[USMA:12204] Re: One letter in the DT

[Joseph B. Reid]

Stephen C. Gallagher wrote in USMA 12199:

>I don't know if they had a 1/4 penny coin, but I know
>they had a 1/2 penny coin, so I'll round up the cost
>to 4.5d


Yes, there was a 1/4 penny coin until about World War II.  It was called
the farthing, and it was about the size of the American one cent.

Joseph B. Reid
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