The coin dates to 1894, the year a set of masts were installed on HMS Victory A 127-year-old farthing has been discovered under the mast of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. The Victorian-era ...

Since the war the bronze farthing, which is slightly larger than a U.S. cent, has vanished from most transactions. When an occasional farthing was featured in a price (e.g., 38. 11¾d.), ...

The name comes from the British penny and farthing coins, one much larger than the other, so that it looks like a penny leading a farthing. The penny-farthing was popular in the last 20 years or ...

In 1707 the smallest coin was the farthing, which was a quarter of a penny. At the time there were 240 pence to the pound - that was changed in 1971 when the currency went decimal, with 100 pence ...

The Penny Farthing bicycle obtained its name from the penny and farthing coins of the time. The bike was made entirely of metal instead of wood and the tires were rubber. The high centre of ...

The coin dates to 1894, the year a set of masts were installed on HMS Victory A 127-year-old farthing has been discovered under the mast of Lord Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory. The Victorian-era ...