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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 | €32.90 | €46.20 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | - | - | €3.70 | €10.80 | €31.00 | €41.10 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | - | - | €3.70 | €10.80 | €31.00 | €41.10 |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | - | - | €27.70 | €87.90 | €217 | €282 |
| 1823 | - | - | €4.20 | €11.40 | €32.90 | €41.50 |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | €23.10 | €80.90 | €179 | €228 |
| 1825 | - | - | €4.20 | €11.40 | €32.90 | €43.60 |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | - | - | €18.50 | €68.20 | €160 | €206 |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | - | - | €5.10 | €14.00 | €39.40 | €52.10 |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | - | - | €18.50 | €74.00 | €176 | €227 |
| 1826 - Small Head | - | - | €3.70 | €10.60 | €34.20 | €46.00 |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | - | - | €15.60 | €63.00 | €205 | €276 |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | - | - | €3.70 | €10.60 | €35.70 | €48.30 |
| 1828 | - | - | €3.20 | €10.60 | €39.00 | €53.20 |
| 1829 | - | - | €3.70 | €12.20 | €42.30 | €57.40 |
| 1830 | - | - | €3.20 | €10.60 | €38.00 | €51.80 |
| 1831 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.00 | €30.90 | €40.80 |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | - | - | €4.60 | €11.00 | €37.70 | €58.70 |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €5.50 | €13.90 | €42.80 | €57.20 |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | - | - | €4.60 | €15.30 | €45.80 | €61.00 |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €7.40 | €16.00 | €49.20 | €65.80 |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | - | - | €1.85 | €11.10 | €47.20 | €65.20 |
| 1836 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.00 | €39.00 | €53.00 |
| 1837 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.90 | €41.20 | €55.90 |
| 1838 | - | - | €4.60 | €9.60 | €31.60 | €42.60 |
| 1839 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.40 | €41.20 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.40 | €41.20 |
| 1841 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €30.40 | €41.20 |
| 1842 | - | - | €12.50 | €41.20 | €88.40 | €112 |
| 1843 | - | - | €4.20 | €8.70 | €25.90 | €34.50 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | €9.20 | €27.70 | €69.40 | €90.20 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | €69.40 | €324 | €539 | €646 |
| 1844 | - | - | €59.70 | €224 | €470 | €593 |
| 1845 | - | - | €6.00 | €9.10 | €29.60 | €39.90 |
| 1846 | - | - | €6.50 | €13.10 | €39.70 | €53.00 |
| 1847 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €29.80 | €40.30 |
| 1848 | - | - | €4.60 | €9.10 | €30.00 | €40.40 |
| 1849 | - | - | €41.60 | €80.90 | €223 | €293 |
| 1850 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.10 | €27.70 | €37.60 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | €9.20 | €27.70 | €64.70 | €83.20 |
| 1851 | - | - | €8.30 | €18.10 | €44.90 | €58.30 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | €53.20 | €117 | €266 | €341 |
| 1852 | - | - | €10.20 | €20.00 | €48.40 | €62.50 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | €9.20 | €25.40 | €72.00 | €95.20 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | €4.20 | €7.20 | €22.70 | €30.40 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €26.50 | €35.40 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | €4.60 | €10.10 | €36.50 | €49.60 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | €5.50 | €9.70 | €33.40 | €45.20 |
| 1856 | - | - | €10.20 | €21.20 | €50.50 | €65.10 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | €16.20 | €34.70 | €104 | €139 |
| 1857 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €28.20 | €38.00 |
| 1858 | - | - | €4.60 | €8.70 | €28.20 | €38.00 |
| 1859 | - | - | €10.20 | €19.70 | €47.20 | €61.00 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | €2.80 | €4.20 | €16.70 | €23.00 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | €1.85 | €3.80 | €17.10 | €23.80 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | €147 | €335 | €562 | €676 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | €2.80 | €3.20 | €14.70 | €20.40 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | €2.80 | €3.20 | €17.00 | €23.90 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €14.70 | €20.40 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | €48.60 | €139 | €233 | €280 |
| 1863 | - | - | €29.30 | €59.40 | €160 | €209 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | €1.85 | €4.50 | €21.90 | €30.60 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | €1.85 | €5.20 | €23.00 | €31.90 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.90 | €19.10 | €26.70 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | €9.20 | €10.30 | €32.70 | €43.90 |
| 1866 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.50 | €16.40 | €22.90 |
| 1867 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.90 | €20.10 | €28.00 |
| 1868 | - | - | €1.85 | €4.20 | €20.20 | €28.20 |
| 1869 | - | - | €2.80 | €9.90 | €31.90 | €42.90 |
| 1872 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.50 | €17.20 | €24.90 |
