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
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1654 | Commonwealth Pewter Pattern ... | Fair | Porous Ex Cooke sold with ticket |
£225.00
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1665 | Copper Pattern P412 ... | XF-45 | BN |
£425.00
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1665 | Gilt Copper P415 | VF | holed gilt fading |
£110.00
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1665 | Silver Pattern P407 | VF/+ | nice RARE |
£395.00
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1665 | Silver Pattern P422 | GF | Ex Farthing specialist sold with ticket |
£225.00
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1672 | VF |
£210.00
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1672 | GF-AVF |
£95.00
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1672 | F |
£44.00
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1672 | Fair |
£15.00
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1672 | Poor+ |
£9.50
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1672 | Loose drapery | NF-F |
£49.50
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1673 | GVF |
£275.00
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1673 | NF |
£29.50
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1673 | GFair |
£19.50
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1673 | Poor+ |
£9.50
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1674 | Abt.VF |
£210.00
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1674 | GFair-NF |
£25.00
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1675 | GVF | nice lettering poorly struck |
£260.00
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1675 | GF |
£59.50
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1675 | NF |
£44.00
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1675 | GFair-NF |
£32.50
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1675 | Poor-Fair |
£11.00
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1675 | 5 of date resembles 6 | Abt.F | scarce |
£69.50
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1675 | Narrow date | NF |
£85.00
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1675 | Slabbed by NGC | XF-40 | BN |
£325.00
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1679 | AVF |
£195.00
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1685 | Slabbed by NGC | MS-60 | Ex Eric Newman Collection VERY RARE |
£2,400.00
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1690 | GVF | cor. not unpleasant |
£495.00
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1690 | GFair | usual corrosion sold with ticket |
£75.00
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1690 | Fair | very corroded |
£49.50
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