09 Apr 2013

Original version (published on UKDFD website).

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29 Sep 2017

Added to this website, reformatted, some revised text and new images.

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14 Sep 2019

Image of Type 10-11 farthing replaced with one of better quality.

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26 Mar 2020

Single image for Type 2 replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of farthings struck at the mints of London and Bristol. Single image for Type 3e replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of coins struck at Newcastle and York. Descriptions slightly modified accordingly. Reference to sliding galleries added to the introduction.

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27 Mar 2020

Single image for Type 3c replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of farthings struck at the mints of London, Bristol and York. Single image for Type 3d replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of farthings struck at the mints of London, Bristol and Lincoln. Single image for Type 3g replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of coins struck at London and Bristol. Descriptions slightly modified accordingly.

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27 May 2020

Single image for Type 9b replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of farthings with Crown K and Crown L. Description amended accordingly. Type 3d (London) with Crown E added to sliding gallery for Type 3d.

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06 Jun 2020

Single images for Type 5 and Star-Marked Issue Class 1 replaced with sliding galleries of two images.

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08 Jun 2020

Single images for Type 4de replaced with sliding gallery that includes images of farthings with Crown D and Crown F. Description  slightly modified accordingly.

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13 Jun 2020

Single images for Type 1a and Type 13 replaced with sliding galleries of two images. Description of Type 9b and order of images in 9b gallery revised.

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19 Jun 2020

Note regarding Type 4de added to foot of classification page.

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19 Jul 2020

Note regarding Reading mint added to foot of mints page.

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04 May 2021

Information relating to 'large arrowhead' crowns, which occur on a few Type 3d London farthings, updated in Observations section, along with an additional image (Fig.2), courtesy of Holgate Numismatics.

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12 Jan 2022

Note regarding newly discovered Type 9a variant added to foot of classification page.

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