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artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 04/12/2010 7:12 pm this is part of a large hoard of coins I unearthed in a box while digging a hole for fence post... No denomination? Would like to know if it is a penny , half penny ect? and value if there is one... Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 04/12/2010 7:16 pm That certainly is a British copper coin from 1852. The only problem is that farthings, half pennies, and pennies all had the same design, but were distinguished by their size and weight. So what is the diameter of your coin? Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/12/2010 11:39 pm Britain did not issue penny coins in 1852. The way to distinguish farthings from halves (apart from their size) is to look at the nose of the queen. On a halfpenny it's just above "T" as on the picture above. On a farthing it's level with "C". Edit: Of course I meant for the first design. The looks of Victorian coins kept changing throughout her long reign. Edited by svslav 04/12/2010 11:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 04/13/2010 11:47 am I have an identicle one with 1/3 farthing on the 2x2. Don't know where I got it. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/13/2010 11:53 pm fioti, if its diameter is 16 mm then it is indeed 1/3 farthing. To be "identical" it has to be 1844. The obverse design is pretty much identical to the halfpenny. On the reverse on 1/3 farthing the trident shouldn't go as far to the rim as the one on the picture above. 1/3 farthings were issued for circulation in Malta (as they had used farthings as "3 grani" coins). Unlike 1/2 and 1/4 farthings issued for circulation in Ceylon 1/3's were not as popular in UK (too weired a fraction). 1/2 farthing even became legal tender in UK in 1942, while the other two fractions never did. Edited by svslav 04/13/2010 11:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 04/16/2010 9:43 pm Hi syslav funny this is my coin ..I forgot I had put it on...Coin is 12 cm across if this helps.... Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 04/16/2010 9:51 pm 12 cm? Then it's a saucer! You probably didn't mean that. Report this Post to the Staff
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