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 Token	1654	Bedford John Paulin	F	Ex Baldwins sold with old ticket	£49.50	Buy
Farthing Token	1655	Bedford Henry Fitzhugh	GF	Ex Baldwins sold with old ticket	£44.00	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	Abt.VF		£375.00	Buy
Farthing	1665	Silver Pattern P422	GF	Ex Farthing specialist sold with ticket	£225.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		VF		£210.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		VF	some cor. & patina	£110.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		GF-AVF		£95.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		Fair	Struck 15% off centre	£95.00	Buy
Farthing	1672		Poor+		£9.50	Buy
Farthing	1672	Loose drapery	NF-F		£49.50	Buy
Farthing	1673		NFair		£15.00	Buy
Farthing	1673	CAROLA	Fair		£110.00	Buy
Farthing	1674		Abt.VF		£210.00	Buy
Farthing	1674		NFair	Struck 10% off centre - date appears twice	£125.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		GVF	nice lettering poorly struck	£260.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		VF+		£240.00	Buy
Farthing	1675		AVF		£160.00	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	Narrow date	NF		£85.00	Buy
Farthing	1675	Slabbed by PCGS	AU-58		£795.00	Buy
Farthing	1690		NF	some scrs.	£140.00	Buy
Farthing	1690		GFair	usual corrosion sold with ticket	£75.00	Buy
Farthing	1690		Fair	very corroded	£49.50	Buy
Farthing	1690		Poor+		£39.50	Buy
Farthing	1690	Mary Copper Pattern ...	GFair-NF		£59.50	Buy