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shonit123 Valued Member Canada 212 Posts	Posted 10/14/2013 12:39 am hey guys just wondering but inset a 1917 farthing suppose to be dull and brown not shiny and bronze. here are some pictures Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/14/2013 01:09 am 1917 was the last year that The Royal Mint artificially darkened farthings with sodium thiosuphate to distinguish them more easily from gold half sovereigns. It was from about 1917 that the half sovereign was called in from circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 10/14/2013 4:43 pm There is also a darkened issue of 1918. Your 1917 farthing looks like a cleaned,darkened version. There were a few bright finished farthings that slipped the net. These are as follows; 1897,1901 & 1904. The 20C one's rarer. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 10/14/2013 7:29 pm Given the remnants of black in the recessed areas of this coin, I'd agree this one has been polished. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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