Regal British Copper Farthings

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Farthing           1675     Charles II       C2FAM-045

Obverse:  CAROLVS . A .    CAROL  O
Reverse:  BRITAN    NIA . 1675

Weight:  79.8 g   (5.16 grams)                  Diameter:  22.2 mm

Comment:  The production of royal milled farthings began in 1672. This issue has the first style reverse (second style reverse used 1684-5). There is a die crack as the bottom of the R in CAROLVS. Also these is a small rim nick at about 2:30 o'clock.

Provenance:  Donated to Notre Dame in 1887 as part of a 2,300 item coin collection (see: The Notre Dame Scholastic,   vol. 21 (September 1887) 45.

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Farthing           1719     George I       G1FA-035

Obverse:  GEORGIVS   . REX .
Reverse:  BRITA N    NIA . 1719

Weight:  74.7 g   (4.84 grams)                  Diameter:  22.9 mm

Comments:  Our example is from the second (somewhat larger and heavier) issue of George I farthings, produced 1719-1724. On ther reverse there is a die break as a small dot under the first I and another brrak as a much larger dot under the space between the N and the I.

Provenance:  Donated to Notre Dame in 1887 as part of a 2,300 item coin collection (see: The Notre Dame Scholastic,   vol. 21 (September 1887) 45.

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Farthing           1730     George II       G2FA-005

Obverse:  GEORGIVS .    II . REX .
Reverse:  BRITAN    NIA . 1730

Weight:  70.1 g   (4.53 grams)                  Diameter:  23.7 mm

Comments:  This is from the first year of George II farthings; it displays the first of three obverse portraits used on his series. This younger head was designed by the diemaker John Crocker.

Provenance:  Donated to Notre Dame in 1887 as part of a 2,300 item coin collection (see: The Notre Dame Scholastic,   vol. 21 (September 1887) 45.

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