What are penny farthings worth?

The Farthing (¼d) coin from “fourthing,” was worth one quarter of a Penny.

How much is a farthing worth in today’s money?

What is a farthing? A farthing is one quarter of an old penny. Today it would be worth a tenth of a modern penny.

Is a 1942 farthing worth anything?

The current catalogue price is $30.00 in mint state 60 and there is no price for this coin in mint state 63, which they are. It is a scarce coin, in much better condition than they usually come.

How much is a 1902 farthing worth?

Date Description Price $
1902 Bare Head Farthing $24

What could you buy with a farthing?

In Victorian times, a farthing could buy three oysters, with bread and butter, from an oyster-seller walking the streets of London. The coin would be enough to purchase a sparrow at a market in London’s East End.

How many pennies are in a farthing?

four farthings
There were four farthings in a penny, twelve pence in a shilling, and twenty shillings in a pound; so 960 farthings in a pound.
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Farthing (British coin)
Value 1960 pound sterling
Mass 2.83 g
Diameter 20.19 mm
Edge Plain
Obverse