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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 | - | - | $7.80 | $16.30 | $49.50 | $66.10 |
| 1839 | - | - | $7.00 | $14.70 | $47.40 | $63.70 |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | - | - | $6.30 | $14.70 | $47.40 | $63.70 |
| 1841 | - | - | $6.30 | $14.70 | $47.40 | $63.70 |
| 1842 | - | - | $17.20 | $64.50 | $134 | $168 |
| 1843 | - | - | $7.00 | $14.20 | $42.30 | $56.30 |
| 1843 - 3/2 | - | - | $15.60 | $46.90 | $117 | $152 |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | - | - | $117 | $547 | $910 | $1,090 |
| 1844 | - | - | $101 | $362 | $787 | $999 |
| 1845 | - | - | $10.20 | $14.30 | $44.30 | $59.20 |
| 1846 | - | - | $10.90 | $22.10 | $67.10 | $89.50 |
| 1847 | - | - | $7.80 | $14.70 | $50.30 | $68.10 |
| 1848 | - | - | $7.80 | $15.40 | $50.70 | $68.30 |
| 1849 | - | - | $70.30 | $137 | $370 | $486 |
| 1850 | - | - | $7.80 | $13.70 | $45.60 | $61.50 |
| 1850 - 5/4 | - | - | $15.60 | $46.90 | $109 | $141 |
| 1851 | - | - | $14.10 | $30.60 | $75.90 | $98.50 |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | - | - | $89.90 | $197 | $450 | $577 |
| 1852 | - | - | $15.60 | $28.70 | $73.90 | $96.50 |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $15.60 | $43.00 | $122 | $161 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $7.00 | $12.10 | $38.30 | $51.40 |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1854 | - | - | $7.00 | $13.70 | $40.40 | $53.70 |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | - | - | $7.00 | $16.00 | $57.20 | $77.70 |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | - | - | $8.60 | $15.40 | $52.00 | $70.30 |
| 1856 | - | - | $13.30 | $28.00 | $74.90 | $98.30 |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | - | - | $27.30 | $58.60 | $176 | $234 |
| 1857 | - | - | $7.00 | $13.70 | $43.30 | $58.10 |
| 1858 | - | - | $7.00 | $13.70 | $43.30 | $58.10 |
| 1859 | - | - | $17.20 | $33.20 | $77.20 | $99.10 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | - | - | $4.70 | $6.50 | $28.00 | $38.70 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | - | - | $3.10 | $5.90 | $28.70 | $40.00 |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | - | - | $248 | $566 | $950 | $1,140 |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | - | - | $3.10 | $4.80 | $24.60 | $34.40 |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | - | - | $3.10 | $4.80 | $28.50 | $40.30 |
| 1862 - Small 8 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.80 | $24.60 | $34.40 |
| 1862 - Large 8 | - | - | $82.00 | $234 | $393 | $472 |
| 1863 | - | - | $44.30 | $90.60 | $251 | $330 |
| 1864 - No serif | - | - | $1.55 | $7.20 | $36.80 | $51.60 |
| 1864 - Serif | - | - | $1.55 | $8.20 | $38.60 | $53.80 |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | - | - | $1.55 | $6.10 | $32.00 | $45.00 |
| 1865 - 5/2 | - | - | $15.60 | $17.30 | $55.20 | $74.20 |
| 1866 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $27.50 | $38.50 |
| 1867 | - | - | $1.55 | $6.10 | $33.70 | $47.20 |
| 1868 | - | - | $1.55 | $6.60 | $33.90 | $47.60 |
| 1869 | - | - | $3.10 | $15.60 | $49.50 | $66.40 |
| 1872 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $28.80 | $41.90 |
| 1873 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.60 | $24.90 | $37.00 |
| 1874 - H - Old | - | - | $3.10 | $11.10 | $38.70 | $52.60 |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | - | - | $186 | $479 | $889 | $1,090 |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | - | - | $2.30 | $14.30 | $40.70 | $53.90 |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | - | - | $12.50 | $32.30 | $101 | $136 |
| 1875 - Old | - | - | $10.90 | $35.20 | $104 | $138 |
| 1875 - H - Old | - | - | $121 | $366 | $515 | $590 |
| 1875 - H - Young | - | - | - | $3.50 | $16.90 | $23.60 |
| 1876 - H | - | - | $5.50 | $19.50 | $53.70 | $70.80 |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | - | - | $10.90 | $46.90 | $102 | $129 |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.90 | $18.80 | $25.60 |
