Home› World & Ancient Coins Forum

1937 1/4 D Great Britain Farthing proof

joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited March 12, 2022 12:57AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Hi guys, just picked this beautiful coin up at my LCS.
Love the awesome color. Does anyone have any ballpark value figure? I do know the mintage is approx. 26,000. Also, it being a Top Pop too. It being entombed in the PCGS holder and it's high grade doesn't hurt either. Thanks :)




"Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.

Comments

  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2022 5:04AM

    Fairly common coin. I would say the value of that specific coin is what you paid for it. Market value? $40 or so?


    DPOTD-3
    'Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery'

    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


    Don
  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2022 8:17AM

    Most have obviously not been slabbed and there are quite a few out there that if slabbed may measure up. I really love the design with this simple but elegant wren bird. I might give a slightly higher value to it, possibly $50-$60. Surprisingly, a 67 Red might go for 200-300 and have seen even the 1953 go by recall for something like that in 67+UltraCameo Red & saved a picture of that one somewhere which I will post.
    BTW, the Norweb collection featured this coin struck in pattern Reverse SILVER & these were struck up for the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret.

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is the reverse of the 1953 farthing:

    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • 7Jaguars7Jaguars Posts: 7,583 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Norweb specimen:


    Love that Milled British (1830-1960)
    Well, just Love coins, period.
  • joeykoinsjoeykoins Posts: 16,636 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 12, 2022 9:55AM

    Thanks guys!
    ;)
    I only paid $23.
    I'm blown away about the mintage, 26,000.
    Also, the PCGS Top Pop aspect.
    1 of 6, in the 66 grade.

    "Jesus died for you and for me, Thank you,Jesus"!!!

    --- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,620 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @joeykoins said:
    Thanks guys!
    ;)
    I only paid $23.
    I'm blown away about the mintage, 26,000.
    Also, the PCGS Top Pop aspect.
    1 of 6, in the 66 grade.

    This exact coin sold in a Heritage auction for $59 less than a year ago, so it is very surprising you paid a dealer only $23 for it. Even if the dealer had won the coin in the auction and had it sitting around for ten-months, it isn't often someone shaves off 60% of the sales price to move the item.

    As for the mintage, you have to keep in mind that there were 26,000 proofs issued, but there were also 8,131,000 (8-million plus) business strike examples for the date. So, if someone wants one of these, it need not be a proof. Regardless, I think the coin is terrific.

    Thomas Bush Numismatics & Numismatic Photography

    In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson

    image
  • MasonGMasonG Posts: 6,261 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A PR65 RD sold on eBay a couple of months ago for the opening bid of $19.99.

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice coin. great buy for $23.

  • jt88jt88 Posts: 3,076 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sounds like Britain coin is not worth that much.

Sign In or Register to comment.