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Farthing - 1902 to 1956 - Price Guide
Between 1860 and 1971, the farthing's purchasing power ranged between 12p and 0.2p in 2017 values. The farthing's reverse bore an image of Britannia until 1937, when a wren was introduced. It ceased to be legal tender in the United Kingdom on January 1, 1961.
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| Variety | VG-8 | F-12 | VF-20 | EF-40 | AU-50 | AU-55 |
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| 1902 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £4.40 | £5.50 |
| 1903 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £5.20 | £7.40 |
| 1904 | - | - | £1.60 | £2.80 | £8.40 | £9.50 |
| 1905 | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £5.40 | £7.50 |
| 1906 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £5.20 | £7.40 |
| 1907 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £4.80 | £6.80 |
| 1908 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £4.80 | £6.80 |
| 1909 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £4.40 | £6.20 |
| 1910 | - | - | £3.20 | £4.40 | £12.20 | £14.10 |
| 1911 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.80 |
| 1912 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.30 |
| 1913 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.30 |
| 1914 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.80 | £3.30 |
| 1915 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.40 | £3.20 |
| 1916 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £2.40 | £3.20 |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 - Bright finish | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 - Blackened finish | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1934 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 | - | - | £0.80 | £2.40 | £4.00 | £4.20 |
| 1936 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | £0.80 | £1.20 | £1.40 |
| Variety | MS-60 | MS-62 | MS-63 | MS-64 | MS-65 | MS-66 | MS-67 |
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| 1902 | £5.80 | £12.20 | £22.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1903 | £7.70 | £17.20 | £26.80 | - | - | £230 | - |
| 1904 | £10.70 | £20.00 | £29.30 | £34.50 | - | - | - |
| 1905 | £7.70 | £16.50 | £25.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1906 | £7.70 | £15.90 | £24.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1907 | £7.20 | £14.90 | £22.70 | £85.00 | - | - | £365 |
| 1908 | £7.20 | £14.90 | £22.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | £6.70 | £14.00 | £21.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1910 | £16.00 | £27.50 | £39.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1911 | £4.00 | £9.70 | £15.40 | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | £3.70 | £8.90 | £14.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1913 | £3.70 | £8.90 | £14.10 | - | - | - | £200 |
| 1914 | £3.70 | £8.90 | £14.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1915 | £4.00 | £10.60 | £17.30 | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | £3.50 | £8.80 | £14.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | £3.20 | £6.60 | £17.20 | £36.90 | £56.60 | - | - |
| 1918 - Bright finish | £2.90 | £6.90 | £11.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 - Blackened finish | £7.00 | £21.30 | £28.00 | - | - | - | - |
| 1919 | £2.90 | £7.10 | £13.30 | £99.60 | - | - | - |
| 1920 | £3.10 | £7.60 | £12.10 | £44.40 | £76.70 | - | - |
| 1921 | £3.10 | £7.60 | £12.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | £3.10 | £8.00 | £12.90 | £32.00 | - | - | - |
| 1923 | £3.40 | £7.80 | £12.10 | £71.70 | - | - | - |
| 1924 | £3.40 | £7.80 | £9.10 | £10.50 | - | - | - |
| 1925 | £3.10 | £7.60 | £12.10 | £31.70 | - | - | - |
| 1926 | £2.30 | £6.20 | £14.70 | - | - | - | - |
| 1927 | £2.30 | £5.90 | £9.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | £2.40 | £4.40 | £7.10 | - | - | - | - |
| 1929 | £2.40 | £5.00 | £8.50 | - | - | - | - |
| 1930 | £2.80 | £5.80 | £9.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1931 | £2.40 | £5.00 | £8.50 | £35.10 | £107 | - | - |
| 1932 | £2.40 | £4.40 | £10.60 | £29.90 | - | - | - |
| 1933 | £2.40 | £5.00 | £8.80 | - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | £2.40 | £5.40 | £9.10 | £24.60 | £48.30 | - | - |
| 1935 | £4.30 | £11.30 | £18.30 | - | - | £24.20 | - |
| 1936 | £2.00 | £3.80 | £6.30 | £19.20 | £21.70 | £24.20 | - |
| 1937 | £0.80 | £1.55 | £8.40 | £20.00 | £30.00 | £45.70 | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | £1.20 | £4.40 | £7.90 | £10.30 | £12.80 | - | - |
| 1939 | £0.80 | £1.85 | £9.20 | £16.20 | £25.40 | £62.40 | - |
| 1940 | £0.80 | £1.85 | £12.30 | £56.80 | - | - | - |
| 1941 | £0.80 | £1.85 | £3.40 | £9.90 | - | - | - |
| 1942 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £8.50 | £15.20 | £27.30 | - | - |
| 1943 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £8.20 | £13.20 | £23.20 | - | - |
| 1944 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | £20.50 | - | - | - |
| 1945 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | - | - | £36.20 | - |
| 1946 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | £13.70 | - | - | - |
| 1947 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | £58.40 | - | - | - |
| 1948 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | £11.80 | £20.50 | - | - |
| 1949 | £0.80 | £1.85 | £8.30 | £25.00 | £33.50 | - | - |
| 1950 | £2.40 | £3.70 | £6.60 | £20.50 | £28.90 | - | - |
| 1951 | £1.60 | £2.80 | £5.00 | £28.70 | £52.50 | - | - |
| 1952 | £0.80 | £1.70 | £3.10 | - | - | - | £94.30 |
| 1953 | £1.60 | £2.10 | £3.60 | £12.30 | - | - | - |
| 1954 | - | £1.40 | £2.80 | £12.00 | £18.50 | £19.50 | - |
| 1955 | - | £1.40 | £6.60 | £11.80 | £15.00 | - | - |
| 1956 | £2.00 | £3.50 | £5.60 | £28.00 | £34.40 | £40.90 | - |
| Variety | PR-60 | PR-62 | PR-63 | PR-64 | PR-65 | PR-66 | PR-67 |
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| 1915 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1916 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 - Bright finish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 - Blackened finish | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1919 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1920 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1921 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1930 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1933 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1934 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1935 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1936 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1937 | - | - | - | - | £40.00 | £43.60 | - |
| 1937 - Edward VIII | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1938 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1939 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1940 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1950 | - | - | - | - | - | £45.50 | - |
| 1951 | - | - | - | - | £39.50 | - | - |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1953 | - | - | - | £53.00 | £58.10 | - | - |
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1956 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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.
