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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 | - | - | $6.90 | $14.30 | $43.50 | $58.10 |
| 1839 | - | - | $6.20 | $12.90 | $41.70 | $56.10 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.90 | $41.70 | $56.10 |
| 1841 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.90 | $41.70 | $56.10 |
| 1842 | - | - | $15.10 | $56.70 | $118 | $148 |
| 1843 | - | - | $6.20 | $12.50 | $37.20 | $49.50 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $13.70 | $41.20 | $103 | $134 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $103 | $481 | $800 | $960 |
| 1844 | - | - | $88.80 | $318 | $692 | $879 |
| 1845 | - | - | $8.90 | $12.60 | $39.00 | $52.10 |
| 1846 | - | - | $9.60 | $19.50 | $59.00 | $78.80 |
| 1847 | - | - | $6.90 | $12.90 | $44.30 | $59.90 |
| 1848 | - | - | $6.90 | $13.50 | $44.60 | $60.10 |
| 1849 | - | - | $61.90 | $120 | $325 | $427 |
| 1850 | - | - | $6.90 | $12.00 | $40.10 | $54.10 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $13.70 | $41.20 | $96.20 | $124 |
| 1851 | - | - | $12.40 | $26.90 | $66.70 | $86.60 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $79.00 | $174 | $396 | $507 |
| 1852 | - | - | $13.70 | $25.20 | $65.00 | $84.90 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $13.70 | $37.80 | $107 | $142 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.20 | $10.70 | $33.70 | $45.20 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $6.20 | $12.00 | $35.50 | $47.30 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $6.20 | $14.10 | $50.30 | $68.40 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $7.60 | $13.50 | $45.70 | $61.80 |
| 1856 | - | - | $11.70 | $24.60 | $65.90 | $86.50 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $24.10 | $51.60 | $155 | $206 |
| 1857 | - | - | $6.20 | $12.00 | $38.10 | $51.10 |
| 1858 | - | - | $6.20 | $12.00 | $38.10 | $51.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | $15.10 | $29.20 | $67.90 | $87.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $4.10 | $5.70 | $24.60 | $34.10 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $2.70 | $5.20 | $25.20 | $35.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $218 | $498 | $836 | $1,000 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $2.70 | $4.20 | $21.60 | $30.30 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $2.70 | $4.20 | $25.00 | $35.40 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.20 | $21.60 | $30.30 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $72.20 | $206 | $346 | $416 |
| 1863 | - | - | $39.00 | $79.70 | $221 | $291 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $1.35 | $6.30 | $32.40 | $45.40 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $1.35 | $7.20 | $34.00 | $47.30 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $1.35 | $5.40 | $28.20 | $39.60 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $13.70 | $15.20 | $48.60 | $65.20 |
| 1866 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $24.20 | $33.90 |
| 1867 | - | - | $1.35 | $5.40 | $29.60 | $41.50 |
| 1868 | - | - | $1.35 | $5.80 | $29.80 | $41.80 |
| 1869 | - | - | $2.70 | $13.70 | $43.50 | $58.40 |
| 1872 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $25.30 | $36.90 |
| 1873 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.90 | $21.90 | $32.60 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $2.70 | $9.70 | $34.10 | $46.30 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $163 | $421 | $782 | $962 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $2.10 | $12.60 | $35.80 | $47.40 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $11.00 | $28.40 | $89.20 | $120 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $9.60 | $30.90 | $91.10 | $121 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $107 | $322 | $453 | $519 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $3.10 | $14.90 | $20.80 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $4.80 | $17.20 | $47.30 | $62.30 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $9.60 | $41.20 | $89.40 | $113 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.30 | $16.50 | $22.60 |
| 1879 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.30 | $21.70 | $38.20 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $3.60 | $22.40 | $31.80 |
| 1880 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $26.80 | $37.70 |
| 1881 | - | - | $1.35 | $6.10 | $22.50 | $30.70 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $1.35 | $5.30 | $18.70 | $29.90 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $1.35 | $5.70 | $19.40 | $26.20 |
| 1883 | - | - | $6.90 | $15.70 | $46.50 | $61.90 |
| 1884 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $17.50 | $22.50 |
| 1885 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $17.50 | $22.50 |
| 1886 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $17.50 | $24.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $21.30 | $29.60 |
| 1888 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $21.30 | $29.60 |
| 1890 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $19.60 | $27.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $17.50 | $21.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $4.10 | $16.20 | $45.60 | $60.30 |
| 1893 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.10 | $17.50 | $24.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $1.35 | $4.80 | $21.30 | $29.60 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $11.70 | $32.90 | $79.40 | $103 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.35 | $2.70 | $12.40 | $15.50 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.35 | $2.10 | $10.00 | $13.90 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.35 | $3.40 | $11.30 | $13.50 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.35 | $3.40 | $11.30 | $12.70 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.35 | $2.10 | $10.00 | $11.80 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.35 | $2.10 | $10.00 | $11.50 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.35 | $2.70 | $8.60 | $10.30 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.35 | $2.70 | $6.00 | $7.70 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $72.70 | $152 | $246 | $406 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $70.50 | $158 | $187 | $215 | $399 | $579 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $70.50 | $157 | $227 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $70.50 | $164 | $220 | $429 | $628 | - | - |