| 1879 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.90 | $24.60 | $43.40 |
| 1879 - Large 9 | - | - | - | $4.10 | $25.50 | $36.20 |
| 1880 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $30.40 | $42.90 |
| 1881 | - | - | $1.55 | $6.90 | $25.60 | $34.90 |
| 1881 - H | - | - | $1.55 | $6.00 | $21.20 | $34.00 |
| 1882 - H | - | - | $1.55 | $6.50 | $22.00 | $29.80 |
| 1883 | - | - | $7.80 | $17.80 | $52.90 | $70.40 |
| 1884 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.70 | $19.90 | $25.60 |
| 1885 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.70 | $19.90 | $25.60 |
| 1886 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.70 | $19.90 | $27.50 |
| 1887 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $24.20 | $33.60 |
| 1888 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $24.20 | $33.60 |
| 1890 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $22.30 | $30.70 |
| 1891 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.70 | $19.90 | $24.90 |
| 1892 | - | - | $4.70 | $18.40 | $51.80 | $68.60 |
| 1893 | - | - | $1.55 | $4.70 | $19.90 | $27.50 |
| 1894 | - | - | $1.55 | $5.50 | $24.20 | $33.60 |
| 1895 - Young head | - | - | $13.30 | $37.40 | $90.30 | $117 |
| 1895 - Veiled head | - | - | $1.55 | $3.10 | $14.10 | $17.60 |
| 1896 | - | - | $1.55 | $2.30 | $11.30 | $15.80 |
| 1897 - Bright finish | - | - | $1.55 | $3.90 | $12.90 | $15.40 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | - | - | $1.55 | $3.90 | $12.90 | $14.40 |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | - | - | $1.55 | $2.30 | $11.30 | $13.40 |
| 1899 | - | - | $1.55 | $2.30 | $11.30 | $13.10 |
| 1900 | - | - | $1.55 | $3.10 | $9.80 | $11.70 |
| 1901 | - | - | $1.55 | $3.10 | $6.80 | $8.80 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1838 | $82.70 | $173 | $280 | $462 | - | - | - |
| 1839 | $80.10 | $180 | $212 | $244 | $453 | $658 | - |
| 1839 - Silver | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1839 - Bronze | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1840 | $80.10 | $179 | $258 | - | - | - | - |
| 1841 | $80.10 | $187 | $250 | $488 | $714 | - | - |
| 1842 | $203 | $417 | $632 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 | $70.30 | $174 | $219 | $264 | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 3/2 | $188 | $387 | $586 | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - 4 over inverted 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1843 - I instead of 1 in date | $1,270 | $2,210 | $3,130 | - | - | - | - |
| 1844 | $1,210 | $2,350 | $3,490 | - | - | - | - |
| 1845 | $74.20 | $169 | $208 | - | - | - | - |
| 1846 | $112 | $216 | $321 | - | - | - | - |
| 1847 | $86.00 | $176 | $266 | - | - | - | - |
| 1848 | $86.00 | $173 | $272 | $322 | - | - | - |
| 1849 | $602 | $996 | $1,250 | $1,860 | $2,470 | - | - |
| 1850 | $77.50 | $166 | $255 | $317 | $379 | - | - |
| 1850 - 5/4 | $172 | $387 | $602 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 | $121 | $254 | $386 | - | - | - | - |
| 1851 - D over rotated D | $703 | $1,140 | $1,570 | - | - | - | - |
| 1852 | $119 | $192 | $201 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Incuse | $200 | $400 | $601 | - | - | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised | $64.50 | $152 | $185 | $217 | $361 | - | - |
| 1853 - W.W. Raised - 3/2 | - | - | - | - | $317 | - | - |
| 1854 | $67.10 | $127 | $188 | - | - | $755 | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Incuse | $98.30 | $173 | $248 | - | - | - | - |
| 1855 - W.W. Raised | $88.50 | $160 | $232 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 | $122 | $257 | $391 | - | - | - | - |
| 1856 - R/E in Victoria | $293 | $471 | $698 | - | - | - | - |
| 1857 | $72.90 | $146 | $195 | $356 | - | - | - |
| 1858 | $72.90 | $146 | $219 | $516 | - | - | - |
