Help With Years On Half Penny & Farthing & Cinq Centimes

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,713
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 3:17 pm So I bought these in the summer. My Krause stops at 1900 so I haven't been able to know much about these coins. My scanner is doing something funny with those lines going across. They look better in hand. From what I can tell, the dates I have are 1875H Farthing, 1883 and 1895 Half Penny, and 1854B Cinq Centimes. I know they're probably not keydates or or even close, but I thought I might ask anyways. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 7:07 pm France 5 centimes 1854B: common, a couple of dollars. The scarcest one from this mint and type is 1857. "B" mint was Rouen, which closed in 1857. Britain 1/4d 1875H (I can't make out the H, but I assume you can): common. It's the mintmark-less varieties that are scarcer for this date. Britain 1/2d 1883: there are two varieties listed, "rose on front of dress" and "brooch on front of dress". Both are fairly common, though the "rose" variety is slightly scarcer. If that part's too worn, I guess it doesn't matter. Britain 1/2d 1895: common, a few dollars. 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
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 10:53 pm The H mark on the farthing is weaker than the date above it. My scanner somehow worsened, I'll have to take a better look at it. As for the rose vs brooch, all I see is a six pointed star where the queen's cleavage would be. Brooch? Lucky thing for me you came back this week, Sap. Thanks a heap! Pulled these from a bargain bin at 20 cents a pop. Lower actually since I bought so many. The 1895 is perhaps in fine condition - there's still a lot of detail left. Report this Post to the Staff
Libertad Pillar of the Community Canada 3692 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 10:57 pm Oh, and Sap, whose face is on your avatar? I've always wanted to know. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 10/30/2010 03:44 am Quote: all I see is a six pointed star where the queen's cleavage would be. Brooch? I think so, yes. Quote: whose face is on your avatar? It's the Greek Sun-god Helios, on a didrachm of Rhodes, circa 330 BC. You can see plenty more of the same and similar types on Wildwinds. Historians speculate that the face on these coins is actually copied from the face of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The coin is actually ovoid in shape; Susan stretched it to make it fit the standard 100x00 avatar size. 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
	Replies: 4 / Views: 1,713

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.28 seconds to rattle this change.