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1897 Half Farthing | Toy Coin / Model

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Hello all, wondering your thoughts on this 1897 Half Farthing. I looked online but it says that they stopped minting them in the 1850's. Scale is broken so I do not know the weight, and it is slightly small than a US dime. Thank you for the help.
Edward M.

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Veiled Head Victoria, Jubilee type, Copper, legend spacers (closely spaced and aligned), small ampersand, six pointed star, decorative font.
Examples of a half farthing produced by Lauer to commemorate coronations and jubilee anniversaries. Half farthings were produced bearing the dates 1887, 1897 and 1902. As is common with each of these series, there are numerous minor varieties in existence, further detail on the varieties can be found here. It is worth noting that a jubilee version exists for Edward VII. It is interesting due to the fact that he never actually ruled long enough to have a jubilee!

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"Model" coins are not genuine, government-issued coins. Some were privately-produced patterns, attempts to convince the government to issue certain coin designs. Some are simply toy coins or play money.They are still collectable, though perhaps not to the same extent as regular British coins. Your piece is not listed in the Krause "Unusual World Coins" book or NGC website, so I assume this one is one of the "toy coin" types.
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