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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 | - | - | $5.50 | $11.40 | $34.50 | $46.10 |
| 1839 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.30 | $33.10 | $44.50 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $33.10 | $44.50 |
| 1841 | - | - | $4.40 | $10.30 | $33.10 | $44.50 |
| 1842 | - | - | $12.00 | $45.00 | $93.30 | $118 |
| 1843 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.90 | $29.50 | $39.30 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $10.90 | $32.70 | $81.80 | $106 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $81.80 | $382 | $635 | $761 |
| 1844 | - | - | $70.40 | $253 | $549 | $697 |
| 1845 | - | - | $7.10 | $10.00 | $30.90 | $41.30 |
| 1846 | - | - | $7.60 | $15.40 | $46.80 | $62.50 |
| 1847 | - | - | $5.50 | $10.30 | $35.10 | $47.50 |
| 1848 | - | - | $5.50 | $10.70 | $35.30 | $47.70 |
| 1849 | - | - | $49.10 | $95.40 | $258 | $339 |
| 1850 | - | - | $5.50 | $9.50 | $31.80 | $42.90 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $10.90 | $32.70 | $76.30 | $98.10 |
| 1851 | - | - | $9.80 | $21.40 | $52.90 | $68.70 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $62.70 | $138 | $314 | $402 |
| 1852 | - | - | $10.90 | $20.00 | $51.50 | $67.30 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $10.90 | $30.00 | $84.80 | $112 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $4.90 | $8.40 | $26.70 | $35.80 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.50 | $28.20 | $37.50 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $4.90 | $11.20 | $39.90 | $54.20 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.00 | $10.70 | $36.20 | $49.00 |
| 1856 | - | - | $9.30 | $19.50 | $52.20 | $68.60 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $19.10 | $40.90 | $123 | $164 |
| 1857 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.50 | $30.20 | $40.50 |
| 1858 | - | - | $4.90 | $9.50 | $30.20 | $40.50 |
| 1859 | - | - | $12.00 | $23.20 | $53.80 | $69.20 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $3.30 | $4.50 | $19.50 | $27.00 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $2.20 | $4.10 | $20.00 | $27.90 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $173 | $395 | $663 | $796 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $2.20 | $3.40 | $17.10 | $24.00 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $2.20 | $3.40 | $19.90 | $28.10 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.40 | $17.10 | $24.00 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $57.20 | $164 | $274 | $330 |
| 1863 | - | - | $30.90 | $63.20 | $175 | $231 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $1.10 | $5.00 | $25.70 | $36.00 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $1.10 | $5.70 | $26.90 | $37.50 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $22.30 | $31.40 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $10.90 | $12.10 | $38.50 | $51.70 |
| 1866 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $19.20 | $26.80 |
| 1867 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.30 | $23.50 | $32.90 |
| 1868 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.60 | $23.70 | $33.20 |
| 1869 | - | - | $2.20 | $10.90 | $34.50 | $46.30 |
| 1872 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $20.10 | $29.30 |
| 1873 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.90 | $17.40 | $25.80 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $2.20 | $7.70 | $27.00 | $36.70 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $129 | $334 | $620 | $763 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $1.65 | $10.00 | $28.40 | $37.60 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $8.70 | $22.50 | $70.80 | $94.90 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $7.60 | $24.50 | $72.20 | $96.10 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $84.50 | $256 | $359 | $411 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $2.50 | $11.80 | $16.50 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $3.80 | $13.60 | $37.50 | $49.40 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $7.60 | $32.70 | $70.90 | $89.90 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.40 | $13.10 | $17.90 |
| 1879 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.40 | $17.20 | $30.30 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $2.90 | $17.80 | $25.30 |
| 1880 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $21.20 | $29.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | $1.10 | $4.80 | $17.90 | $24.40 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $1.10 | $4.20 | $14.80 | $23.70 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $1.10 | $4.50 | $15.40 | $20.80 |
| 1883 | - | - | $5.50 | $12.40 | $36.90 | $49.10 |
| 1884 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $13.90 | $17.90 |
| 1885 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $13.90 | $17.90 |
| 1886 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $13.90 | $19.20 |
| 1887 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $16.90 | $23.40 |
| 1888 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $16.90 | $23.40 |
| 1890 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $15.50 | $21.40 |
| 1891 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $13.90 | $17.40 |
| 1892 | - | - | $3.30 | $12.80 | $36.20 | $47.80 |
| 1893 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.30 | $13.90 | $19.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $1.10 | $3.80 | $16.90 | $23.40 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $9.30 | $26.10 | $63.00 | $81.50 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $9.80 | $12.30 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $11.00 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $9.00 | $10.70 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.10 | $2.70 | $9.00 | $10.00 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $9.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.65 | $7.90 | $9.10 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $6.80 | $8.20 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $4.80 | $6.10 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $57.70 | $120 | $195 | $322 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $55.90 | $126 | $148 | $171 | $316 | $459 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $55.90 | $125 | $180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $55.90 | $130 | $174 | $340 | $498 | - | - |
