Obverse
Reverse
Scarce 💧 Very Liquid
1 Farthing - Victoria 1st portrait
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the MyCoinage editor ·
realised auction prices only ·
last refreshed .
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1838–1864 |
| Denomination | 1 Farthing |
| Face value | 0p |
| Mintage by year |
1838 591,300 · 1839 4,300,800 · 1840 3,010,500 · 1841 1,720,300 · 1842 1,290,200 · 1843 4,085,700 · 1844 430,000 · 1845 3,225,600 · 1846 2,580,400 · 1847 3,879,700 · 1848 1,290,200 · 1849 645,100 · 1850 430,080 · 1851 1,935,300 · 1852 822,500 · 1853 1,028,600 · 1854 6,504,900 · 1855 3,440,600 · 1856 1,771,300 · 1857 1,075,200 · 1858 1,720,300 · 1859 1,290,200
Scarcest year: 430,000 struck
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| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1869 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 4.720g |
| Diameter | 22.0mm |
| Thickness | 1.60mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
Uncrowned portrait ('Young Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around, date below, initials on bust truncation.
Reverse
Seated figure of Britannia right, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag in right hand, legend around, national flower emblems in exergue.
Copper content
Gross troy oz
0.1518
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx)
£0.05
Premium over melt
£349.95
Market Value
£16.69
▼ 8.3% 30d
Volume-weighted average across 50 verified sales in 8 grades.
Grade range
£8 – £55
Lowest grade
Highest grade
Last sale 22 days ago
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Price History
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Realised auction prices · ⭐ Pro Expand rows for individual sale records| Grade | Latest | Avg (90d) | 30d Δ | All-time range | Sales (1yr) | Total sales | Last sale | |
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| UNC | £350.00 🔒 | – | – | £15.89 – £350.00 | 2 | 8 | 23-04-2026 | |
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| BU | £10.17 🔒 listed | – | – | £10.17 – £10.17 | 1 | 1 | 07-06-2026 | |
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| EF | £4.99 🔒 listed | £4.99 | – | £1.17 – £40.00 | 4 | 5 | 12-07-2026 | |
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| VF | £17.99 🔒 listed | £9.97 | ▼23.7% | £0.99 – £46.00 | 30 | 30 | 21-08-2026 | |
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| F | £17.72 🔒 listed | £17.72 | – | £17.72 – £17.72 | 1 | 1 | 10-07-2026 | |
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| VG | £33.98 🔒 listed | – | – | £33.98 – £33.98 | 1 | 1 | 23-02-2026 | |
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| G | £9.98 🔒 listed | – | – | £9.98 – £9.98 | 1 | 1 | 07-02-2026 | |
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| AG | £8.66 🔒 listed | £12.41 | – | £8.66 – £16.15 | 3 | 3 | 26-07-2026 | |
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Pricing Data
8 grades · last updated unknown
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