Coppers to Crowns

Collection Bronze Farthing

BF1917

Bronze Farthing, 1917

Type
BF Bronze Farthing
Year
1917
Mint
Royal Mint, ordinary issue
Variety
None recorded
Mintage
21,434,844 struck
In the collection
1 example, best at EF Extremely Fine
Monarch
George V
Diameter
20 mm
Weight
2.8-2.9 g
Metal
Bronze (Copper 95%,Tin 4%,Zinc 1 %)
Reverse
Medal (↑↑)
Obverse inscription
GEORGIVS V DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF: IND: IMP:
Reverse inscription
FARTHING, Date
CC2000
G5FA-035 1 1
Gouby
BF1917 A -
Peck
P2329 2 A
Freeman
F596 2 A
About Farthings
1917-G5 3 A

Condition & value

Held at Extremely Fine. Figures above are catalogue values for a better example.

  1. VG Very Good Below the best grade held
  2. F Fine Below the best grade held
  3. F+ Fine+ Below the best grade held
  4. VF Very Fine Below the best grade held
  5. VF+ Very Fine+ Below the best grade held
  6. EF Extremely Fine Held £4.00
  7. EF+ Extremely Fine+ not catalogued
  8. UNC Uncirculated £10.00
  9. BU Brilliant Uncirculated not catalogued
  10. FDC Fleur de Coin not catalogued

Catalogue figures from CY2026.

The example held

EF Extremely Fine

No obverse photograph yet

Obverse

Darkened

No reverse photograph yet

Reverse

No description recorded.