1827 George IV British "Bare Head" Farthing

Obverse
1827 George IV British "Bare Head" Farthing (Obverse)

Reverse
1827 George IV British "Bare Head" Farthing (Reverse)

Type Details
Country:  Great Britain 
Period:  George IV 
Face value:  1 Farthing 
Dates:  From 1826 to 1831 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Laureate head of George IV facing left 
Legend:  GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA 
 
Reverse:  Britannia seated to the right 
Legend:  BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF: 
 
Edge:  Plain 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  William Wyon 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 697 

Currency
Unit:  Pound Sterling 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  4 Farthings = 1 Penny
3 Pence = (Threepence)
4 Pence = (Groat)
6 Pence = (Sixpence)
12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
2 Florins = Double Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound (Sovereign)
21 Shillings = 1 Guinea
 
Mint Marks: 
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
KN - King’s Norton, Birmingham, England

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Issue
Year: 
1827 
Mintage:  2,365,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 

Specifications
Total Weight:  4.5000g (0.14 Oz)  
Composition:  Copper 
Alignment: 
Coin 
Diameter:  21.70mm 
Thickness:  1.60mm 

Value Range
Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1827 2,365,000 $0.80 $3.00 $11.00 $65 $90 $125
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