| 1873 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.60 | €14.90 | €22.00 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | €2.30 | €6.90 | €23.10 | €31.20 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | €110 | €283 | €526 | €647 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | €2.80 | €10.60 | €28.20 | €37.10 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | €9.20 | €23.10 | €78.00 | €105 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | €6.50 | €20.80 | €61.30 | €81.50 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | €71.70 | €217 | €305 | €349 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | €2.10 | €10.00 | €14.00 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | €3.70 | €12.50 | €33.80 | €44.50 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | €6.50 | €27.70 | €60.10 | €76.30 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €11.60 | €15.70 |
| 1879 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €15.00 | €26.10 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | €2.40 | €15.10 | €21.40 |
| 1880 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.50 | €18.50 | €25.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | €1.85 | €4.40 | €15.60 | €21.20 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | €1.85 | €3.80 | €13.00 | €20.50 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | €1.85 | €4.20 | €13.60 | €18.40 |
| 1883 | - | - | €4.60 | €11.20 | €33.10 | €44.10 |
| 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 | €17.10 |
| 1887 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.00 | €20.70 |
| 1888 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.00 | €20.70 |
| 1890 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €13.90 | €19.00 |
| 1891 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.50 | €15.30 |
| 1892 | - | - | €3.70 | €11.20 | €31.60 | €41.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.20 | €12.00 | €16.40 |
| 1894 | - | - | €1.85 | €3.70 | €15.70 | €21.70 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | €8.80 | €24.30 | €54.50 | €69.70 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | €0.90 | €1.85 | €8.30 | €10.40 |
| 1896 | - | - | €0.90 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €9.40 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | €0.90 | €2.30 | €7.60 | €9.10 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | €0.90 | €2.30 | €7.60 | €8.50 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | €0.90 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €7.90 |
| 1899 | - | - | €0.90 | €1.40 | €6.70 | €7.70 |
| 1900 | - | - | €0.90 | €1.85 | €5.80 | €6.90 |
| 1901 | - | - | €0.90 | €1.85 | €4.00 | €4.50 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1821 | €54.30 | €105 | €119 | €132 | €204 | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs raised | €51.20 | €124 | €138 | €141 | €165 | €188 | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse | €51.20 | €99.20 | €130 | €154 | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Leaf ribs incuse - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1822 - Inverted A | €347 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1823 | €54.30 | €104 | €141 | €161 | €193 | €383 | - |
| 1823 - I instead of 1 in date | €277 | €416 | €555 | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 | €54.30 | €87.50 | €114 | €141 | €234 | €241 | - |
| 1825 - D/U in DEI | €251 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1825 - Gold | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head | €64.70 | €121 | €135 | €148 | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Large Head - R/E in Gratia | €277 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head | €57.80 | €95.40 | €104 | €113 | €310 | - | - |
| 1826 - Small Head - Roman I | €347 | €501 | €656 | - | - | - | - |
| 1826 - ↑↑ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1827 | €60.90 | €116 | €171 | - | - | - | - |
| 1828 | €67.40 | €107 | €119 | €130 | - | - | - |
| 1829 | €72.50 | €119 | €127 | €133 | - | - | - |
| 1830 | €65.50 | €115 | €135 | €156 | - | - | - |
| 1831 | €50.80 | €92.70 | €132 | €158 | €311 | - | - |
| 1831 - ↑↓ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Incuse saltire | €64.40 | €104 | €158 | €191 | - | - | - |
| 1834 - Raised line on saltire | €71.70 | €109 | €132 | €283 | - | - | - |
| 1835 - Incuse line on saltire | €76.30 | €125 | €185 | - | - | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↑ - Raised line on saltire | €82.50 | €107 | €121 | €263 | €406 | - | - |
| 1835 - ↑↓ - Raised line on saltire | €83.20 | €90.10 | €97.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1836 | €67.10 | €118 | €176 | - | - | - | - |
| 1837 | €70.50 | €129 | €162 | €195 | - | - | - |
| 1838 | €53.60 | €107 | €171 | €273 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | €52.00 | €113 | €129 | €145 | €268 | €389 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | €52.00 | €111 | €157 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | €52.00 | €114 | €152 | €289 | €423 | - | - |
| 1842 | €136 | €262 | €389 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | €43.20 | €98.10 | €140 | €182 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | €111 | €229 | €347 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | €753 | €1,310 | €1,850 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | €717 | €1,390 | €2,070 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | €50.10 | €111 | €132 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | €66.30 | €131 | €196 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | €50.90 | €110 | €170 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | €50.90 | €110 | €173 | €190 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | €364 | €595 | €738 | €1,100 | €1,460 | - | - |
