1829 Farthing Great Britain - UNC Details, Corrosion - UK Farthing 1829 - George IV -

This listing is for the photographed 1829 British Farthing (one fourth of one penny). Great detail.

A British copper farthing succeeded the English farthing after England and Scotland were united into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, although not immediately. Under Queen Anne, a small number of pattern farthings were struck, but none for circulation, as so many English farthings from previous reigns were still available in circulation. Some British copper farthings were struck in the reigns of George I and George II. By the accession of George III, in 1760, many counterfeits were in circulation, and the Royal Mint stopped minting copper coins in 1775. The next farthings were the first struck by steam power, in 1799 by Matthew Boulton at his Soho Mint, under licence. Boulton coined more in 1806, and the Royal Mint resumed production in 1821. The farthing was struck regularly under George IV and William IV, by then with a design very like a smaller version of the penny.


Issuer:    United Kingdom 
King:    George IV (1820-1830)
Type:    Standard circulation coins
Years:    1826-1831
Value:    1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Currency:    Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Composition:    Copper
Weight:    4.72 g
Diameter:    22 mm
Thickness:    1.6 mm
Shape:    Round
Technique:    Milled