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	1771	Geo.III forgery ...	NF	Misstruck with 20% extra flan	£125.00	Buy
Farthing	1773		Almost as struck	much original colour sl. spot Rev.	£240.00	Buy
Farthing	1773		VF+		£44.00	Buy
Farthing	1773		GVF-NEF	artificial lustre	£39.50	Buy
Farthing	1773		AVF		£25.00	Buy
Farthing	1773		VF	once gilt e/k	£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1773		F		£15.00	Buy
Farthing	1773		Fair		£7.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (2.54g)	Fair	crude	£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (2.55g)	Fair	crude	£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (3.11g)	NFair		£12.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (3.43g)	Fair		£12.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (3.50g)	F		£25.00	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (3.72g)	Fair		£12.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (3.86g)	F		£22.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	Forgery (4.21g)	Poor+		£9.50	Buy
Farthing	1773	No stop on ...	AU-70		£375.00	Buy
Farthing	1774		Almost as struck	sl. weak strike Rev.	£325.00	Buy
Farthing	1774		NEF		£160.00	Buy
Farthing	1774		AVF		£37.50	Buy
Farthing	1774	Forgery (2.87g)	AVF	good style	£35.00	Buy
Farthing	1774	Forgery (3.12g)	Poor-Fair		£11.00	Buy
Farthing	1774	Forgery (3.33g)	NF		£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1775		Abt.VF		£49.50	Buy
Farthing	1775		NFair		£7.50	Buy
Farthing	1775	Forgery (1.38g)	Poor+	crude	£19.50	Buy
Farthing	1775	Forgery (1.65g)	NFair		£15.00	Buy
Farthing	1775	Forgery (1.78g)	Poor	ptd.	£12.50	Buy
Farthing	1775	Forgery (1.81g)	AVF		£44.00	Buy
Farthing	1775	Forgery (2.10g)	GF-AVF		£44.00	Buy