Farthing (noun)

1. A former British coin that was worth one quarter of a penny.
2. A coin of very small value.

Origin:

From old english feorðing, from feorða ("fourth") (because it was a fourth of a penny).

Examples:

1. He found an old farthing from the 19th century in the attic.
2. In the past, the farthing was used as a small denomination coin.
3. The farthing coin was last minted in 1956.
4. The shopkeeper gave him the change in farthings and pennies.
5. The farthing was demonetized in 1960.