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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 | - | - | $5.40 | $11.30 | $37.00 | $49.90 |
| 1839 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.60 | $48.20 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.60 | $48.20 |
| 1841 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.60 | $48.20 |
| 1842 | - | - | $14.60 | $48.30 | $104 | $131 |
| 1843 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $30.40 | $40.50 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $10.80 | $32.50 | $81.20 | $106 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $81.20 | $379 | $631 | $757 |
| 1844 | - | - | $70.00 | $262 | $551 | $695 |
| 1845 | - | - | $7.00 | $10.70 | $34.70 | $46.70 |
| 1846 | - | - | $7.60 | $15.30 | $46.50 | $62.10 |
| 1847 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $34.90 | $47.20 |
| 1848 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.70 | $35.10 | $47.30 |
| 1849 | - | - | $48.70 | $94.80 | $261 | $344 |
| 1850 | - | - | $5.40 | $9.50 | $32.50 | $44.00 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $10.80 | $32.50 | $75.80 | $97.50 |
| 1851 | - | - | $9.70 | $21.20 | $52.60 | $68.30 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $62.30 | $137 | $312 | $400 |
| 1852 | - | - | $11.90 | $23.50 | $56.60 | $73.20 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $10.80 | $29.80 | $84.30 | $112 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $4.90 | $8.40 | $26.50 | $35.60 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $31.00 | $41.50 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $5.40 | $11.80 | $42.70 | $58.10 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.50 | $11.40 | $39.10 | $52.90 |
| 1856 | - | - | $11.90 | $24.80 | $59.10 | $76.30 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $19.00 | $40.60 | $122 | $162 |
| 1857 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $33.10 | $44.50 |
| 1858 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $33.10 | $44.50 |
| 1859 | - | - | $11.90 | $23.00 | $55.30 | $71.40 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $3.20 | $4.90 | $19.60 | $26.90 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $2.20 | $4.40 | $20.00 | $27.90 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $172 | $393 | $658 | $791 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $3.20 | $3.70 | $17.20 | $23.90 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $3.20 | $3.70 | $19.90 | $28.00 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.70 | $17.20 | $23.90 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $56.90 | $162 | $272 | $328 |
| 1863 | - | - | $34.30 | $69.60 | $187 | $245 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $2.20 | $5.30 | $25.70 | $35.90 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $2.20 | $6.10 | $26.90 | $37.40 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.60 | $22.40 | $31.30 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $10.80 | $12.00 | $38.30 | $51.40 |
| 1866 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $19.20 | $26.80 |
| 1867 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.60 | $23.50 | $32.80 |
| 1868 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.00 | $23.70 | $33.10 |
| 1869 | - | - | $3.20 | $11.50 | $37.40 | $50.30 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $20.10 | $29.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $17.50 | $25.70 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $2.70 | $8.00 | $27.00 | $36.50 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $129 | $332 | $616 | $758 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $3.20 | $12.50 | $33.10 | $43.40 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $10.80 | $27.10 | $91.40 | $124 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $7.60 | $24.40 | $71.80 | $95.50 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $83.90 | $254 | $357 | $409 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $2.40 | $11.70 | $16.40 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $4.30 | $14.60 | $39.60 | $52.10 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $7.60 | $32.50 | $70.40 | $89.40 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $13.50 | $18.40 |
| 1879 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $17.60 | $30.60 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $2.80 | $17.70 | $25.10 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $21.60 | $30.40 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.10 | $18.30 | $24.80 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $2.20 | $4.50 | $15.30 | $24.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $2.20 | $4.90 | $16.00 | $21.50 |
| 1883 | - | - | $5.40 | $13.10 | $38.80 | $51.70 |
| 1884 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.60 | $18.50 |
| 1885 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.60 | $18.50 |
| 1886 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.60 | $20.00 |
| 1887 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.30 | $17.60 | $24.20 |
| 1888 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.30 | $17.60 | $24.20 |
| 1890 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.30 | $16.20 | $22.20 |
| 1891 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.60 | $17.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $4.30 | $13.10 | $37.00 | $49.00 |
| 1893 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.10 | $19.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.30 | $18.40 | $25.50 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $10.30 | $28.40 | $63.90 | $81.60 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $9.70 | $12.20 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.60 | $7.90 | $11.00 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $8.90 | $10.60 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $8.90 | $10.00 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.60 | $7.90 | $9.30 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.60 | $7.90 | $9.10 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $6.80 | $8.10 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $4.70 | $5.30 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $62.70 | $125 | $201 | $320 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $60.90 | $132 | $151 | $169 | $314 | $456 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $60.90 | $130 | $184 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $60.90 | $134 | $178 | $338 | $495 | - | - |
