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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 | - | - | €4.20 | €11.40 | €33.00 | €46.30 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | - | - | €3.70 | €10.80 | €31.10 | €41.30 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | - | - | €3.70 | €10.80 | €31.10 | €41.30 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | - | - | €27.80 | €88.10 | €218 | €283 |
| 1823 | - | - | €4.20 | €11.40 | €33.00 | €41.60 |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | €23.20 | €81.20 | €180 | €229 |
| 1825 | - | - | €4.20 | €11.40 | €33.00 | €43.70 |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | - | - | €18.60 | €68.40 | €160 | €206 |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | - | - | €5.10 | €14.10 | €39.50 | €52.20 |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | - | - | €18.60 | €74.20 | €176 | €227 |
| 1826 - Small Head | - | - | €3.70 | €10.60 | €34.30 | €46.10 |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | - | - | €15.70 | €63.20 | €206 | €277 |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | €3.70 | €10.60 | €35.80 | €48.50 |
| 1828 | - | - | €3.20 | €10.60 | €39.10 | €53.40 |
| 1829 | - | - | €3.70 | €12.20 | €42.40 | €57.60 |
| 1830 | - | - | €3.20 | €10.60 | €38.20 | €51.90 |
| 1831 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.10 | €31.00 | €41.00 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | - | - | €4.60 | €11.10 | €37.80 | €58.80 |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €5.60 | €13.90 | €42.90 | €57.40 |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | - | - | €4.60 | €15.30 | €45.90 | €61.20 |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €7.40 | €16.00 | €49.40 | €66.00 |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €1.85 | €11.10 | €47.30 | €65.40 |
| 1836 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.10 | €39.20 | €53.20 |
| 1837 | - | - | €4.60 | €12.00 | €41.40 | €56.10 |
| 1838 | - | - | €4.60 | €9.70 | €31.70 | €42.70 |
| 1839 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.50 | €41.30 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.50 | €41.30 |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.50 | €41.30 |
| 1842 | - | - | €12.50 | €41.40 | €88.70 | €112 |
| 1843 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €26.00 | €34.70 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | €9.30 | €27.80 | €69.60 | €90.50 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | €69.60 | €325 | €540 | €648 |
| 1844 | - | - | €59.90 | €224 | €472 | €595 |
| 1845 | - | - | €6.00 | €9.10 | €29.70 | €40.00 |
| 1846 | - | - | €6.50 | €13.10 | €39.80 | €53.20 |
| 1847 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €29.90 | €40.50 |
| 1848 | - | - | €4.60 | €9.10 | €30.10 | €40.60 |
| 1849 | - | - | €41.80 | €81.20 | €223 | €294 |
| 1850 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.10 | €27.80 | €37.70 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | €9.30 | €27.80 | €64.90 | €83.50 |
| 1851 | - | - | €8.40 | €18.20 | €45.00 | €58.50 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | €53.30 | €117 | €267 | €342 |
| 1852 | - | - | €10.20 | €20.10 | €48.50 | €62.70 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | €9.30 | €25.50 | €72.20 | €95.50 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | €4.20 | €7.20 | €22.70 | €30.50 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €26.60 | €35.50 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | €4.60 | €10.10 | €36.60 | €49.80 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | €5.60 | €9.70 | €33.50 | €45.30 |
| 1856 | - | - | €10.20 | €21.30 | €50.60 | €65.30 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | €16.20 | €34.80 | €104 | €139 |
| 1857 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €28.30 | €38.10 |
| 1858 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €28.30 | €38.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | €10.20 | €19.70 | €47.40 | €61.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | €2.80 | €4.20 | €16.80 | €23.10 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | €1.85 | €3.80 | €17.20 | €23.90 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | €147 | €336 | €564 | €678 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | €2.80 | €3.20 | €14.70 | €20.50 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | €2.80 | €3.20 | €17.00 | €24.00 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €14.70 | €20.50 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | €48.70 | €139 | €233 | €281 |
| 1863 | - | - | €29.40 | €59.60 | €160 | €210 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | €1.85 | €4.60 | €22.00 | €30.70 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | €1.85 | €5.20 | €23.10 | €32.00 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.90 | €19.20 | €26.80 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | €9.30 | €10.30 | €32.80 | €44.00 |
| 1866 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.60 | €16.50 | €22.90 |
| 1867 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.90 | €20.10 | €28.10 |
| 1868 | - | - | €1.85 | €4.30 | €20.30 | €28.30 |
| 1869 | - | - | €2.80 | €9.90 | €32.00 | €43.10 |
| 1872 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.60 | €17.20 | €25.00 |
