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The farthing (from Old English fēorðing, from fēorða, a fourth) was a British coin worth one quarter of a penny, or 1 / 960 of a pound sterling. Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing. Between 1860 and 1971, the farthing's purchasing power ranged between 12p and 0.2p in 2017 values. [1]
The British farthing (derived from the Old English feorthing, a fourth part) [1] was a British coin worth a quarter of an old penny (1 ⁄ 960 of a pound sterling).It ceased to be struck after 1956 and was demonetised from 1 January 1961.
A cut farthing of William the Conqueror. Prior to the 13th century, the silver penny was virtually the only coin struck in England. Moneyers were permitted to cut pennies into halves and quarters to make change, making halfpennies and farthings. [2]
Beginning in 1860 and continuing for several years, Britain replaced its copper coinage with bronze pieces. The copper coins (principally the penny, halfpenny and farthing) had been struck since 1797 in various sizes, all of which were seen as too large. Over time, the copper metal wore or oxidised, or had advertising punched into it, and there ...
Historically, the British farthing was a continuation of the English farthing, a coin struck by English monarchs prior to the Act of Union 1707 that was worth a quarter of an old penny (1 ⁄ 960 of a pound sterling). Only pattern farthings were struck under Queen Anne.
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Historically, the British farthing was a continuation of the English farthing, a coin struck by English monarchs prior to the Act of Union 1707 that was worth a quarter of an old penny ( 1 ⁄ 960 of a pound sterling). Only pattern farthings were struck under Queen Anne.
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