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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Taddy here is a picture of a mediaevil Long cross penny. If this were quatered it would eaquate to a farthing.
This could be divided into farthings...but quarter fartings were minted as whole coins...I have seen a pic of one marked 1859.....so not that far back
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Ah well, I am afraid that I must bow down to the Knowledge of the Female of the species once again but then again I was only going off what the two ounces of grey matter between my ears were telling me.
I Should have cheated like yourself and looked it up first.
As ever, Your's, the Luddite.