1 Farthing - Charles I Rose issue; type 5 1643-1644

Weight

1.13 g

Diameter

13 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

Single-arched crown with crossed sceptres below. Sceptres have bosses on handles. Privy mark mullet at 12 o'clock, legend around. Note: varieties exist (see below)

Back design

Single rose, legend around, privy mark mullet at end.

Year of Minting

1643-1644

King

Charles I ( 1625-1649 )

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: CAROLV. D: G. MAG: BR Reverse: FRA: ET: HIB: REX.

Context

Everson Type 5a (Peck/BMC Type 3a, 348-9) has sceptres with bosses on the handles (pictured). It is bimetallic with copper centre and brass ring with brass wedge at 12 o'clock (sometimes absent or difficult to discern). Everson Type 5b (Peck/BMC Type 3b-e, 350-4) does not have bosses on the handles. It sometimes has a brass plug instead of a wedge, or no brass at all. This type has many legend variants, including: CAROLV MAG BR / FRA HIB (Peck 3b), FR HIB (Peck 3c); CAROLV MA BRI / FRA HIB (Peck 3d), FR HIB (Peck 3e). North#2293 The farthings with sceptres that cross under the crown are thought to have been struck under Parliament, who wanted to differentiate the design to make sure Charles I's farthings (used to pay his army) couldn't be exchanged for silver at the London Token House during the Civil War. James I and Charles I farthings were considered tokens as they were not legal tender. The mullet was a privy mark (to prevent forgery), not a mintmark, as farthings with all privy marks were pressed at the same location, sometimes on the same sheet of copper.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Emergency coinage › Official necessity coins

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

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