.10 | $66.20 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | - | - | $7.50 | $17.90 | $61.10 | $95.10 |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | - | - | $9.00 | $22.50 | $69.30 | $92.70 |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | - | - | $7.50 | $24.70 | $74.20 | $98.90 |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | $12.00 | $25.90 | $79.70 | $107 |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | $3.00 | $18.00 | $76.40 | $106 |
| 1836 | - | - | $7.50 | $17.90 | $63.30 | $85.90 |
| 1837 | - | - | $7.50 | $19.40 | $66.80 | $90.50 |
| 1838 | - | - | $7.50 | $15.60 | $51.20 | $69.00 |
| 1839 | - | - | $6.70 | $14.10 | $49.20 | $66.70 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $6.70 | $14.10 | $49.20 | $66.70 |
| 1841 | - | - | $6.70 | $14.10 | $49.20 | $66.70 |
| 1842 | - | - | $20.20 | $66.80 | $143 | $182 |
| 1843 | - | - | $6.70 | $14.10 | $42.00 | $56.00 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $15.00 | $45.00 | $112 | $146 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $112 | $525 | $873 | $1,050 |
| 1844 | - | - | $96.80 | $362 | $762 | $962 |
| 1845 | - | - | $9.70 | $14.70 | $48.00 | $64.60 |
| 1846 | - | - | $10.50 | $21.20 | $64.30 | $85.90 |
| 1847 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.10 | $48.30 | $65.30 |
| 1848 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.70 | $48.60 | $65.50 |
| 1849 | - | - | $67.40 | $131 | $361 | $475 |
| 1850 | - | - | $7.50 | $13.10 | $45.00 | $60.90 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $15.00 | $45.00 | $105 | $135 |
| 1851 | - | - | $13.50 | $29.40 | $72.70 | $94.50 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $86.20 | $189 | $432 | $553 |
| 1852 | - | - | $16.50 | $32.50 | $78.40 | $101 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $15.00 | $41.20 | $117 | $154 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.70 | $11.60 | $36.70 | $49.30 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.10 | $43.00 | $57.40 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $7.50 | $16.40 | $59.10 | $80.40 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $9.00 | $15.70 | $54.10 | $73.20 |
| 1856 | - | - | $16.50 | $34.30 | $81.80 | $106 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $26.20 | $56.20 | $169 | $225 |
| 1857 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.10 | $45.80 | $61.60 |
| 1858 | - | - | $7.50 | $14.10 | $45.80 | $61.60 |
| 1859 | - | - | $16.50 | $31.80 | $76.50 | $98.80 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $4.50 | $6.70 | $27.10 | $37.30 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $3.00 | $6.10 | $27.70 | $38.50 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $238 | $543 | $911 | $1,090 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $4.50 | $5.10 | $23.80 | $33.10 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $4.50 | $5.10 | $27.50 | $38.70 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.10 | $23.80 | $33.10 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $78.70 | $225 | $377 | $453 |
| 1863 | - | - | $47.50 | $96.20 | $259 | $339 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $3.00 | $7.40 | $35.50 | $49.60 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $3.00 | $8.40 | $37.30 | $51.70 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.40 | $31.00 | $43.30 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $15.00 | $16.60 | $53.00 | $71.10 |
| 1866 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.80 | $26.60 | $37.00 |
| 1867 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.40 | $32.50 | $45.40 |
| 1868 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.90 | $32.80 | $45.70 |
| 1869 | - | - | $4.50 | $16.00 | $51.70 | $69.60 |
| 1872 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.80 | $27.90 | $40.30 |
| 1873 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.90 | $24.20 | $35.60 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $3.70 | $11.10 | $37.40 | $50.50 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $178 | $459 | $852 | $1,050 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $4.50 | $17.20 | $45.80 | $60.00 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $15.00 | $37.50 | $126 | $171 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $10.50 | $33.70 | $99.30 | $132 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $116 | $351 | $494 | $566 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $3.40 | $16.20 | $22.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $6.00 | $20.20 | $54.80 | $72.00 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $10.50 | $45.00 | $97.40 | $124 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $18.70 | $25.50 |
| 1879 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $24.40 | $42.30 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $3.90 | $24.40 | $34.70 |
| 1880 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.80 | $29.90 | $42.00 |
| 1881 | - | - | $3.00 | $7.10 | $25.30 | $34.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $6.20 | $21.10 | $33.30 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $3.00 | $6.70 | $22.10 | $29.80 |
| 1883 | - | - | $7.50 | $18.10 | $53.70 | $71.50 |
| 1884 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $20.20 | $25.60 |
| 1885 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $20.20 | $25.60 |
| 1886 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $20.20 | $27.70 |
| 1887 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.00 | $24.40 | $33.50 |
| 1888 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.00 | $24.40 | $33.50 |
| 1890 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.00 | $22.50 | $30.70 |
| 1891 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $20.20 | $24.80 |
| 1892 | - | - | $6.00 | $18.10 | $51.20 | $67.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $3.00 | $5.20 | $19.50 | $26.60 |
| 1894 | - | - | $3.00 | $6.00 | $25.50 | $35.20 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $14.20 | $39.30 | $88.40 | $113 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $13.50 | $16.90 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.20 | $10.90 | $15.20 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.50 | $3.70 | $12.40 | $14.70 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.50 | $3.70 | $12.40 | $13.80 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.20 | $10.90 | $12.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.50 | $2.20 | $10.90 | $12.60 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $9.40 | $11.20 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.50 | $3.00 | $6.60 | $7.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | $88.00 | $171 | $192 | $214 | $331 | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | $83.00 | $201 | $224 | $228 | $267 | $305 | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | $83.00 | $161 | $210 | $249 | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | $562 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1823 | $88.00 | $169 | $228 | $261 | $313 | $620 | - |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | $450 | $674 | $899 | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 | $88.00 | $142 | $185 | $229 | $379 | $391 | - |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | $407 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | $105 | $195 | $218 | $241 | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | $450 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head | $93.70 | $155 | $169 | $183 | $502 | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | $562 | $813 | $1,060 | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | $98.70 | $189 | $277 | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | $109 | $174 | $192 | $211 | - | - | - |
