Other than for traders tokens, there was no Australian currency until 1911. Australia did not produce a Quarter Farthing coin.
The Quarter-Farthing coin was minted by the Royal mint in 1839, 1851, 1852 and 1853 for use in Ceylon. They were not minted with a hole in them. Modified coins have no collector value. Without the hole, a circulated coin, depending on year and condition, might get anything from £10 to £150 GBP.
A British 1853 bronze Half-Farthing (QV), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £160 GBP. If it has been circulated but still in good condition, it might fetch anything from £5 to £55 GBP. A British 1853 bronze Half-Farthing (QV)(Proof FDC), uncirculated and in absolute mint condition could fetch up to £350 GBP. A reputable coin dealer will be able to give a more accurate valuation.
The Quarter-Farthing as the name suggests, was a quarter of a Farthing which in turn was a quarter of a Penny. Therefore a Quarter-Farthing was one sixteenth of a Penny. The Quarter-Farthing was last issued in 1853.
George Cruickshank - Australian politician - was born in 1853.
John Wilkinson - Australian politician - was born in 1853.
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Your coin is either a British 1853 copper Penny, Halfpenny or a Farthing. The designs are more or less identical on all coins with minor variantions, the diameter is the determining factor. The Penny is 34 mm in diameter. The Halfpenny is 28 mm in diameter. The Farthing is 22 mm in diameter. All of them have multiple variants of the design and all have Proof FDC versions of the coin. When you have decided which coin you have, submit a new question using the format - What is the value of an 1853 British Penny.
Australian explorer Edward Eyre returned to England in 1853.
The monetary value of a one cent Cuban coin from 1853 is one cent. The numismatric value is another issue than could be answer by a numistatic expert.
the chinese arrived at the australian gold fields in 1853
Please tell me the denomination of the coin - that is, is it a dime, quarter, half-dollar, etc. I will be able to relay its value once I am aware of its denomination and mint state.
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