Farthing Details:

• Diameter : 21.5mm, Weight : 4.7g
• Mintage - Unknown
• Value ranges from £6.00 - £170.00 depending on condition and type (Source Collectors Coins GB 2009)

• 1799 | 1806 | 1807

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Curls have incuse lines, incuse K on shoulder
Obverse Design: George's bust facing right, abbreviated legend is as follows: GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, (King George III by the Grace of God	Reverse Design: Seated Britannia facing left, holding a olive branch and trident, an oval shield is found at her side, abbreviated legend is as follows: BRITANNIA

Varieties

• There are 2 known varieties of this coin.

What Happened in 1807?

• jun 22 - The Chesapeake Affair: USS Chesapeake fired on and boarded by the HMS Leopard off Norfolk, Virginia
  aug - First voyage of first practical steamboat, the Cleremont, on the Hudson River in New York
  Embargo Act passed by US Congress halting trade with Foreign Nations
  New Jersey is last state to take away women's right to vote.
  The USA bans the importation of slaves.
  The British ban the slave trade.
  Baron Karl vom Stein abolishes personal serfdom.
  Russia is defeated by the French in the Battle of Friedland.
  Camera lucida improves image tracing.