HISTORY LESSONS – Farthing | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado
A farthing is a British coin worth a quarter of a British penny, or 1/960 of a pound. Not much value there. In 1918 a Dr. Farthing in Rio Blanco County was worth his weight in gold. Dr. Charles H. Farthing was recorded in the county clerk’s records as certified as appointed to be assistant
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