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.
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.
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