| 1829 | $117 | $193 | $206 | $216 | - | - | - |
| 1830 | $106 | $186 | $219 | $252 | - | - | - |
| 1831 | $82.30 | $150 | $213 | $257 | $505 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | $104 | $169 | $257 | $310 | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | $116 | $176 | $213 | $458 | - | - | - |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | $124 | $202 | $300 | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | $134 | $173 | $196 | $426 | $657 | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | $135 | $146 | $157 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | $109 | $191 | $286 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | $114 | $210 | $263 | $316 | - | - | - |
| 1838 | $86.80 | $173 | $277 | $443 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $84.30 | $183 | $209 | $234 | $435 | $631 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $84.30 | $180 | $255 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $84.30 | $185 | $247 | $468 | $685 | - | - |
| 1842 | $220 | $425 | $631 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $69.90 | $159 | $226 | $294 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $180 | $371 | $562 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $1,220 | $2,120 | $3,000 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $1,160 | $2,250 | $3,350 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $81.20 | $180 | $214 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $107 | $213 | $318 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $82.40 | $179 | $275 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $82.40 | $179 | $280 | $308 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $590 | $965 | $1,200 | $1,780 | $2,370 | - | - |
| 1850 | $76.80 | $176 | $275 | $304 | $363 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $165 | $371 | $577 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $116 | $243 | $370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $674 | $1,090 | $1,510 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $124 | $197 | $202 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $192 | $384 | $576 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $61.80 | $148 | $183 | $208 | $346 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $304 | - | - |
| 1854 | $71.80 | $138 | $205 | - | - | $724 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $102 | $185 | $268 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $92.40 | $172 | $252 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $129 | $268 | $408 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $281 | $452 | $670 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $77.40 | $154 | $202 | $341 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $77.40 | $154 | $230 | $495 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $121 | $243 | $282 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $47.50 | $103 | $166 | $175 | $264 | $354 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $49.30 | $111 | $126 | $141 | $267 | $605 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $1,280 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $42.50 | $110 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $50.00 | $115 | $129 | $144 | $241 | $324 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $42.50 | $104 | $132 | $160 | $254 | $362 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $529 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $418 | $695 | $971 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $63.70 | $136 | $209 | $282 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $66.20 | $141 | $192 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $55.60 | $109 | $127 | $145 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $89.30 | $173 | $189 | $204 | $241 | - | - |
| 1866 | $47.50 | $94.30 | $107 | $115 | $124 | - | - |
| 1867 | $58.70 | $111 | $128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $58.70 | $123 | $207 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $87.40 | $161 | $211 | $262 | $266 | - | - |
| 1872 | $50.00 | $114 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $42.50 | $101 | $107 | $113 | $216 | $324 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $63.70 | $136 | $182 | $188 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $1,250 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $74.30 | $174 | $273 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $215 | $445 | $674 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $165 | $344 | $523 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $637 | $1,110 | $1,500 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $29.00 | $88.50 | $148 | $169 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $89.30 | $191 | $292 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $150 | $262 | $375 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $32.20 | $86.90 | $98.20 | $110 | $197 | - | - |
| 1879 | $43.50 | $87.30 | $169 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $45.00 | $119 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $54.10 | $119 | $171 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $43.50 | $91.40 | $110 | $128 | $176 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $36.00 | $91.40 | $106 | $121 | $225 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $40.20 | $99.60 | $114 | $129 | $173 | - | - |
| 1883 | $89.30 | $162 | $180 | $198 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $31.00 | $66.50 | $81.00 | $95.40 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $31.00 | $68.60 | $78.10 | $87.60 | $198 | - | - |
| 1886 | $31.00 | $77.50 | $85.60 | $93.70 | $195 | - | - |
| 1887 | $41.00 | $78.50 | $89.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $42.70 | $82.60 | $107 | $131 | $143 | - | - |
| 1890 | $33.50 | $76.40 | $85.00 | $93.70 | $196 | - | - |
| 1891 | $31.00 | $68.30 | $119 | $136 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $84.30 | $153 | $204 | $256 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $28.70 | $73.10 | $77.00 | $81.00 | $158 | - | - |
| 1894 | $37.50 | $78.00 | $129 | $180 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $137 | $224 | $256 | $288 | $374 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $20.60 | $34.50 | $57.80 | $118 | $151 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.10 | $41.20 | $72.30 | $128 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $17.10 | $45.20 | $57.80 | $73.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $15.20 | $39.50 | $63.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $10.50 | $31.50 | $52.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $14.90 | $36.80 | $58.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $14.20 | $34.00 | $66.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $12.70 | $32.00 | $51.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $8.20 | $22.50 | $28.10 | $33.70 | $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.
