- in 1897 the mint began to artificially darken farthings
to reduce confusion with half sovereign
Monarch | Queen Victoria 1862 |
Edge | plain |
Weight | 2.7 to 2.9 grams |
Diameter | 20 mm |
Comp | bronze |
Minted | London, England |
Mintage | approx. 14.34m (inc varieties) |
Scarcity | Harder in higher grades |
Obverse | Leonard Charles Wyon |
Reverse | Leonard Charles Wyon |