1852 fourpence groat

[christoh]

Hello everyone, I found this 1852 fourpence in Victoria, Australia. Initially I thought it was a threepence but was pleasantly surprised. There doesn’t seem to be much information about them and values differ wildly. Could anyone please let me know what you think it’s worth?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks 🙂

- Chris

Edited January 29 by christoh

[VickySilver]

Yes. I have tried to blow up the date and especially the last datal "2" which is usually slightly tilted and set downward from the other digits. Can't quite make it out on yours, so might you be good enough to blow it up to larger size?

1852 is considered a scarce, and at one time rare date. With the advent of the internet, it likely still is but many more have shown in the last couple of decades. Most are much better preserved than your specimen & so the wear on yours will tend to draw value down to likely the 50-75 Quid range most likely. I must confess I have never seen one so worn. M. Gouby has an internet site where you may look up further details as one example.

[christoh]

Hi VickySilver, thanks for the reply. Click the pictures and they’ll expand, I am unsure if I can get a better close up picture than that. It’s definitely 1852. Yes I agree it’s a shame about the condition but it’s not bad for being found in the ground 🙂

- Chris

[Paddy]

Yes, looks to be an 1852. None of the other dates for the 1850s could possibly match.

Here is mine for comparison. I picked this up, unidentified, in an album of threepences and fourpences in a local auction nearly 20 years ago,

[christoh]

That's a lovely example, Paddy 🙂

- Chris

[Menger]

Here are two nice examples:

https://x.com/silver16812/status/1883025951619170379?s=46&t=eHQtDyalI02bIh8ohIxudg

https://x.com/silver16812/status/1809800345973076193?s=46&t=eHQtDyalI02bIh8ohIxudg

Edited January 30 by Menger