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| | Farthing (coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The George IV farthing was produced in two types, between 1821 and 1823, 1825, and 1826 it weighed 4.5 – 4.8 grams, with a diameter of 22 millimetres, and from 1826–1830 it weighed 4.6 – 4.9 grams with a diameter of 22 millimetres. | | | Farthings weighing 2.7 – 2.9 grams and of 20 millimetres diameter (which was to remain the standard size of the coin for the remainder of its existence) were minted in all years of Edward VII's reign (1901–1910) except 1901. | | | Besides, farthings were not produced in anything like the quantities of the penny and halfpenny because, although they were useful to ordinary people, they were not so much used by the wealthy and powerful; also there was less profit and more trouble in manufacturing them for the moneyers than there was for the larger denominations. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farthing_coin
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| | Third farthing (British coin) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The obverse of this coin bears the right-facing portrait of William IV with the inscription | | | By the time a further mintage of the denomination was needed, in 1866, the coins were made of bronze, and were only 15 millimetres in diameter, weighing between 0.9 and 1.0 gram. | | | The obverse of the 1827 coin bears the left-facing portrait of King George IV, with the inscription |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_coin_Third_Farthing
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| | The Story of the Farthing. A Brief History, by Chard |
| | Copper quarter farthings, incredible as it may seem to have needed coins worth 3840 to the pound, were produced from 1839 to 1853, but were almost exclusively reserved for use in Ceylon. | | | Although there were 960 farthings to the pound sterling, which sounds difficult to imagine nowadays, there were, in fact coins smaller than farthings. | | | No copper coins were produced during Anne's reign, 1702 to 1714, except for farthings during the last year 1714. |
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http://www.24carat.co.uk/farthingstory.html
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| | The Salacious Historian's 17th c. History |
| | Milled coinage, that is, high quality coins of uniform size and shape produced on a press using finely milled blank planchets, were produced on a limited basis by Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth (1649-1660). | | | A few tin farthings were minted in 1684 with larger quantities produced in 1685-1687. | | | In April 1690 James was running short of brass and he reduced the size of the gun-money coins and issued a smaller shilling and half-crown, there was an overlap between the introduction of the small coins and the cessation of production of the large ones. |
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http://www.kipar.org/historical-resources/history_coins.html
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| | Coins of the UK - Farthings |
| | William IV The farthings of William IV have two types of reverse differing in the markings on the arms of the saltire. | | | These coins were produced by the interesting technique of rolling a strip of copper between two rollers with the designs set into them, and at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge there is a strip of several of these coins which had not been cut out of the strip. | | | George IV The farthings of George IV have two types of obverse differing in the markings on the three lower leaves on the wreath on the bust. |
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http://www.tclayton.demon.co.uk/farth.html
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| | Fleur de Coin - A History of Bimetallic Coins |
| | Another type of bimetallic coin is where there is a large core of one metal with a ring (of another metal) around the core. | | | An early method of producing bimetallic coins was to put a coating of one metal onto a core of another metal. | | | Another type of "bimetallic" coin is where there is a large clad core of three metals with a ring (of another metal) around the core. |
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http://www.fleur-de-coin.com/e-library/bi-metallic.asp?sec=2
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| | Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion: Foldout |
| | Edward IV replaced the coin by a noble-angel and introduced the rose-noble – or ryal – worth 10/-. | | | The scarcity of small coins led to an increase in the use of banknotes and promissory notes and foreign coins. | | | A Greek gold coin used as a model for native coins in the late Bronze Age / Iron Age. |
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| | The Coin DOC's Answer Archive #59 |
