Great Britain 1771 farthing
This specimen was lot 31630 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $2,280. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain: George III Proof Farthing 1771 PR66 Brown NGC. A majestic Proof issue with incredible device definition and subtly glossy surfaces. Given the quality of this example, it is not surprising that this remains the finest graded example at NGC. This is by a full five points, the only other Proof example grading PR61." This type was issued 1771-75. It is not rare but it did little to alleviate the small change shortage of the late eighteenth century. The next farthing issue is dated 1799.
Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: S.3775, KM 602, Peck-910.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
- 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.
- Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
- [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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