| 1873 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.60 | €15.00 | €22.00 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | €2.30 | €6.90 | €23.20 | €31.30 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | €110 | €284 | €528 | €649 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | €2.80 | €10.70 | €28.30 | €37.20 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | €9.30 | €23.20 | €78.30 | €106 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | €6.50 | €20.90 | €61.50 | €81.80 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | €71.90 | €217 | €306 | €350 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | €2.10 | €10.00 | €14.00 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €3.70 | €12.50 | €33.90 | €44.60 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | €6.50 | €27.80 | €60.30 | €76.50 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €11.60 | €15.80 |
| 1879 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €15.10 | €26.20 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | €2.40 | €15.10 | €21.50 |
| 1880 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.60 | €18.50 | €26.00 |
| 1881 | - | - | €1.85 | €4.40 | €15.70 | €21.30 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €1.85 | €3.90 | €13.10 | €20.60 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €1.85 | €4.20 | €13.70 | €18.40 |
| 1883 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.20 | €33.30 | €44.30 |
| 1884 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.50 | €15.80 |
| 1885 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.50 | €15.80 |
| 1886 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.50 | €17.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.10 | €20.80 |
| 1888 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.10 | €20.80 |
| 1890 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €13.90 | €19.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.50 | €15.30 |
| 1892 | - | - | €3.70 | €11.20 | €31.70 | €41.90 |
| 1893 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.10 | €16.50 |
| 1894 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.80 | €21.80 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | €8.80 | €24.40 | €54.70 | €69.90 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | €0.95 | €1.85 | €8.40 | €10.40 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.95 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €9.40 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | €0.95 | €2.30 | €7.70 | €9.10 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | €0.95 | €2.30 | €7.70 | €8.50 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.95 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €8.00 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.95 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €7.80 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.95 | €1.85 | €5.80 | €7.00 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.95 | €1.85 | €4.10 | €4.50 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | €54.50 | €106 | €119 | €133 | €205 | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | €51.40 | €125 | €139 | €141 | €165 | €189 | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | €51.40 | €99.50 | €130 | €154 | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | €348 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1823 | €54.50 | €104 | €141 | €162 | €194 | €384 | - |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | €278 | €418 | €557 | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 | €54.50 | €87.80 | €115 | €142 | €235 | €242 | - |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | €252 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | €64.90 | €121 | €135 | €149 | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | €278 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head | €58.00 | €95.70 | €105 | €114 | €311 | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | €348 | €503 | €658 | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | €61.10 | €117 | €172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | €67.60 | €108 | €119 | €131 | - | - | - |
| 1829 | €72.70 | €119 | €128 | €134 | - | - | - |
| 1830 | €65.70 | €115 | €136 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1831 | €50.90 | €93.00 | €132 | €159 | €312 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | €64.60 | €105 | €159 | €192 | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | €71.90 | €109 | €132 | €284 | - | - | - |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | €76.50 | €125 | €186 | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | €82.70 | €107 | €121 | €264 | €407 | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | €83.50 | €90.40 | €97.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | €67.30 | €118 | €177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €70.70 | €130 | €163 | €196 | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €53.70 | €107 | €172 | €274 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | €52.20 | €113 | €129 | €145 | €269 | €391 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | €52.20 | €112 | €158 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €52.20 | €115 | €153 | €289 | €424 | - | - |
| 1842 | €136 | €263 | €390 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €43.30 | €98.40 | €140 | €182 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | €111 | €230 | €348 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | €756 | €1,310 | €1,860 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €719 | €1,400 | €2,070 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €50.30 | €111 | €132 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €66.50 | €132 | €197 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €51.00 | €111 | €170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €51.00 | €111 | €173 | €191 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €365 | €597 | €740 | €1,100 | €1,460 | - | - |