| | Coins made under Maximillian that also features his portrait are the silver 50 centavos (about the size of a U.S. half dollar), One Peso, about the size of a U.S. dollar and a 20 Pesos in gold also about the diameter of a U.S. Silver dollar (33.84 grams,.875 fine gold). | | | The resulting coin is usually in the shape of a thimble or soda cap. | | | Question: i have a "gold" coin, about the size of a nickel but heavier that says Helvetia on the front with a profile picture of a woman with braids in her hair and mountains in the background. |
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| | Newbie's St. Patrick Coppers - Introduction |
| | No doubt the minter's enthusiasm for the smaller planchet coins led them to produce the gold and silver presentation copies of these coins for distribution to influential officials in return for their support of the weight and size reduction of the coin. | | | Additionally, special presentation copies were made, for a few examples of the smaller size coins survive that were struck in silver or gold. | | | Not only were these smaller sized coins easier to mint but they were also more profitable. |
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http://www.nd.edu/~rarebook/coins/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/StPat.intro.html
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| | The Probert Encyclopaedia - Coins and Currencies |
| | The quarter-eagle was an American gold coin worth 2.5 dollars, issued from 1792. | | | Between 1842 and 1869 half-fathings were also coined. | | | The three-legger is a variety of 1937-D Buffalo Nickel. |
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http://www.fas.org/news/reference/probert/J.HTM
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| | Shire Coinage, numismatic coins in silver an copper, at face value. |
| | The farthing coins are especially charming when gathered in large piles | | | The fraction 1/2 in the cartouche near the bottom with the crown over it then gives the denomination again in a more graphic form. | | | Here are some links to coins of other years |
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http://www.shirepost.com/Coinage1402.html
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| | Miscellaneous Data at MROB |
| | 3d coin was silver until 1944, then brass; discontinued in 1971 | | | until Edward I this was usually a penny cut in half; ha'penny coin discontinued in 1971 | | | before Edward I, this was usually a penny cut into four pieces; farthing coin discontinued in 1956 |
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| | Coins of Dartmud |
| | bit- A copper coin with a wolf on the obverse and a hollow cross on the reverse. | | | ignoble-A small gold coin with a setting sun on the obverse and a hollow cross on the reverse. | | | penny-A large copper coin with a wolf on the obverse and a hollow cross on the reverse. |
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| | eBay Store - British Coins: Coin Collecting, Farthing, Florin |
| | Oxford Collectables is run by coin and gemstone collectors and the business is based on an enthusiasm for coins and gems and especially for the history they represent. | | | We offer for sale a varied selection of quality British Milled coins and coin collecting accessories, beautiful Gemstones from around the world and other interesting collectables. | | | We offer for sale a varied selection of quality British Milled coins from 1656 to 1967 and coin collecting accessories. |
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| | - My Segway HT meets "The Ordinary" :) |
| | I think Penny Farthing is a term from England, which describes the bicycle because the rear wheel is in size relationship to the penny (coin) and the front wheel is sized in relation to the farthing (coin). | | | The English penny was actually the largest coin (in diameter) and the farthing was the smallest. | | | Did he offer to give you a bit of training on his 'Ordinary'? |
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| | What is a Penny Farthing Bike? |
| | A penny farthing bike was measured in height, with models to compensate for children’s stature, from around 30-60" (76-153 cm). | | | There are even companies that make custom reproductions or original replicas that try to come as close as possible to a real penny farthing bike. | | | A penny farthing bike’s name comes from the analogy of the large front wheel to a penny and the diminutive rear wheel to a farthing coin. |
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http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-penny-farthing-bike.htm
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| | The Saint Patrick Coppers - Coin Collecting |
| | In fact, these coins remained in circulation and were found in change in Western New Jersey well into the early 1800s. | | | You Are Here: BellaOnline > Hobbies & Crafts > Coin Collecting > Articles | | | Newby conjectured that small denomination coinage would be in short supply in the new world, and acquired a cask containing 14,400 coppers at a cost of about £30. |
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http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art29704.asp
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| | dchp british coins |
