Newp: 1803 Farthing

chaze215 · February 12, 2009 7:54AM

Let me know what you think? Grade? Comments? Thanks in advance.

DorkGirl · February 12, 2009 9:49AM

Oh..... chocolate, yummy

spoon · February 12, 2009 9:55AM

Neat depiction of the trader

Dumb question - what's the word with the backwards Ns supposed to be?

chaze215 · February 12, 2009 10:40AM

<< <i>Dumb question - what's the word with the backwards Ns supposed to be? >>

I have been trying to figure that out myself.

rwyarmch · February 12, 2009 11:29AM

Dalton and Hamer lists that one as Middlesex 1061. The text describes the reverse as...

"A Turk standing among bales &c. Farthing Maker of Chocolate & Cocoa on a new principle. (Inverted N's)"

MacCrimmon · February 12, 2009 11:43AM

Too weird....I had dinner about 4 years ago at Ming Chinese which is right across the street from this purveyor; of course, the Turk is long dead now.

The "Greek St." inscription triggered my old synapses.

ormandh · February 12, 2009 11:52AM

I like it!! Were there many storecard type farthings from that era?

farthing · February 12, 2009 12:16PM

Robert Orchard is one of the more interesting issuers of 18th century tokens! I like it!

BCNumismatics · February 13, 2009 7:19AM

<< <i>Let me know what you think? Grade? Comments? Thanks in advance.

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Chaz,
That's an amazing coin you've got there.The 19th. Century Farthings are far harder to find than the 18th. Century Farthings are.

You can find a British traders' currency group on Coin Network,which will really be right up your street,as it were.

Aidan.