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silver Victoria high grade George V 1/- Shilling 6d Sixpence Scarce bronze Penny 1d ½d Halfpenny Halfcrown copper 2/6 1887 Edward VII Rare 2/- Florin lustrous Young Head Bun Head William IV aUNC lovely grade George II variety
Inverted Vs for As in GRATIA. This series is full of fascinating little varieties like this. I didn't just make this one up - it is documented in Chris Perkins' Collectors Coins GB
Issued for Malta as their "grano" was 3 to a farthing. Allow me to demonstrate the elegance of predecimal maths: there's 3 of these to a farthing, so 12 to a penny. Thus, there's 144 to a shilling, and 2,880 to the pound. 288,000 minted = £100
This is the scarcer DEF. 1838 farthing. This series is full of fascinating little varieties like this... ...and it is a very respectable grade.
Nice high grade with a decent lustre. Although minted with the Colonies in mind, these did circulate in Great Britain, but not for long. Even in 1843 there wasn't much you could buy for 1/1920th of a Pound!
A little scarcer, in my experience, than the Toothed Border farthing. More lustre on the obverse of this coin than on the reverse, but not a great deal of discernable wear on either side - only the usual weak strike around the exergue.
Although minted with the Colonies in mind, these did circulate in Great Britain, but not for long. Even in 1844 there wasn't much you could buy for 1/1920th of a Pound. This one has a slight titled E in REG, for those who like their microvarieties. I know I do.
Although this is a relatively common date, it's certainly not a common grade. Have a look round at some others, then come back and look at this one again.