| 1842 | $179 | $367 | $556 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $61.90 | $153 | $193 | $232 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $165 | $340 | $516 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $1,120 | $1,940 | $2,750 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $1,070 | $2,070 | $3,070 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $65.30 | $149 | $183 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $98.50 | $190 | $282 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $75.60 | $155 | $234 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $75.60 | $152 | $239 | $283 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $530 | $876 | $1,100 | $1,630 | $2,170 | - | - |
| 1850 | $68.20 | $146 | $225 | $279 | $333 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $151 | $340 | $529 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $107 | $223 | $340 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $619 | $1,000 | $1,380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $105 | $169 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $176 | $352 | $528 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $56.70 | $133 | $163 | $190 | $317 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $279 | - | - |
| 1854 | $59.00 | $112 | $165 | - | - | $664 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $86.50 | $152 | $218 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $77.90 | $141 | $204 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $107 | $226 | $344 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $258 | $415 | $614 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $64.10 | $129 | $171 | $313 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $64.10 | $129 | $193 | $454 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $107 | $220 | $256 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $43.50 | $93.10 | $149 | $160 | $242 | $324 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $45.20 | $99.10 | $114 | $129 | $245 | $555 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $1,170 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $39.00 | $98.20 | $158 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $45.80 | $103 | $118 | $132 | $221 | $297 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $39.00 | $93.10 | $120 | $147 | $233 | $332 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $485 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $361 | $528 | $696 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $58.40 | $123 | $187 | $258 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $60.70 | $127 | $173 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $51.00 | $96.80 | $115 | $133 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $81.90 | $159 | $173 | $187 | $221 | - | - |
| 1866 | $43.50 | $96.00 | $96.40 | $96.80 | $114 | - | - |
| 1867 | $53.80 | $115 | $115 | $115 | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $53.80 | $106 | $178 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $73.30 | $138 | $236 | $240 | $244 | - | - |
| 1872 | $45.80 | $99.70 | $154 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $39.00 | $87.10 | $95.50 | $104 | $198 | $297 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $58.40 | $120 | $160 | $173 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $1,140 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $59.00 | $133 | $207 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $150 | $311 | $472 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $151 | $315 | $479 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $584 | $1,010 | $1,370 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $26.60 | $81.20 | $136 | $155 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $77.30 | $156 | $234 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $137 | $241 | $344 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $28.60 | $76.80 | $120 | $176 | $231 | - | - |
| 1879 | $39.00 | $77.20 | $150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $41.20 | $109 | $177 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $48.70 | $105 | $152 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $39.00 | $81.50 | $105 | $129 | $162 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $32.10 | $79.90 | $95.60 | $111 | $190 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $33.00 | $81.50 | $116 | $119 | $158 | - | - |
| 1883 | $77.30 | $143 | $163 | $182 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $27.50 | $55.50 | $83.60 | $87.50 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $27.50 | $55.60 | $77.90 | $80.30 | $182 | - | - |
| 1886 | $27.50 | $66.70 | $76.30 | $85.90 | $179 | - | - |
| 1887 | $36.70 | $68.10 | $78.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $37.80 | $68.40 | $110 | $120 | $131 | - | - |
| 1890 | $29.80 | $62.70 | $93.40 | $128 | $180 | - | - |
| 1891 | $27.50 | $57.20 | $95.70 | $124 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $75.00 | $136 | $185 | $234 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $26.30 | $62.40 | $68.30 | $74.30 | $145 | - | - |
| 1894 | $32.10 | $64.60 | $109 | $165 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $126 | $197 | $231 | $264 | $343 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $18.90 | $28.20 | $47.80 | $108 | $138 | - | - |
| 1896 | $14.80 | $34.30 | $61.20 | $117 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $15.70 | $39.70 | $49.60 | $67.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $14.00 | $33.90 | $53.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $9.60 | $28.90 | $48.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $13.60 | $31.40 | $49.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $13.10 | $28.90 | $57.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $11.70 | $27.00 | $42.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $9.50 | $18.40 | $29.20 | $30.90 | $105 | $171 | - |
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.
