Quarter Farthing - The smallest denomination ever struck in this country. There were 3,840 of these coins to the pound. They were issued by Victoria and struck in copper; they are scarce.
The Quarter farthing was a British coin, produced for circulation in Ceylon in the 1800s, worth 1"16 penny (1"16d or 0.0625d)
Third farthing was worth 1"12 of a penny. (1"12d)
Farthing, meaning "fourth part" of a penny. (1"4d) ...
The quarter farthing was issued for use only in Ceylon between 1839 and 1853, and was never legal tender in the UK. However, they are usually considered to be part of the British coin series, as Ceylon used British currency at that time.
Smaller coins - one third and one quarter farthings - were minted mainly for use in some British colonies.
Half and even quarter farthing coins were minted for use in Celyon (with the halves made current in Britain itself in 1842), and third farthings were minted for many years for use in Malta. In American values, however, these are very tiny coins.
Some articles mentioning "Proof coinage":Bland-Allison Act
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 See also: Circulation, Coinage, Issued, Crown, Coin
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