Farthing hoard.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

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This is only the second hoard of farthings that I have seen for sale.

Edited June 12, 2004 by Half Penny Jon

[Master Jmd 80]

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This is only the second hoard of farthings that I have seen for sale.

wow, thats lovely, pitty i dont collect farthings

[Emperor Oli 0]

I've put them on my watch list. It will be interesting to see how much they go for - someone's gonna get quite a bargain if they're all the same condition as the ones shown in the pictures. The bag's pretty nice as well

[Chris Perkins 228]

Yeah, they look very interesting, even if they sold slowly they could certainly be worth having. You keep your eyes peeled on ebay HPJ, I don't have time to look for potential bargains much.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I will keep 'em peeled Chris! I generally look at the modern milled section daily if I can.

[Coppers 58]

Jon... You certainly found what has to be the most unusual and at the moment undervalued British coin auction on ebay. Hopefully we'll soon be seeing these farthings offered (one at a time) on Chris' website. How is your halfpenny collection progressing? How many and which dates do you still need to complete it?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I have been busy filling dates in the past three months or so. This is my collection so far:

1901 UNC good listre

1903 BU full lustre

1908 BU Full lustre

1909 BU full lustre lightly toning

1910-UNC good lustre

1922 BU full lustre

1924 BU full lustre

1925OH BU full lustre

1925ME BU full lustre

1930 BU full lustre

1931 BU full lustre

1932 BU full lustre

1934 BU full lustre

1936 BU full lustre

My faviorite coins are 1908, 1924, ans 1925ME because they are all so choice.

[william 0]

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This is only the second hoard of farthings that I have seen for sale.

They look really nice. I wouldn't mind having one of them, but that's the trouble, I would only want one. I don't see why you would want 99 of them...

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I imagine the seller would sell them one by one over a long period of time to get a maximum profit. However, a re-calculation of their value would be in order because this is a previously unknown hoard. The same thing happened when a small hoard of 1882H farthings was discovered a few years ago un BU GEM condition.

[william 0]

The same thing happened when a small hoard of 1882H farthings was discovered a few years ago un BU GEM condition.

Really? I never heard about that hoard. How many coins were there in it?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I am not sure, but Colin Cooke offered 'a few sparkling gems' at £45 each about a year ago, he is still selling them so I would imagine that he bought quite a few of them.

[william 0]

I am not sure, but Colin Cooke offered 'a few sparkling gems' at £45 each about a year ago, he is still selling them so I would imagine that he bought quite a few of them.

I might buy one of them

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Look on his website, they are about as nice as they get!

[william 0]

Look on his website, they are about as nice as they get!

Yeah, that is nice. He only seems to have one left! I wish I had £45!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

He may have more, he just lists another one after he sells one.

[Coppers 58]

Very nice collection Jon! Will you expand the range of dates you collect once it is completed or move on to other denominations?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I am not sure yet, I will either expand into earlier half pennies or collect farthings between 1900 and 1936 to match my half pennies. I still need the 1902LT half penny though. I saw one at the coin fair in UNC good lustre but had a massive £250 price tag. Maybe Wybrit will sell me his one in about a years time, who knows!

[Half Penny Jon 0]

By the way coppers, do you collect copper coins by any chance?

[Coppers 58]

Jon -- yes I do copper coins -- primarily pre-1860 Victoria copper patterns.

[Master Jmd 80]

Jon -- yes I do copper coins -- primarily pre-1860 Victoria copper patterns.

ooh...pre 1860 patters; does this include 1860? if so, do you have any pattern pennies?

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Jon -- yes I do copper coins -- primarily pre-1860 Victoria copper patterns.

I don't suppose you have any 1841 silver proofs?

[Coppers 58]

JMD...No 1860s. It does include a number of pennies and patterns that are presumed to be pennies. This was a period of experimention with potential candidates for a decimal coinage and as I recall the reverse of one of these patterns bears a remarkable resemblance to that of the contemporarary US one cent.

Jon...No 1841 silver proofs..never had any interest in either the silver or gold coinage of the period. I do recall examples of an 1841 copper proof penny coming up for auction from time to time.

[Master Jmd 80]

how much do pattern pennies go for (£$€) usually?

[Coppers 58]

I wish I knew with any certainty. In terms of £, I'd say between 700 and 1500. That's quite costly for just one coin, but on the other hand it is a very limited series and it's not often that more than one or two of them come up for sale in a given year.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

Which patterns have you got in your collection Coppers?