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United Kingdom - ND 1820-1830 - Columbia Farthing Token

United Kingdom - ND 1820-1830 - Columbia Farthing Token

$ 10.42

Availability: 71 in stock

Year: (ND)1820-1830

Weight: 3.3 Grams

Composition: Copper

Diameter: 21.35MM

Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom

Certification: Uncertified

Coin: Farthing

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United Kingdom
ND 1820-1830
Columbia Farthing Token
Obverse: Bust right, lettering above
Lettering: COLUMBIA
Reverse: Britannia seated right, holding scales in extended left hand
Copper farthing-sized pieces which are commonly called Columbia farthing tokens. They often have a single word Columbia as the legend. Popular opinion places the origin in Britain, possibly minted in Birmingham circa 1820-1830. The bust on the tokens has been attributed to both the Duke of Wellington (Britain) and Simon Bolivar (Columbia). While the figure on the reverse has been attributed to both Britannia and Justice.