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TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 11/07/2008 12:07 am This appears to be a tad larger in diameter than a US nickel. I don't know the grading scale for World coins. If it were a US coin, I might grade it anywhere between Choice XF to AU 53 tops. I hope I have identified this as a Great Britain half penny correctly. I learned there are overdates. This could be normal, but maybe I see a 6 or 7 under that last 8? The vertical bar in the numeral 5 appears to be missing. Just a hat on top of a backwards c for the number 5. ( Use Control Scroll to blow it up in size. ) What do you guys think of it? Is it worth a few bucks? Thank you kindly! Edited by TNG 11/07/2008 11:18 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/07/2008 08:44 am This looks like a Farthing coin KM# 725, if not for the deep marks on the obverse and wear on the hair and head band it might grade EF-40. I'm going to say VF-30. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaobler Pillar of the Community United States 6396 Posts	Posted 11/07/2008 08:53 am Hi Wheezy, I'm ignorant about this one as well. I'd guess it might actually be a farthing (1/4 penny) if it's only a bit larger than a nickel. The British penny coins are about the size of a US half dollar, so I expect a half penny should be a lot bigger than a nickel.... Our British coin fans will straighten this out. Your coin has a lot of little hits and scrapes, but they appear to be from circulation rather than from cleaning or other abuse. Given the stricter standards used for world coin grading, I guess this one would grade VF to aEF (about EF) maximum. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 11/07/2008 11:17 am Thank you so much! So farthing it is. I looked at this out of the 2x2 after posting and regretted even mentioning the AU word myself. I tend to agree, XF at best. Do they use the same grading terms on World coins? Such as VF and XF? etc. If anyone is wondering, I went and changed the TOPIC title to Farthing instead of Half Penny. The Original title was 1858 Queen Victoria Half Penny We'll see how this shakes out. It is a nice coin to look at though, for me anyways. Edited by TNG 11/07/2008 11:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
wwhitman Pillar of the Community United States 1415 Posts	Posted 11/07/2008 1:09 pm Nice looking coin. Too bad about all the dings on the obverse. Otherwise solid XF nice addition to any collection Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 11/10/2008 9:50 pm Honestly, that green blotch on the reverse kind of bothers me. I would say a solid EF if it weren't for that spot of possible corrosion. Report this Post to the Staff
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