British Farthings

[Guest Molly]

Can anyone help please? I have a book of Farthings:

George VI - Obverse, 1937 (9,636,002), 1938 (7,449,600), 1939 (31,440,000), 1940 (18,360,000), 1941 (27,312,000), 1942 (28,857,6000), 1943 (33,345,600), 1944 (25,137,600), 1945 (23,736,000), 1946 (24,364,800), 1947 (14,754,600), 1948 (16,622,400).

Type 11 Coins IND: IMP. Omitted from legend - Obverse, 1949 (8,424,000), 1950 (10,342,313), 1951 (14,036,000), 1952 (5,251,200).

Elizabeth 11 Type 1 Coins, Elizabeth 11 DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F:D: - Obverse, 1953 (6,149,200).

Type 11 Coins, Elizabeth 11 DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D: - Obverse, 1954 (6,566,400), 1955 (5,779,200), 1956 (1,996,800).

These are all embedded in an old blue coin book. There is also some blurb about the coins, but can anyone out there give me any idea at all of the worth - I'd like to sell them but don't want to be 'short changed' !!!

Thanks - Molly

[Rob]

Can anyone help please? I have a book of Farthings:

George VI - Obverse, 1937 (9,636,002), 1938 (7,449,600), 1939 (31,440,000), 1940 (18,360,000), 1941 (27,312,000), 1942 (28,857,6000), 1943 (33,345,600), 1944 (25,137,600), 1945 (23,736,000), 1946 (24,364,800), 1947 (14,754,600), 1948 (16,622,400).

Type 11 Coins IND: IMP. Omitted from legend - Obverse, 1949 (8,424,000), 1950 (10,342,313), 1951 (14,036,000), 1952 (5,251,200).

Elizabeth 11 Type 1 Coins, Elizabeth 11 DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REGINA F:D: - Obverse, 1953 (6,149,200).

Type 11 Coins, Elizabeth 11 DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D: - Obverse, 1954 (6,566,400), 1955 (5,779,200), 1956 (1,996,800).

These are all embedded in an old blue coin book. There is also some blurb about the coins, but can anyone out there give me any idea at all of the worth - I'd like to sell them but don't want to be 'short changed' !!!

Thanks - Molly

Assuming all are currency coins, they will be worth a couple pounds each at most if in perfect condition. If they are not in mint state, they are likely to be of no value (or a few pence at most) to a collector being very common. The only exception to this would be a particular variety of 1953 which is quite rare. To determine which type of 1953 you have it will be necessary to post a picture. To do this, you have to register.

[Geoff T]

It looks as if you have a standard Whitman folder made to contain farthings. These were once pretty common and were used to store mostly contemporary coinage as it was issued.

To be honest none of the farthings you mentioned is in any way uncommon. There are four varieties of 1953, one of which is substantially rarer than the rest, but the rest you can pick up easily for minimal amounts of money, even in high grades.

Geoff

[Guest mollyh]

Thanks - will certainly have a look at the 1953 one, but now I have a guide and will probably put them on Ebay - they may appeal to an overseas collector, you never know.....! Rob when I get home - am using a friend's pc at the moment - I'll take a digital photo if poss and send it to you so you can confirm or otherwise whether the 1953 coin is one or the rarer ones! Thanks again........ Molly

[Rob]

Here are the two things to look for. On the obverse (heads side) the cross points between border dots and on the reverse, the I of farthing also points between border dots.

[Peter]

Even this will only be worth £20/30 in mint state.

Don't forget there were 960 of these blighters to a £.