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[[Image:Great Britain 1852 quarter farthing rev Heritage 440-51136.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | [[Image:Great Britain 1852 quarter farthing rev Heritage 440-51136.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries]] | ||
| − | This specimen was part of lot 51136 in Heritage sale 440 (Long Beach, May 2007), which sold for $218.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]. Choice tiny Victorians: Quarter Farthing 1852, Choice Unc. with intriguing, beautiful reddish brown toning; [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing|Third Farthing 1885,]] S-3960, Choice golden red Unc., a beauty; Half Farthing 1844, S-3951, red and brown Unc." This type was struck 1839 and 1851-53 but it | + | This specimen was part of lot 51136 in Heritage sale 440 (Long Beach, May 2007), which sold for $218.50. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain]]. Choice tiny Victorians: Quarter Farthing 1852, Choice Unc. with intriguing, beautiful reddish brown toning; [[Great Britain 1885 1/3 farthing|Third Farthing 1885,]] S-3960, Choice golden red Unc., a beauty; Half Farthing 1844, S-3951, red and brown Unc." This type was struck 1839 and 1851-53 but it circulated in the colonies such as Ceylon rather than in Britain proper. Its face value was 1/3840 of a [[Great Britain 1852 sovereign|sovereign]]. Today the type is not rare but brings a good price because of its popularity among collectors. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 2,215,000 for 1851-52. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 2,215,000 for 1851-52. | ||
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* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. | * 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. | * Bressett, Kenneth E., ''A Guide Book of English Coins, Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, 2nd Ed.,'' Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1962. | ||
| + | * 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. | ||
* Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, ''Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date'', London: Coincraft, 1995. | * 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. | * 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 1852 1/2 sovereign|1852 half sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1852 1/2 sovereign|1852 half sovereign]] | ||
* [[Great Britain 1852 sovereign|1852 sovereign]] | * [[Great Britain 1852 sovereign|1852 sovereign]] | ||
| − | * [[Great Britain | + | * [[Great Britain 1853 1/4 farthing|1853 ¼ farthing]] |
* [[Coins and currency dated 1852]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1852]] | ||
* return to coins of [[Great Britain]] | * return to coins of [[Great Britain]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 440]] | [[Category:Selections from Heritage sale 440]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 30 March 2022
This specimen was part of lot 51136 in Heritage sale 440 (Long Beach, May 2007), which sold for $218.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Great Britain. Choice tiny Victorians: Quarter Farthing 1852, Choice Unc. with intriguing, beautiful reddish brown toning; Third Farthing 1885, S-3960, Choice golden red Unc., a beauty; Half Farthing 1844, S-3951, red and brown Unc." This type was struck 1839 and 1851-53 but it circulated in the colonies such as Ceylon rather than in Britain proper. Its face value was 1/3840 of a sovereign. Today the type is not rare but brings a good price because of its popularity among collectors.
Recorded mintage: 2,215,000 for 1851-52.
Specification: copper.
Catalog reference: S.3953, KM 737.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Tucker, Warren, and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3004: World Coins, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2009.
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