| | Besides these 'standard' coins in the hand, at certain times we were also inflicted with 'Pieces of Eight', and even Dollars, worth approximately 4 shillings and ninepence to 5 shillings and sixpence, depending on the year. | | | and coins were generally used in these values : | | | In 1961, over 100 years later, coins of 1,2,5,10,20, and 50 cents were assayed, but apparently not issued. |
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| | Coins of England |
| | The surfaces and colour on this coin need to be seen to be believed and are MUCH better than the picture by Digital camera will show. | | | This is a wonder coin of the highest quality with original flashy surfaces and a crisp strike. | | | A pleasing nut brown coin with original smooth and glossy surfaces. |
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http://www.bill-tomlinson.com/coinsofengland/list.asp?Category=3
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| | Denominations of British Coins, Names, Values & Dates |
| | 1967* Although the last date for these pre-decimal coins was 1967, a proof set was struck to commemorate the old £sd currency, containing coins dated 1970. | | | These were only issued in the proof set for sale to collectors. | | | Maundy coins of fourpence, threepence, twopence and one penny are still produced annually, for presentation in the Maundy ceremony. |
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http://www.24carat.co.uk/denominations.html
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| | Coin Collecting: 1882 farthing? |
| | You are here: Experts > Hobbies > Coin Collecting > Coin Collecting > 1882 farthing? | | | I have no clue about British money; all I know about the British monitary system is it wasn't "metric" (i.e. | | | 8 years in world coins, 11 years in Canadian. |
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| | eBay UK Shop - my coin cdesteve: coin, threepence, silver |
| | 1914 vintage Shilling coin good grade rare look 99p | | | eBay UK Shop - my coin cdesteve: coin, threepence, silver | | | 1966 vintage Shilling coin good grade rare magnificent |
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| | Armstrong Farthing c. 1660 |
| | Coins with light overall corrosion and resulting pitting of the surfaces are more commonly available. | | | Importantly, however this coin was issued for use in Ireland whereas the earlier coins were not. | | | Examples of Armstrong's farthings are difficult to obtain in Very fine or better condition. |
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http://www.irishcoinage.com/M00264.HTM
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| | Metal Detecting GaryD's copper coin Page |
| | These are some of better copper coins that we have found. | | | The coin was issued for several years with no change in date. | | | The penny weighs a full ounce (28.3g) and has a diameter of 36mm. |
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http://www.geocities.com/garys_hoard/coins/milled1.html
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| | 1825 - 1869 - Ceylon - Sterling |
| | Rhys Davids in "Ancients Coins and Measures of Ceylon" states they were in use as fanams. | | | The sterling issues were the Half Farthing coin and a silver one and one half pence coin equivalent to a fanam. | | | The result was that from 1836 the rupee of British India was adopted as the standard coin of the island and the local standard of value. |
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| | Numismatic Articles |
| | Several proposals have been shown to us, and they indicate that these small coins may be made both more attractive and plentiful. | | | The value of silver was such that coins valued under one penny would have been too small to be used in everyday commerce, and the use of base metals such as copper, tin, and lead in coinage was considered beneath the dignity of the crown. | | | Of concern, however, was the continued shortage of the lowest denomination coins, the halfpence and the farthing. |
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| | Money and Coins, Weights and Measures. |
| | A bronze coin, value 3/4 of a farthing, or 3/8 of a cent. | | | Luke 12:59; 21:2.) Lepton, a copper coin, value 3/8 of a farthing, or 3/16 of a cent. | | | A bronze coin, value about 3 farthings, or 1.5 cents. |
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| | eBay.co.uk - Hammered, Coins, English, Medieval items at low prices |
| | Hammered coin - SMALL GROUP OF HAMMERED COINS | | | Note: We recently made changes to enable you to view eBay search pages faster. | | | Sign in to see your customised search options |
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| | Coin Trends |
| | Inventory of British Coin Hoards A.D.600 to 1500. | | | Seaby - 'Coins of England and The U.K' 1984, 20th Edition. | | | By Thompson 1956 Hard Cover, 125 pgs and 25 photo plates of recovered items (not coins). |
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| | Colin Cooke Coins Numismatic Chat |
| | 1827 Farthing with 7 struck over another number? | | | Re: victoria jubilee coin —Peter, Tue Nov 15 10:37pm | | | Re: 1850 farthing varieties —Anonymous, Tue Nov 1 3:12pm |
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