Great Britain 1885 farthing - Revision history

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1885 sixpence * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling"

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Text replacement - "* [[Great Britain 1885 shilling" to "* 1885 sixpence * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling"

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962." to "* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard C...

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Text replacement - "* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962." to "* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard C...

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LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1885 Maundy tuppence * [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence"

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Text replacement - "* [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence" to "* 1885 Maundy tuppence * [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence"

LatinKing2020: Text replacement - "* 1885 Maundy groat * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling"

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Text replacement - "* [[Great Britain 1885 shilling" to "* 1885 Maundy groat * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling"

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Pastakhov: This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Great_Britain_1885_farthing

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This page contains material from http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Great_Britain_1885_farthing

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[[Image:Gr Britain SB816-22509o.jpg|300px|thumb|from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22509]]
[[Image:Gr Britain SB816-22509r.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This specimen was lot 22509 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing, 1885. NGC PROOF-65 RB. EXTREMELY RARE. Freeman estimates 2 to 5 pieces known. Without surprise, the only piece seen at NGC or PCGS. Wonderfully preserved with generous amounts of remaining red. Glossy fields and exquisitely rendered devices and legends. An irresistible offering that collectors of British bronze will find most tantalizing." 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. The date is common and would not normally warrant the price realized here; the variety must be rare.

''Recorded mintage:'' 5,442,000.

''Specification:'' 2.5 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' S-3958; KM-753; Freeman-556 (Dies 7+F, R19); Peck-1912 (ER).

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

''Link to:''
* [[Great Britain 1883 farthing|1883 farthing]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 half penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 penny|1885 penny]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence|1885 threepence]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 shilling|1885 shilling]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 florin|1885 florin]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 half crown]]
* [[Great Britain 1885 1/2 sovereign]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1885]]
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]]

[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale]]

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 * [[Great Britain 1885 3 pence|1885 threepence]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 4 pence|1885 Maundy groat]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 shilling|1885 shilling]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 florin|1885 florin]]

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 [[Image:Gr Britain SB816-22509r.jpg|300px|thumb]]
-This specimen was lot 22509 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing, 1885. NGC PROOF-65 RB. EXTREMELY RARE. Freeman estimates 2 to 5 pieces known. Without surprise, the only piece seen at NGC or PCGS. Wonderfully preserved with generous amounts of remaining red. Glossy fields and exquisitely rendered devices and legends. An irresistible offering that collectors of British bronze will find most tantalizing." 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. The date is common and would not normally warrant the price realized here; the variety must be rare.
+This specimen was lot 22509 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $1,175. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing, 1885. NGC PROOF-65 RB. EXTREMELY RARE. Freeman estimates 2 to 5 pieces known. Without surprise, the only piece seen at NGC or PCGS. Wonderfully preserved with generous amounts of remaining red. Glossy fields and exquisitely rendered devices and legends. An irresistible offering that collectors of British bronze will find most tantalizing." 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. The date is common and would not normally warrant the price realized here but the proofs are rare.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' 5,442,000.
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 ''Link to:''
-* [[Great Britain 1883 farthing|1883 farthing]]
+* [[Great Britain 1884 farthing|1884 farthing]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing]]
 * [[Guernsey 1885-H 2 doubles]]

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 ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
 * Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
 * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink & Son, 2011.

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 * [[Great Britain 1883 farthing|1883 farthing]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 half penny]]
 * [[Great Britain 1885 penny|1885 penny]]

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 * 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.
-* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
+* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, ''The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money,'' Santa Ana, CA: [http://www.stacksbowers.com Stack's Bowers LLC], 2016.
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