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intocoinsintocoins Posts: 602 ✭
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How do you distinguish between a Farthing and a Penny? This coin is about 22 cm. The date is 1849. I just bought the Krause World Coins book 1801-1900, but both these coins look similar and the book does not state the size on either of these coins. It has crust/dirt/verdigris around the rim , but looks like it may come off. What is the best way to remove the dirt ? What do you think this coin grades ? Thanks for any help.
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  • Dawg144Dawg144 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭
    If you mean 22 mm (image), then it's a farthing. A penny is 34 mm in diameter.
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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    The pictures in your Krause should be the correct size of the coin described. When in doubt just lay the coin on top of the picture on the page.
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  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭


    << <i>The pictures in your Krause should be the correct size of the coin described. >>

    For the occasional coin too large for a life-size picture, they specify that it is not actual size and what the size would be.
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  • intocoinsintocoins Posts: 602 ✭


    << <i>If you mean 22 mm (), then it's a farthing. A penny is 34 mm in diameter. >>



    Yes , Thats right 22 mm. Duh.....image





    << <i>The pictures in your Krause should be the correct size of the coin described. When in doubt just lay the coin on top of the picture on the page. >>



    That is real cool. I was'nt aware of that.
    Thank's . I appreciate you putting up with my newbie-ness. I'm just getting into World Coinage and love it already. Got a bunch of World coins in a bag some time ago and finally bought a book to see if anything I had was worth much.
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