| 1842 | $159 | $307 | $456 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $50.50 | $115 | $164 | $213 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $130 | $268 | $406 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $882 | $1,530 | $2,170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $839 | $1,630 | $2,420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $58.70 | $130 | $155 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $77.60 | $154 | $230 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $59.60 | $129 | $199 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $59.60 | $129 | $202 | $223 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $427 | $697 | $864 | $1,290 | $1,710 | - | - |
| 1850 | $55.50 | $127 | $199 | $220 | $262 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $119 | $268 | $417 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $83.90 | $176 | $268 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $487 | $789 | $1,090 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $89.80 | $143 | $146 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $139 | $278 | $416 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $44.70 | $107 | $132 | $150 | $250 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $220 | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.90 | $100.00 | $148 | - | - | $523 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $73.60 | $134 | $194 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $66.80 | $125 | $182 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $93.40 | $194 | $295 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $203 | $327 | $484 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $56.00 | $111 | $146 | $247 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $56.00 | $111 | $167 | $358 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $87.60 | $176 | $204 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $34.30 | $74.70 | $120 | $126 | $191 | $256 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $35.70 | $79.90 | $90.80 | $102 | $193 | $437 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $924 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $30.70 | $79.20 | $128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $36.10 | $82.80 | $93.50 | $104 | $174 | $234 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $30.70 | $75.10 | $95.40 | $116 | $184 | $261 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $383 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $302 | $502 | $702 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $46.00 | $98.40 | $151 | $204 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $47.80 | $102 | $139 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $40.20 | $79.00 | $91.80 | $105 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $64.50 | $125 | $136 | $147 | $174 | - | - |
| 1866 | $34.30 | $68.20 | $77.30 | $83.40 | $89.50 | - | - |
| 1867 | $42.40 | $80.50 | $92.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $42.40 | $88.60 | $150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $63.20 | $116 | $153 | $189 | $193 | - | - |
| 1872 | $36.10 | $82.10 | $128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $30.70 | $73.10 | $77.50 | $81.90 | $156 | $234 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $46.00 | $98.40 | $131 | $136 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $900 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $53.70 | $125 | $197 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $156 | $322 | $487 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $119 | $248 | $378 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $460 | $799 | $1,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $21.00 | $64.00 | $107 | $122 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $64.50 | $138 | $211 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $108 | $190 | $271 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $23.30 | $62.80 | $71.00 | $79.20 | $142 | - | - |
| 1879 | $31.40 | $63.10 | $122 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $32.50 | $86.00 | $139 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $39.10 | $86.10 | $124 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $31.40 | $66.10 | $79.20 | $92.40 | $127 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $26.00 | $66.00 | $76.90 | $87.70 | $163 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $29.00 | $72.00 | $82.70 | $93.40 | $125 | - | - |
| 1883 | $64.50 | $117 | $130 | $143 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $22.40 | $48.10 | $58.50 | $68.90 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $22.40 | $49.60 | $56.40 | $63.30 | $143 | - | - |
| 1886 | $22.40 | $56.00 | $61.90 | $67.70 | $141 | - | - |
| 1887 | $29.60 | $56.70 | $64.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $30.90 | $59.70 | $77.30 | $94.90 | $103 | - | - |
| 1890 | $24.20 | $55.20 | $61.50 | $67.70 | $142 | - | - |
| 1891 | $22.40 | $49.40 | $86.20 | $98.00 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $60.90 | $110 | $148 | $185 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $20.80 | $52.80 | $55.70 | $58.50 | $114 | - | - |
| 1894 | $27.10 | $56.40 | $93.40 | $130 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $99.30 | $162 | $185 | $208 | $270 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $14.90 | $24.90 | $41.80 | $85.00 | $109 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.60 | $29.70 | $52.30 | $92.80 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $12.40 | $32.70 | $41.80 | $53.20 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $11.00 | $28.50 | $46.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $7.60 | $22.70 | $37.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $10.70 | $26.60 | $42.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $10.30 | $24.50 | $47.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.20 | $23.10 | $37.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $6.00 | $16.30 | $20.30 | $24.40 | $82.60 | $135 | - |
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.
