Great Britain 1720 farthing

Sincona sale 83, lot 2035

This specimen was lot 2035 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$335 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "George I. 1714-1727. Farthing 1720, London. Second issue. Gutes vorzüglich (Good extremely fine)." This type was struck 1719-24 and is common up thru Fine condition. Proofs exist for 1719. It is nicknamed the "dump" farthing as it is smaller and thicker than later issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.93 g, copper, 22 mm diameter, plain edge; this specimen 4.74 g.

Catalog reference: KM 556, Spink 3662.

Source:

• Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
• Freeman, Michael J., The Bronze Coinage of Great Britain, Rev. Ed., London: Spink & Son, 2006.
• Peck, C. Wilson, English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins in the British Museum, 1558-1958, 2nd Ed., London: Oxford University Press, 1970.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

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