| 1859 | $121 | $250 | $291 | - | - | - | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded border | $49.50 | $106 | $169 | $182 | $276 | $369 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Toothed border | $51.40 | $113 | $130 | $147 | $279 | $631 | - |
| 1860 - Bronze - Beaded/Toothed | $1,330 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 4 Berries | $44.30 | $112 | $179 | - | - | - | - |
| 1861 - 5 Berries | $52.10 | $117 | $134 | $150 | $251 | $338 | - |
| 1862 - Small 8 | $44.30 | $106 | $136 | $167 | $265 | $377 | - |
| 1862 - Large 8 | $552 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1863 | $410 | $601 | $791 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - No serif | $66.40 | $139 | $212 | $294 | - | - | - |
| 1864 - Serif | $69.00 | $145 | $196 | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 - IWW on truncation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1865 | $58.00 | $110 | $130 | $151 | - | - | - |
| 1865 - 5/2 | $93.10 | $181 | $197 | $213 | $252 | - | - |
| 1866 | $49.50 | $109 | $110 | $110 | $129 | - | - |
| 1867 | $61.20 | $131 | $131 | $131 | - | - | - |
| 1868 | $61.20 | $121 | $203 | - | - | - | - |
| 1869 | $83.40 | $157 | $268 | $273 | $278 | - | - |
| 1872 | $52.10 | $113 | $174 | - | - | - | - |
| 1873 | $44.30 | $99.00 | $109 | $118 | $225 | $337 | - |
| 1874 - H - Old | $66.40 | $137 | $181 | $197 | - | - | - |
| 1874 - H - G's over rotated G's | $1,300 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Large date | $67.10 | $151 | $235 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Young - Small date | $171 | $354 | $537 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - Old | $172 | $358 | $545 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Old | $664 | $1,150 | $1,560 | - | - | - | - |
| 1875 - H - Young | $30.30 | $92.30 | $154 | $177 | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H | $87.90 | $177 | $266 | - | - | - | - |
| 1876 - H - Large 6 | $156 | $273 | $391 | - | - | - | - |
| 1877 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1878 | $32.60 | $87.30 | $136 | $200 | $263 | - | - |
| 1879 | $44.30 | $87.70 | $171 | - | - | - | - |
| 1879 - Large 9 | $46.90 | $124 | $201 | - | - | - | - |
| 1880 | $55.30 | $120 | $172 | - | - | - | - |
| 1881 | $44.30 | $92.70 | $120 | $147 | $184 | - | - |
| 1881 - H | $36.50 | $90.80 | $109 | $127 | $216 | - | - |
| 1882 - H | $37.50 | $92.70 | $132 | $135 | $180 | - | - |
| 1883 | $87.90 | $163 | $185 | $207 | - | - | - |
| 1884 | $31.30 | $63.10 | $95.10 | $99.50 | - | - | - |
| 1885 | $31.30 | $63.20 | $88.60 | $91.30 | $207 | - | - |
| 1886 | $31.30 | $75.80 | $86.80 | $97.70 | $203 | - | - |
| 1887 | $41.70 | $77.40 | $89.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1888 | $43.00 | $77.80 | $125 | $137 | $149 | - | - |
| 1890 | $33.90 | $71.30 | $106 | $145 | $204 | - | - |
| 1891 | $31.30 | $65.00 | $109 | $141 | - | - | - |
| 1892 | $85.30 | $154 | $210 | $266 | - | - | - |
| 1893 | $29.90 | $71.00 | $77.70 | $84.40 | $164 | - | - |
| 1894 | $36.50 | $73.50 | $124 | $188 | - | - | - |
| 1895 - Young head | $143 | $224 | $262 | $301 | $390 | - | - |
| 1895 - Veiled head | $21.50 | $32.00 | $54.40 | $123 | $157 | - | - |
| 1896 | $16.80 | $39.00 | $69.60 | $133 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Bright finish | $17.80 | $45.20 | $56.40 | $76.70 | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish | $15.90 | $38.50 | $61.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1897 - Blackened finish - Low Tide | $10.90 | $32.80 | $54.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1898 | $15.50 | $35.70 | $56.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1899 | $14.80 | $32.80 | $64.90 | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | $13.30 | $30.70 | $48.20 | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | $10.70 | $20.90 | $33.20 | $35.20 | $119 | $195 | - |
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.
