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* [[Great Britain 1924 3 pence|1924 threepence]] | * [[Great Britain 1924 3 pence|1924 threepence]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1924 florin|1924 florin]] | * [[Great Britain 1924 florin|1924 florin]] | ||
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* [[Great Britain 1932 farthing|1932 farthing]] | * [[Great Britain 1932 farthing|1932 farthing]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1924]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1924]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 5 September 2023
This specimen was lot 71123 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, October 2021), where it sold for $65. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Farthing (1/4 Penny), 1924. London Mint. George V. NGC MS-66 Red Brown. Beautifully preserved, this choice-Gem exhibits boldly struck devices with plenty of original mint red." All of the farthings of George V have the same essential design but the bust was modified several times in attempts to alleviate persistent striking problems. This subtype was struck 1918-25.
Recorded mintage: 8,733,000.
Specification: 2.8 g, bronze, 20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: S-4060; KM-808.2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The October 2021 Collector's Choice sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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