Isle of Man 1839 farthing

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Heritage sale 3064, lot 33287
photo courtesy Heritage Auction Galleries

This specimen was lot 33287 in Heritage sale 3064 (Chicago, April 2018), where it sold for $360. The catalog description[1] noted, "Victoria Farthing 1839 MS64 Red PCGS. A fiery red example with plentiful cartwheel luster and some light scratches across the knee of the left leg of the triskeles." Copper farthings, halfpennies and pennies were struck for the Isle of Man in 1839 but large scale production was never undertaken. Proofs of the farthings are known for 1840, 1841, 1860 and 1864.

Recorded mintage: 213,000 plus proofs.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: KM 12.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach and Warren Tucker, Heritage World Coin Auction 3064, featuring the Doug Robins Collection of Canadian Tokens, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.

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