Halfpennies and farthings

[smudge 0]

Master JMD and Halfpenny Jon, am sorry if I am teaching you to suck eggs, but did you know the origin of the above coins. The "common folk used to earn approx 2 pennies a day in medieval times, so they started cutting the coins in to halves and quarters to pay for goods. As a metal detectorist I quite often find these. See attatched photo.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

It's very interesting to see how they did things back then isn't it. I didn't actually know that one, well, you learn a new thing every day as they say...................

[Master Jmd 80]

Interesting...but i think i would prefer the whole penny, not quater of it

[Sylvester 15]

I didn't actually know that one, well, you learn a new thing every day as they say...................

Really?

You're kiddin right?

[Emperor Oli 0]

Farthing is thought to be a contraction of "four-thing" i.e 1/4 of a penny.

[Sylvester 15]

Yes it apparently is.

[Half Penny Jon 0]

I didn't actually know that one, well, you learn a new thing every day as they say...................

Really?

You're kiddin right?

I knew that quarters and halves existed, I just didn't know which denomination they were from.