1843 Farthing United Kingdom

I'm really surprised at the condition this is in. It's 173 years old and parts of it are untouched. Unfortunately it looks like it's got some sort of disease though! What ever caused that?!

4.6 grams of Copper. It almost looks Gold doesn't it? Like a Sovereign? (Yes please)

In the year 1843 -
Monarch - Victoria
Prime Minister - Robert Peel (Conservative)
2nd September - The Economist newspaper first published
1st October - News of the World newspaper first published
6th January - Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross discovers Snow Hill Island