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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 | $36.90 | $49.80 |
| 1839 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.50 | $48.20 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.50 | $48.20 |
| 1841 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $35.50 | $48.20 |
| 1842 | - | - | $14.60 | $48.20 | $103 | $131 |
| 1843 | - | - | $4.90 | $10.20 | $30.30 | $40.40 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $10.80 | $32.40 | $81.10 | $105 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $81.10 | $379 | $630 | $755 |
| 1844 | - | - | $69.90 | $261 | $550 | $694 |
| 1845 | - | - | $7.00 | $10.60 | $34.60 | $46.60 |
| 1846 | - | - | $7.60 | $15.30 | $46.40 | $62.00 |
| 1847 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $34.80 | $47.20 |
| 1848 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.60 | $35.10 | $47.30 |
| 1849 | - | - | $48.70 | $94.60 | $260 | $343 |
| 1850 | - | - | $5.40 | $9.50 | $32.40 | $43.90 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $10.80 | $32.40 | $75.70 | $97.30 |
| 1851 | - | - | $9.70 | $21.20 | $52.50 | $68.20 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $62.20 | $137 | $312 | $399 |
| 1852 | - | - | $11.90 | $23.40 | $56.60 | $73.10 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $10.80 | $29.70 | $84.20 | $111 |
| 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 | $41.40 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $5.40 | $11.80 | $42.60 | $58.00 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $6.50 | $11.40 | $39.00 | $52.90 |
| 1856 | - | - | $11.90 | $24.80 | $59.00 | $76.20 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $18.90 | $40.60 | $122 | $162 |
| 1857 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $33.00 | $44.50 |
| 1858 | - | - | $5.40 | $10.20 | $33.00 | $44.50 |
| 1859 | - | - | $11.90 | $23.00 | $55.20 | $71.30 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $3.20 | $4.90 | $19.60 | $26.90 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $2.20 | $4.40 | $20.00 | $27.80 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $171 | $392 | $657 | $790 |
| 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 | - | - | $56.80 | $162 | $272 | $327 |
| 1863 | - | - | $34.20 | $69.50 | $187 | $244 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $2.20 | $5.30 | $25.60 | $35.80 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $2.20 | $6.00 | $26.90 | $37.30 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.60 | $22.30 | $31.20 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $10.80 | $12.00 | $38.20 | $51.30 |
| 1866 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $19.20 | $26.70 |
| 1867 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.60 | $23.50 | $32.70 |
| 1868 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.00 | $23.70 | $33.00 |
| 1869 | - | - | $3.20 | $11.50 | $37.30 | $50.20 |
| 1872 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $20.10 | $29.10 |
| 1873 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $17.40 | $25.70 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $2.70 | $8.00 | $27.00 | $36.50 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $128 | $331 | $615 | $757 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $3.20 | $12.40 | $33.00 | $43.30 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $10.80 | $27.00 | $91.30 | $123 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $7.60 | $24.30 | $71.70 | $95.30 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $83.80 | $253 | $357 | $408 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $2.40 | $11.70 | $16.30 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $4.30 | $14.60 | $39.50 | $52.00 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $7.60 | $32.40 | $70.30 | $89.20 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $13.50 | $18.40 |
| 1879 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $17.60 | $30.50 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $2.80 | $17.60 | $25.10 |
| 1880 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.20 | $21.60 | $30.30 |
| 1881 | - | - | $2.20 | $5.10 | $18.30 | $24.80 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $2.20 | $4.50 | $15.20 | $24.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $2.20 | $4.90 | $16.00 | $21.50 |
| 1883 | - | - | $5.40 | $13.10 | $38.80 | $51.60 |
| 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 | $36.90 | $48.90 |
| 1893 | - | - | $2.20 | $3.80 | $14.10 | $19.20 |
| 1894 | - | - | $2.20 | $4.30 | $18.40 | $25.40 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $10.30 | $28.40 | $63.80 | $81.50 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.10 | $2.20 | $9.70 | $12.20 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.60 | $7.80 | $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 | $7.80 | $9.30 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.10 | $1.60 | $7.80 | $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 | $62.60 | $125 | $200 | $320 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $60.80 | $132 | $151 | $169 | $314 | $455 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $60.80 | $130 | $184 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $60.80 | $134 | $178 | $337 | $494 | - | - |
| 1842 | $159 | $307 | $455 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $50.50 | $115 | $163 | $212 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $130 | $268 | $406 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $881 | $1,530 | $2,160 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $838 | $1,630 | $2,420 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $58.60 | $130 | $154 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $77.50 | $153 | $229 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $59.50 | $129 | $198 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $59.50 | $129 | $202 | $223 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $426 | $696 | $863 | $1,290 | $1,710 | - | - |
