The Farthing (¼d) coin from "fourthing," was worth one quarter of a Penny.

It was minted in Bronze and replaced the earlier Copper Farthings, it was used during the reign of six monarchs: Victoria, Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, George VI and Elizabeth II, ceasing to be legal tender in 1960. There were two hundred and forty Pennies in one Pound sterling and four in a Penny. 

Please see our Farthing Coins for sale below:

Farthings

Item	Date	Description	Grade	Additional Desc	Price
Farthing	1654	Commonwealth Pewter Pattern ...	Fair	Porous Ex Cooke sold with ticket	£225.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Copper Pattern P412 ...	XF-45	BN	£425.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Gilt Copper P415	VF	holed gilt fading	£110.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Silver Pattern P407	VF/+	nice RARE	£395.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Silver Pattern P414	AVF	sl. scrs.	£175.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Silver Pattern P422	GF	Ex Farthing specialist sold with ticket	£225.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		VF		£210.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		GF-AVF		£95.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		F		£44.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		NF	ptd.	£12.50	Buy
Farthing	1672	Loose drapery	NF-F		£49.50	Buy
Farthing	1673		GVF		£275.00	Buy
Farthing	1673		NF		£29.50	Buy
Farthing	1673		GFair		£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1674		Abt.VF		£210.00	Buy
Farthing	1674		Abt.F		£39.50	Buy
Farthing	1674		GFair-NF		£25.00	Buy
Farthing	1674	O for C ...	GFair		£44.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		NEF	nice	£495.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		GVF	nice lettering poorly struck	£260.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		GF		£59.50	Buy
Farthing	1675		NF		£44.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		GFair-NF		£32.50	Buy
Farthing	1675		Poor-Fair		£11.00	Buy
Farthing	1675	5 of date resembles 6	Abt.F	scarce	£69.50	Buy
Farthing	1675	Narrow date	NF		£85.00	Buy
Farthing	1675	Slabbed by NGC	XF-40	BN	£325.00	Buy
Farthing	1679		AVF		£195.00	Buy
Farthing	1679		F		£65.00	Buy
Farthing	1684		VF	severe cor. date not visible	£125.00	Buy