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It appears that you are asking about either a farthing or half penny from Great Britain.

The 1754 Farthing (KM#581.2) is a coin worth one quarter of a Penny (or 1/960 of a Pound) under the old £sd system. The coin is copper and roughly the size of a US quarter. The front has an image of King George II and the words "GEORGIVS II REX" (Latin for "George the Second, King"). The back has an image of a seated woman with a shield (meant to represent Britannia, the symbol of Britain) with the date below and the word "BRITANNIA" (with the woman's head dividing the two N's) above According to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth US$4.00 in Very Good condition, US$6.00 in Fine condition, US$26.00 in Very Fine condition, and US$85.00 in Extremely Fine condition.

The 1754 Half Penny (KM#579.2) is a coin worth one half of a Penny (or 1/480 of a Pound) under the old £sd system. The coin is copper and rougly the size of a US half dollar. Except for its size, it looks identical to the Farthing. An example is worth US$3.50 in Very Good condition, US$9.00 in Fine condition, US$55.00 in Very Fine condition, and US$150.00 in Extremely Fine condition.

It is worth noting that copper coins of this period were often counterfeited (with varying degrees of skill), and that some contemporaneous counterfeits may still have numismatic value.

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