| 1850 | $55.40 | $127 | $198 | $219 | $262 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $119 | $268 | $416 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $83.80 | $176 | $267 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $487 | $788 | $1,090 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $89.70 | $142 | $146 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $139 | $277 | $416 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $44.60 | $107 | $132 | $150 | $250 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $220 | - | - |
| 1854 | $51.80 | $99.80 | $148 | - | - | $523 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $73.50 | $133 | $193 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $66.70 | $124 | $182 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $93.30 | $194 | $294 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $203 | $326 | $483 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $55.90 | $111 | $146 | $246 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $55.90 | $111 | $166 | $357 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $87.40 | $175 | $203 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $34.20 | $74.60 | $120 | $126 | $191 | $255 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $35.60 | $79.80 | $90.70 | $102 | $193 | $437 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $923 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $30.60 | $79.10 | $128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $36.10 | $82.70 | $93.40 | $104 | $174 | $234 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $30.60 | $75.00 | $95.30 | $115 | $184 | $261 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $382 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $302 | $501 | $701 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $46.00 | $98.20 | $151 | $203 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $47.80 | $102 | $139 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $40.10 | $78.80 | $91.60 | $104 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $64.40 | $125 | $136 | $147 | $174 | - | - |
| 1866 | $34.20 | $68.10 | $77.20 | $83.30 | $89.30 | - | - |
| 1867 | $42.40 | $80.30 | $92.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $42.40 | $88.50 | $150 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $63.10 | $116 | $153 | $189 | $192 | - | - |
| 1872 | $36.10 | $82.00 | $128 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $30.60 | $73.00 | $77.40 | $81.80 | $156 | $234 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $46.00 | $98.20 | $131 | $136 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $899 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $53.60 | $125 | $197 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $155 | $321 | $487 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $119 | $248 | $377 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $460 | $798 | $1,080 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $21.00 | $63.90 | $107 | $122 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $64.40 | $138 | $211 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $108 | $189 | $270 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $23.30 | $62.70 | $70.90 | $79.10 | $142 | - | - |
| 1879 | $31.40 | $63.00 | $122 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $32.40 | $85.90 | $139 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $39.00 | $86.00 | $123 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $31.40 | $66.00 | $79.10 | $92.30 | $127 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $26.00 | $65.90 | $76.80 | $87.60 | $162 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $29.00 | $71.90 | $82.60 | $93.30 | $125 | - | - |
| 1883 | $64.40 | $117 | $130 | $143 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $22.30 | $48.00 | $58.40 | $68.80 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $22.30 | $49.50 | $56.30 | $63.20 | $143 | - | - |
| 1886 | $22.30 | $55.90 | $61.80 | $67.60 | $141 | - | - |
| 1887 | $29.60 | $56.60 | $64.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $30.80 | $59.60 | $77.20 | $94.80 | $103 | - | - |
| 1890 | $24.20 | $55.10 | $61.40 | $67.60 | $141 | - | - |
| 1891 | $22.30 | $49.30 | $86.10 | $97.90 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $60.80 | $110 | $147 | $184 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $20.70 | $52.70 | $55.60 | $58.40 | $114 | - | - |
| 1894 | $27.00 | $56.30 | $93.30 | $130 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $99.10 | $162 | $185 | $208 | $270 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $14.90 | $24.90 | $41.70 | $84.90 | $109 | - | - |
| 1896 | $11.60 | $29.70 | $52.20 | $92.70 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $12.30 | $32.60 | $41.70 | $53.10 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $11.00 | $28.50 | $46.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $7.60 | $22.70 | $37.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $10.70 | $26.50 | $42.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $10.30 | $24.50 | $47.60 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $9.20 | $23.10 | $36.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $5.90 | $16.30 | $20.30 | $24.30 | $82.50 | $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.