| 1850 | €47.50 | €109 | €170 | €188 | €225 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | €102 | €230 | €357 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €71.90 | €151 | €229 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | €418 | €676 | €934 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €76.90 | €122 | €125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | €119 | €238 | €357 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | €38.30 | €91.70 | €113 | €129 | €214 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | €188 | - | - |
| 1854 | €44.50 | €85.60 | €127 | - | - | €448 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | €63.00 | €114 | €166 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | €57.20 | €107 | €156 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €80.00 | €166 | €252 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | €174 | €280 | €415 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €47.90 | €95.30 | €125 | €211 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | €47.90 | €95.30 | €143 | €307 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €75.00 | €151 | €175 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | €29.40 | €64.00 | €103 | €108 | €164 | €219 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | €30.50 | €68.40 | €77.80 | €87.20 | €165 | €375 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | €792 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | €26.30 | €67.80 | €109 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | €30.90 | €70.90 | €80.10 | €89.20 | €149 | €201 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | €26.30 | €64.40 | €81.70 | €99.10 | €158 | €224 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | €328 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €259 | €430 | €601 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | €39.40 | €84.30 | €129 | €174 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | €41.00 | €87.40 | €119 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €34.40 | €67.60 | €78.60 | €89.60 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | €55.30 | €107 | €117 | €126 | €149 | - | - |
| 1866 | €29.40 | €58.40 | €66.20 | €71.40 | €76.60 | - | - |
| 1867 | €36.30 | €68.90 | €79.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €36.30 | €75.90 | €128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €54.10 | €99.60 | €131 | €162 | €165 | - | - |
| 1872 | €30.90 | €70.40 | €110 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €26.30 | €62.60 | €66.40 | €70.10 | €134 | €200 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | €39.40 | €84.30 | €112 | €117 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | €771 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | €46.00 | €107 | €169 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | €133 | €275 | €418 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | €102 | €213 | €324 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | €394 | €684 | €928 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | €18.00 | €54.80 | €91.60 | €105 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €55.30 | €118 | €181 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | €92.80 | €162 | €232 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €19.90 | €53.80 | €60.80 | €67.80 | €122 | - | - |
| 1879 | €26.90 | €54.10 | €105 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | €27.80 | €73.60 | €119 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €33.50 | €73.80 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €26.90 | €56.60 | €67.90 | €79.20 | €109 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €22.30 | €56.60 | €65.90 | €75.20 | €139 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €24.90 | €61.70 | €70.80 | €80.00 | €107 | - | - |
| 1883 | €55.30 | €100 | €111 | €123 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €19.20 | €41.20 | €50.10 | €59.10 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €19.20 | €42.40 | €48.30 | €54.20 | €123 | - | - |
| 1886 | €19.20 | €48.00 | €53.00 | €58.00 | €121 | - | - |
| 1887 | €25.40 | €48.60 | €55.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €26.40 | €51.10 | €66.20 | €81.30 | €88.40 | - | - |
| 1890 | €20.70 | €47.30 | €52.60 | €58.00 | €121 | - | - |
| 1891 | €19.20 | €42.30 | €73.80 | €84.00 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | €52.20 | €94.60 | €126 | €158 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €17.80 | €45.20 | €47.70 | €50.10 | €97.70 | - | - |
| 1894 | €23.20 | €48.30 | €80.00 | €112 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | €85.00 | €139 | €159 | €178 | €231 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | €12.80 | €21.30 | €35.80 | €72.80 | €93.20 | - | - |
| 1896 | €10.00 | €25.50 | €44.80 | €79.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | €10.60 | €28.00 | €35.80 | €45.60 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | €9.40 | €24.40 | €39.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | €6.50 | €19.50 | €32.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | €9.20 | €22.80 | €36.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | €8.80 | €21.00 | €40.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | €7.90 | €19.80 | €31.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | €5.10 | €14.00 | €17.40 | €20.90 | €70.80 | €116 | - |
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.