| 1850 | €47.40 | €108 | €170 | €188 | €224 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | €102 | €229 | €356 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | €71.70 | €150 | €229 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | €416 | €673 | €931 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | €76.70 | €122 | €125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | €118 | €237 | €355 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | €38.20 | €91.40 | €113 | €128 | €213 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | €188 | - | - |
| 1854 | €44.30 | €85.40 | €126 | - | - | €447 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | €62.80 | €114 | €165 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | €57.00 | €106 | €156 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | €79.80 | €166 | €252 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | €173 | €279 | €413 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | €47.80 | €95.00 | €125 | €211 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | €47.80 | €95.00 | €142 | €306 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | €74.80 | €150 | €174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | €29.30 | €63.80 | €102 | €108 | €163 | €218 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | €30.40 | €68.20 | €77.60 | €86.90 | €165 | €373 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | €789 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | €26.20 | €67.60 | €109 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | €30.80 | €70.70 | €79.80 | €89.00 | €149 | €200 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | €26.20 | €64.20 | €81.50 | €98.70 | €157 | €223 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | €327 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | €258 | €429 | €599 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | €39.30 | €84.00 | €129 | €174 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | €40.80 | €87.10 | €118 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | €34.30 | €67.40 | €78.40 | €89.30 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | €55.10 | €107 | €116 | €126 | €149 | - | - |
| 1866 | €29.30 | €58.20 | €66.00 | €71.20 | €76.40 | - | - |
| 1867 | €36.20 | €68.70 | €79.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | €36.20 | €75.60 | €128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | €54.00 | €99.30 | €131 | €162 | €164 | - | - |
| 1872 | €30.80 | €70.10 | €109 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | €26.20 | €62.40 | €66.20 | €69.90 | €133 | €200 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | €39.30 | €84.00 | €112 | €116 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | €769 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | €45.90 | €107 | €168 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | €133 | €275 | €416 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | €102 | €212 | €323 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | €393 | €682 | €925 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | €17.90 | €54.60 | €91.30 | €105 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | €55.10 | €118 | €180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | €92.50 | €162 | €231 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | €19.90 | €53.60 | €60.60 | €67.60 | €122 | - | - |
| 1879 | €26.80 | €53.90 | €105 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | €27.70 | €73.40 | €119 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | €33.40 | €73.50 | €106 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | €26.80 | €56.40 | €67.70 | €78.90 | €109 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | €22.20 | €56.40 | €65.70 | €74.90 | €139 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | €24.80 | €61.50 | €70.60 | €79.80 | €106 | - | - |
| 1883 | €55.10 | €100.00 | €111 | €122 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | €19.10 | €41.10 | €50.00 | €58.90 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | €19.10 | €42.30 | €48.20 | €54.00 | €122 | - | - |
| 1886 | €19.10 | €47.80 | €52.80 | €57.80 | €120 | - | - |
| 1887 | €25.30 | €48.40 | €55.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | €26.40 | €51.00 | €66.00 | €81.10 | €88.10 | - | - |
| 1890 | €20.70 | €47.10 | €52.50 | €57.80 | €121 | - | - |
| 1891 | €19.10 | €42.20 | €73.60 | €83.70 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | €52.00 | €94.30 | €126 | €158 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | €17.70 | €45.10 | €47.50 | €50.00 | €97.30 | - | - |
| 1894 | €23.10 | €48.10 | €79.80 | €111 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | €84.80 | €138 | €158 | €178 | €231 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | €12.70 | €21.30 | €35.70 | €72.60 | €92.90 | - | - |
| 1896 | €9.90 | €25.40 | €44.60 | €79.20 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | €10.60 | €27.90 | €35.70 | €45.40 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | €9.40 | €24.40 | €39.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | €6.50 | €19.40 | €32.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | €9.20 | €22.70 | €36.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | €8.80 | €21.00 | €40.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | €7.90 | €19.70 | €31.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | €5.10 | €13.90 | €17.40 | €20.80 | €70.50 | €115 | - |
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.
