Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Auctions    
       
Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
Lot 2290
Great Britain. Pattern Farthing in silver, 1714. Queen Anne. 
Peck-758. 
Britannia seated on globe, left arm raised, holding the 
spear or trident at its upper end. 
Peck does not mention this, but the globe now has a 
different curl to its cartouche
Flan 23mm. Style as used for the 1714 copper pieces, with 
bifurcated letters on "ANNA." 
This is a later issue, a so-called restrike most probably 
made unofficially in the Royal Mint, within 40 years of the 
queen's death, possibly to satisfy collector demand for a 
rarity, but despite most authors' suggestions of wrongdoing 
it is probable that affection for the late monarch had much 
to do with any restriking activity.

Peck comments that earlier numismatists' belief that the 
rare 1714 farthings, which many thought to be later-made mementos because few were ever seen well worn, were in fact 
made in 1714 and distributed for circulation, but kept as 
charms by Anne's subjects, who mourned her passing.
Estimated Value $2,000-2,400. 

Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.

Courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA. www.goldbergcoins.com