1839 farthing - strange trident

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I cant find the first trident prong - have magnified but the coin shows no sign of it ever being there?

[RLC35 288]

You have a 1839 2 prong trident. It has a premium over the regular 1839 coin.

Bob C.

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Thank you for the information, any idea on value?

[RLC35 288]

The 1839 Farthing (with "no stop" after DEF, like your speciman) has a value of 5 pounds in Fine condition. No value is shown for the 2 prong version, but I would assume about a 15-20% premium over the aforementioned pricing.

[Peter 615]

Look out for the 2 prong 1840 version....it took me years to get one.

[RLC35 288]

Peter,

I never thought about the 1840...but I think you are right! I have four (4) of the 1839 2 prong farthings, but none of the 1840's!

[scott 144]

there are a fair few 1839 2 prongs on ebay, might pick one up cheaply.