| 1842 | $142 | $291 | $441 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $49.10 | $122 | $153 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $131 | $270 | $409 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $888 | $1,540 | $2,180 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $845 | $1,640 | $2,430 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $51.80 | $118 | $145 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $78.10 | $151 | $224 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $60.00 | $123 | $185 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $60.00 | $121 | $190 | $224 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $420 | $695 | $870 | $1,300 | $1,720 | - | - |
| 1850 | $54.10 | $116 | $178 | $221 | $264 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $120 | $270 | $420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $84.50 | $177 | $269 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $491 | $794 | $1,100 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $83.10 | $134 | $140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $140 | $279 | $419 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $45.00 | $106 | $129 | $151 | $252 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $221 | - | - |
| 1854 | $46.80 | $88.80 | $131 | - | - | $527 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $68.60 | $121 | $173 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $61.80 | $112 | $162 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $84.90 | $179 | $273 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $204 | $329 | $487 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $50.90 | $102 | $136 | $248 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $50.90 | $102 | $153 | $360 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $84.50 | $174 | $203 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $34.50 | $73.80 | $118 | $127 | $192 | $257 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $35.90 | $78.60 | $90.50 | $102 | $194 | $440 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $930 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $30.90 | $77.90 | $125 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $36.30 | $81.50 | $93.20 | $105 | $175 | $236 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $30.90 | $73.80 | $95.10 | $116 | $185 | $263 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $385 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $286 | $419 | $552 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $46.30 | $97.20 | $148 | $205 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $48.10 | $101 | $137 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $40.40 | $76.70 | $91.00 | $105 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $65.00 | $126 | $137 | $148 | $176 | - | - |
| 1866 | $34.50 | $76.10 | $76.50 | $76.80 | $90.00 | - | - |
| 1867 | $42.70 | $91.30 | $91.30 | $91.30 | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $42.70 | $84.40 | $141 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $58.10 | $110 | $187 | $191 | $194 | - | - |
| 1872 | $36.30 | $79.00 | $122 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $30.90 | $69.00 | $75.70 | $82.40 | $157 | $235 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $46.30 | $95.40 | $127 | $137 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $906 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $46.80 | $105 | $164 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $119 | $247 | $374 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $120 | $250 | $380 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $463 | $804 | $1,090 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $21.10 | $64.40 | $108 | $123 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $61.30 | $123 | $185 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $109 | $191 | $273 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $22.70 | $60.90 | $95.10 | $139 | $184 | - | - |
| 1879 | $30.90 | $61.20 | $119 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $32.70 | $86.50 | $140 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $38.60 | $83.60 | $120 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $30.90 | $64.70 | $83.50 | $102 | $128 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $25.40 | $63.40 | $75.80 | $88.30 | $150 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $26.20 | $64.60 | $92.00 | $94.00 | $125 | - | - |
| 1883 | $61.30 | $114 | $129 | $144 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $21.80 | $44.00 | $66.30 | $69.40 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $21.80 | $44.10 | $61.80 | $63.70 | $144 | - | - |
| 1886 | $21.80 | $52.90 | $60.50 | $68.10 | $142 | - | - |
| 1887 | $29.10 | $54.00 | $62.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $30.00 | $54.30 | $87.20 | $95.50 | $104 | - | - |
| 1890 | $23.60 | $49.70 | $74.10 | $101 | $143 | - | - |
| 1891 | $21.80 | $45.30 | $75.90 | $98.60 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $59.50 | $108 | $147 | $186 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $20.90 | $49.50 | $54.20 | $58.90 | $115 | - | - |
| 1894 | $25.40 | $51.30 | $86.40 | $131 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $99.90 | $156 | $183 | $210 | $272 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $15.00 | $22.30 | $37.90 | $85.50 | $110 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.70 | $27.20 | $48.50 | $93.10 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $12.40 | $31.50 | $39.30 | $53.50 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $11.10 | $26.90 | $42.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $7.60 | $22.90 | $38.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $10.80 | $24.90 | $39.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $10.40 | $22.90 | $45.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.30 | $21.40 | $33.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $7.50 | $14.60 | $23.20 | $24.50 | $83.10 | $136 | - |
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.
