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Bedrock of the Community
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Fine additions, maridvnvm.
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Hopefully not too out of place in this thread. Bristol Town Farthing Obv:- · A · BRISTOLL · FARTHING *, Letters above date with engraver's initial below, all within inner circle, C B / 1652 / R within, Rev:- THE · ARMES · OF · BRISTOLL *, Sailing ship issuing from castle within inner circle 
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South Wales Farthing Obv:- SOUTH WALES FARTHING, Laureate bust facing right Rev:- PRO BONO PUBLICO, The Prince of Wale's crest on shield, between sprigs of flowers. Date:- 1793 
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The hits keep coming! 
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Victoria Half-Farthing Obv: VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D: young filleted head left, legend and toothed border surrounding Rev: crowned denomination and date in three lines, emblems below Dated 1844 Die crack visible at 6 o'clock on the reverse from edge through rose to first 4. 
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Excellent example! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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More fine additions, maridvnvm.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice additions! 
Errers and Varietys.
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Obv:- EDWARDVS VII D:G: BRITT: OMN: REX F:D: IND: IMP:, Bare head right Rev:- denomination "1/3 FARTHING" in the center, with the date "1902" below. A crown is positioned above the text, and a decorative wreath surrounds the design. Mintage: 288,000 Minted in Malta but circulating as currency in Malta, Great Britain and Ceylon. 
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Bedrock of the Community
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A nice example, maridvnvm.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859
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Beautiful farthings, tokens and fractionals, maridvnvm! 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice one, maridvnvm. Nice addition. 
Errers and Varietys.
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I have more fathings etc. to go but will swap over to some silver... George III - Shilling Obv:- GEORGIVS·III· DEI·GRATIA·, Laureate, cuirassed bust right; stop above bust Rev:- •M•B•F•ET•H•REX•F•D•B•ET•L•D•S•R•I•A•T•ET•E•, Cruciform shields with large Garter star central, crowns in angles, date below, legend around; semee of hearts in Hanoverian shield Dated 1787 Mintage 746,480 
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George III - Shilling Obv:- GEOR:III D:G: BRITT:REX F:D:, Laureate portrait right, legend around, date below. Rev:- HONI·SOIT·Q MAL·Y·PENSE·, Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter Dated 1819 Mintage 7,595,200 Reference ESC 1235, cf. Bull 2152, Die recut and first 8 of date higher  And as a comparison a contemporary forgery of the same type (different date - 1816) in brass 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice examples, maridvnvm
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