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How much is a 1938 English penny worth?

Writer Mia Lopez

Value Range

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$0.25$10.00

Are penny farthings worth anything?

An 1860 farthing features the original ‘bun head’ design of Queen Victoria, and has a plain edge. These are sought after, and a very good but used example will be worth around £1 – that’s a decent starting point for a young collector.

How much is a UK Farthing worth?

The British farthing ( 14d) coin, from Old English fēorðing, from fēorða, a fourth, was a unit of currency of one quarter of a penny, equivalent to 1960 of a pound sterling, or 148 of a shilling. It was minted in copper and later in bronze, and replaced the earlier English farthings.

What’s the value of a 1938 UK Penny?

1938 UK one Penny coin,good lustre £1.50 1 bid £2.30 postage Ending Sunday at 11:17AM BST3d 3h 1937 TO 1951 GEORGE VI PENNY / PENNIES CHOICE OF YEAR / DATE £0.99to £1.12 Free postage 1938 Penny, Stunning Coin with Original Royal Mint Lustre – FREE POSTAGE (63S)

What is the value of a farthing coin?

How Much is a Farthing Worth? The farthing is a favourite coin among collectors, not least because of the charming picture of a wren on the face. This tiny coin – which was in its day worth 1/4pence – was once ubiquitous, but went the way of other coins in the latter part of the 20th century.

How much money is a 1880 farthing worth?

A very fine example will command around £7.50, while a perfect uncirculated example can be worth upwards of £100. Moving forward in the Victorian era, and an 1880 farthing – with Britannia on the back still – is somewhat rarer than those issued in the earlier years.

What’s the value of a penny in the UK?

George III, George IV, William IV, Victoria (Copper), Victoria (Bronze), Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II It is stressed that the following prices are a guide to retail prices only, and are in UK pounds. They represent what you might have to pay a dealer, rather than what you might be able to sell them for.