Great Britain 1884 farthing
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This specimen was lot 2639 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $42. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN: Victoria, 1837-1901, AE farthing, 1884, a lovely lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS63 BN." This "bun head" type superseded the "young head" farthing in 1860 and was struck in large numbers. The weight was slightly reduced in 1874 and struck in this form until the "old head" was introduced in 1895. The "jubilee head", which appeared on the silver 1887-92, was not used on the bronze coinage.
Recorded mintage: 5,782,000 plus proofs, a common date.
Specification: 2.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-753, S-3958.
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- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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