Farthing 1849 as Peck 1570, 4 over lower 4, No stop after date, the B of BRITANNIAR with no serifs, LCGS variety 05, the only example of this die pair thus far recorded by the LCGS Population Report. A rare variety on an already rare date. Attractive chestnut brown colour with even fields and traces of mint lustre. In an LCGS holder and graded LCGS 78, Ex-FinchampsteadCollection
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 UNC with around 65% lustre with a contact mark on the portrait, very rare in this high grade, comparable in quality to the Cooke collection example, Ex-Farthing Specialist 24/2/1981
Farthing 1849 Peck 1570 UNC or near so with minor cabinet friction and a few contact light. A couple of small carbon spots on the portrait barely detract, Very Rare in this high grade, Ex-Colin Cooke collection, Ex-R.Heseltine collection,
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