Richard II's silver farthings are among the rarest denominations of his reign — so few were struck that numismatists long debated whether a farthing coinage existed at all for this period. The London mint output was minimal, reflecting the near-collapse of the small-change economy in late 14th-century England, where clipped and counterfeit halfpennies had effectively displaced legitimate fractional silver from daily use.
North 1333 is a type of considerable scarcity. Genuine examples surface infrequently even in specialist sales.
Richard II's silver farthings are among the rarest denominations of his reign — so few were struck that numismatists long debated whether a farthing coinage existed at all for this period. The London mint output was minimal, reflecting the near-collapse of the small-change economy in late 14th-century England, where clipped and counterfeit halfpennies had effectively displaced legitimate fractional silver from daily use.
North 1333 is a type of considerable scarcity. Genuine examples surface infrequently even in specialist sales.