https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Great_Britain_1949_farthing Great Britain 1949 farthing - Revision history 2026-04-08T14:04:39Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.0 https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Great_Britain_1949_farthing&diff=607341&oldid=prev LatinKing2020: revised link 2026-01-20T19:26:58Z <p>revised link</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left diff-editfont-monospace" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:26, 20 January 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2" >Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:SB823-51117r.jpg|300px|thumb]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:SB823-51117r.jpg|300px|thumb]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 51117 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Farthing, 1949. London Mint. George VI. PCGS PROOF-65 Red Brown. Surpassed in the PCGS census by a single red specimen in proof, this exceptional copper fractional nevertheless offers dazzling and enchanting eye appeal.&quot; This type was struck 1949-52. It was the second <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">half penny </del>for George VI and dropped &quot;IND:IMP&quot; from the obverse legend. It is common tho the proofs are rare. The farthing was terminated in 1956.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This specimen was lot 51117 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Farthing, 1949. London Mint. George VI. PCGS PROOF-65 Red Brown. Surpassed in the PCGS census by a single red specimen in proof, this exceptional copper fractional nevertheless offers dazzling and enchanting eye appeal.&quot; This type was struck 1949-52. It was the second <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">farthing </ins>for George VI and dropped &quot;IND:IMP&quot; from the obverse legend. It is common tho the proofs are rare. The farthing was terminated in 1956.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Recorded mintage:'' 8,424,000 plus a few proofs.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>''Recorded mintage:'' 8,424,000 plus a few proofs.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l26" >Line 26:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 26:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain 1949 florin|1949 florin]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain 1949 florin|1949 florin]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain 1949 half crown|1949 half crown]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain 1949 half crown|1949 half crown]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1953 </del>farthing|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1953 </del>farthing]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Great Britain <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1950 </ins>farthing|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1950 </ins>farthing]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Coins and currency dated 1949]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* [[Coins and currency dated 1949]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale]]</div></td></tr> </table> LatinKing2020 https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Great_Britain_1949_farthing&diff=322982&oldid=prev LatinKing2020: Created page with "Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51117 thumb This specimen was lot 51117 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (..." 2023-08-23T22:01:33Z <p>Created page with &quot;<a href="/index.php/File:SB823-51117o.jpg" title="File:SB823-51117o.jpg">300px|thumb|Stack&#039;s Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51117</a> <a href="/index.php/File:SB823-51117r.jpg" title="File:SB823-51117r.jpg">300px|thumb</a> This specimen was lot 51117 in Stack&#039;s Bowers ANA sale (...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[Image:SB823-51117o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale, lot 51117]]<br /> [[Image:SB823-51117r.jpg|300px|thumb]]<br /> <br /> This specimen was lot 51117 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Pittsburgh, PA, August 2023), where it sold for $1,260. The catalog description&lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt; noted, &quot;[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Farthing, 1949. London Mint. George VI. PCGS PROOF-65 Red Brown. Surpassed in the PCGS census by a single red specimen in proof, this exceptional copper fractional nevertheless offers dazzling and enchanting eye appeal.&quot; This type was struck 1949-52. It was the second half penny for George VI and dropped &quot;IND:IMP&quot; from the obverse legend. It is common tho the proofs are rare. The farthing was terminated in 1956.<br /> <br /> ''Recorded mintage:'' 8,424,000 plus a few proofs.<br /> <br /> ''Specification:'' 2.28 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter, plain edge. <br /> <br /> ''Catalog reference:'' S-4119; KM-867. <br /> <br /> ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''<br /> * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962.<br /> * Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date,'' London: Coincraft, 1995.<br /> * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. <br /> * Skingley, Philip, ed., ''Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England &amp; the United Kingdom, 46th edition,'' London: Spink &amp; Son, 2011. <br /> * &lt;sup&gt;[1]&lt;/sup&gt;Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''August 2023 Global Showcase Auction, World &amp; Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.<br /> <br /> ''Link to:''<br /> * [[Great Britain 1946 farthing|1946 farthing]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 half penny|1949 half penny]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 3 pence|1949 threepence]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 6 pence|1949 sixpence]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 shilling KM-876|1949 shilling, English reverse]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 shilling KM-877|1949 shilling, Scottish reverse]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 florin|1949 florin]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1949 half crown|1949 half crown]]<br /> * [[Great Britain 1953 farthing|1953 farthing]]<br /> * [[Coins and currency dated 1949]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Selections from the Stack's Bowers 2023 ANA sale]]</div> LatinKing2020