Error farthing on Ebay

[Dg43]

Hi to all

This is my first post, I don't know if any of you saw the 'error farthing' on ebay? . Is it a farthing? to me it could be anything, it must be a pattern, as the portrait is different, no size was given. Was it worth £595?!!!!!!!

Regards

Dave

[Hussulo]

Hi to all

This is my first post, I don't know if any of you saw the 'error farthing' on ebay? . Is it a farthing? to me it could be anything, it must be a pattern, as the portrait is different, no size was given. Was it worth £595?!!!!!!!

Regards

Dave

Yes I saw it. It is an error a brockage infact.

"A brockage occurs when a coin is struck and then sticks to usually the bottom die.

Then a new planchet is fed in and struck. The original coin that was stuck then acts as a

sort of die and leaves an incuse reverse image on the other side of the second coin.

Brockages can be found which are miss-aligned and partial. The most sought after type

are the "full" or "mirror" brockage, where the image is fully centred and a mirror of the

opposite side."

Is it worth £595. Well it was to the bidders bidding on it but personally I wouldn't have paid that much for it. I have got two now a Penny which I paid £220 (eBay) for last year:

and a gothic florin which I bought for £250 (Lockdales) not long ago:

[Rob]

Hi to all

This is my first post, I don't know if any of you saw the 'error farthing' on ebay? . Is it a farthing? to me it could be anything, it must be a pattern, as the portrait is different, no size was given. Was it worth £595?!!!!!!!

Regards

Dave

Yes I saw it. It is an error a brockage infact.

"A brockage occurs when a coin is struck and then sticks to usually the bottom die.

Then a new planchet is fed in and struck. The original coin that was stuck then acts as a

sort of die and leaves an incuse reverse image on the other side of the second coin.

Brockages can be found which are miss-aligned and partial. The most sought after type

are the "full" or "mirror" brockage, where the image is fully centred and a mirror of the

opposite side."

Is it worth £595. Well it was to the bidders bidding on it but personally I wouldn't have paid that much for it. I have got two now a Penny which I paid £220 (eBay) for last year:

and a gothic florin which I bought for £250 (Lockdales) not long ago:

I wouldn't have paid much for it. It looks like it is a token given the obverse legend and portrait unless it is a colonial obverse, but someone else will have to confirm this. I think some colonial pieces had VICTORIA REGINA as the legend, but certainly no mint issues in this country. It isn't a British farthing.

[Colin G.]

My opinion is that it is the obverse of a Hanover token or a gaming counter. As Hus point out it is a brockage, but the price seems way over the top to me

[Dg43]

My opinion is that it is the obverse of a Hanover token or a gaming counter. As Hus point out it is a brockage, but the price seems way over the top to me

My opinion is that it is the obverse of a Hanover token or a gaming counter. As Hus point out it is a brockage, but the price seems way over the top to me

Hi All

Yes, I thought it looked like a gaming token or a medallion or something. Surely to pay that amount of money you want a ticket or a peck no, some sort of corroboration.

Regards

David