Quarter Farthing

I was wondering if anyone knows the difference between the two Quarter Farthings I've pictured. The first has a flatter cheek and curve at the base on the neck while the second has a chubby cheek and a sharper turn at the base of the neck. Is one possibly a counterfeit?

 

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Are the dates different?
If so I'd go with die varieties.
But I don't know anything about Royal Mint production.

 

Thanks

 

I think mine is fake. I found this:

https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=338819

 

What do the reverses look like?

 

That bottom one looks off.

 

Yes, the bottom one is almost certainly a counterfeit.

 

Turns out the 1868 was a proof-only issue so a difference in appearance wouldn't surprise me.

 

Thanks for the feedback everybody. The bad news is I bought a complete set of five 1839, 1851, 1852, 1853 and 1868. The good new is they where only $28.65 for the whole set (I should have known it was to good to be true but since I bought on eBay I'm sure I could get a refund.

Also, I found 12 others for sale from four different sellers. I reported them all to eBay.

 

Given the small amount of money this was, even in the 1800s, it would only make sense that counterfeits like these pieces would be made for numismatic consumption. A farthing is a quarter of a penny. A quarter of that is like nothing.