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Name or Denominations
1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1793
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
3.93 g
Diameter
21 mm
Thickness
1.2 mm
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
A draped curly haired bust of Isaac Newton looking left. Lettering above, no border
Back design
A monogrammed “TH” cypher in ornamental script capitals. Lettering above, date below. Toothed border
Year of Minting
1793
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: Ic NEWTON Reverse: FARTHING T H 1793
Context
Listed in Bell's “Specious Tokens and those struck for General Circulation” as 'SCARCE'. Of interest to coin collectors as, in addition to being Astronomer Royal and famous scientist, Sir Isaac Newton was also Master of the Royal Mint for a time, then situated in the Tower of London.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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