From Cut Coins to Farthings: The Fascinating Story of Hammered Coinage

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V & E Coin News – Have you ever wondered where the word “farthing” comes from? It’s one of those curious names in British coinage history that hides a story nearly a thousand years old. To understand it, we need to travel back to the medieval world of hammered coinage – where coins weren’t struck […]

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