Farthings 1672-1714

Pre-Victorian

Copper/Tin
1672-1714
George I
1717-1724
George II
1729-1754
Copper
1771-1837
Victorian Copper
1838-1860
Bun Head
1860-1875
Bun Head
1874-1895
Veiled Head
1895-1901
Post Victorian Edward VII
1902-1910
George V
1911-1936
George VI
1937-1952
Elizabeth II
1953-1956
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Charles II Copper Issue 1672-1679

1665
Pattern
"Short Hair"
Peck 409
UNC
NGC MS
65BN
1665
Pattern
"Long Hair"
Peck 434
UNC
NGC MS
66BN
1672
UNC
PCGS MS65RB
1672
Variety
 
1673
EF
PCGS
MS62BN
1673
Variety
 
1674
EF
PCGS
AU58BN
1674
O for C in CAROLUS
 
1675
UNC
PCGS
MS64BN
1675
5/3 in date, unrecorded
EF
CGS EF75
1679
UNC
PCGS
MS65BN
1679
no rev stop
 

Charles II Tin Issue 1684-1685

1684
gEF
NGC MS64
1685  

James II Tin First Issue 1684-1687

1684
ext rare
Net AU
(tooled)
Cannot verify w/o removal
1685
EF
Peck 547
PCGS
AU58
1686
gEF
Peck 553
NGC MS64
1687
ext rare
 

James II Tin Second Issue 1687

1687
Peck 559
aEF with obv gouge
   

William and Mary Tin First Issue 1689-1690

1689   1689
1690 on edge
ext rare
 

William and Mary Tin Second Issue 1689-1692

1690
1689 on edge
ext rare
  1690
EF
Peck 578
 Ex. Staines
PCGS
AU58
1690
EF
Peck 580
 Ex. Cope
NGC MS62
   
1691
EF
Peck 582
 Ex. Staines
1692  

William and Mary Copper Issue 1694

1694
"Normal" Issue
EF
NGC
MS62BN
1694
variety
 
1694
variety
  1694
variety
 

William III Copper Issue 1695-1700
Date in Exergue

1695
"Normal" Issue
gEF
NGC MS64BN
1696
"Normal" Issue
gEF
NGC MS65BN
1697
"Normal" Issue
gEF
PCGS MS64BN
1698  
1699   1700
"Normal" Issue
gEF
PCGS MS64BN
1700
Small Ts in "TERTIVS"
nVF
   

William III Copper Issue 1698-1699
Date in Legend

1698
Silver Proof Issue

NGC
PF62
1699  

Anne Copper Pattern 1713-1714

1713
Peck 733
PROOF
PCGS PR63BN
   
1714
Peck 742
UNC
PCGS SP64BN
1714
Peck 742
UNC
NGC MS66RB

Pre-Victorian

Copper/Tin
1672-1714
George I
1717-1724
George II
1729-1754
Copper
1771-1837
Victorian Copper
1838-1860
Bun Head
1860-1875
Bun Head
1874-1895
Veiled Head
1895-1901
Post Victorian Edward VII
1902-1910
George V
1911-1936
George VI
1937-1952
Elizabeth II
1953-1956
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Lustre Terminology for copper and bronze:
Trace  - 5% to 20% lustre
Good - 21% to 50% lustre
Much - 51% to 70% lustre
Almost full - 71% to 90% lustre
Full - 91%-100% lustre