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British Fractional Farthings, anyone else collect them?

mongoosemongoose Posts: 589 ✭✭
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This series of small denomination coppers features a short number of coins to complete by type, only ten total.

Fractionals were issued under George IIII, Wm IIII, Victoria, Edward, and Geo V only.
The denominations were 1/4 farthing (Victoria only), 1/3 farthing (all monarchs listed), and 1/2 farthing (Geo IIII, WM IIII, Vic only).

In my experience the toughest coins to find in UNC condition are ANY Wm IIII 1/2 farthing, and the one year issue 1844 1/3 farthing.

The other coins in the series (except the Wm 1/2 farth) seem quite available in circulated conditions including the 1844 1/3 farthing.

Joe

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I would love to collect them, if I had an adequate purse!


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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    I've found that the 1/4 farthings are the hardest for me to find in the higher conditions. The ones that are available and coming out of Sri Lanka are in pretty rough shape usually.
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  • mongoosemongoose Posts: 589 ✭✭
    farthing, at one time about a year ago, I could choose between UNC 1/4 farthings. The one I did select raw for my set is now an ANACS MS64BRN. Finding them in full red with no unattractive spotting is quite a battle.
    Joe
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,961 ✭✭✭
    The ¼ and ½ farthings are difficult beasts indeed to collect.

    As for the one year copper 1/3 farthing, I stumbled on to this example a while back:

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    Given what I've seen in the last couple of days, I doubt this example is up to the Mongoose standard of excellence....
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  • mongoosemongoose Posts: 589 ✭✭
    As tough as the 1844s go , that is a nice example wybrit. My placeholder/filler is a VG+, and I hope to land a true UNC...not sure if that will happen though. I'll look for the rest of the year, and if I can't land one, I'll probably sell my fractionals.

    This is a list of my set so far, all ten types are covered. The set is technically completed, but I have some work to do.

    1852 1/4 farthing ANACS MS64BRN
    1844 1/3 farthing Raw, VG+
    1827 1/3 farthing ANACS MS64BRN
    1835 1/3 farthing ANACS MS64RB
    1884 1/3 farthing PCGS MS65RD
    1902 1/3 farthing ANACS MS63RD
    1913 1/3 farthing ANACS MS64RD
    1830 1/2 farthing ANACS MS63BRN
    1837 1/2 farthing ANACS EF40 (don't know if an upgrade will happen...TOUGH in anything higher)
    1843 1/2 farthing PCGS MS63RD

    Joe
  • MacCrimmonMacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭
    Here's one from Bingo Greentoe of Buffalo


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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,587 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Don't really collect 'em, per se, but I've had one or two nice 'uns over the years.

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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    I have some in my GB type set, but not to the standard of Mongoose's. But they are a tough little coin to find in nice condition.

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