Quarter farthing have a purchasing power of between 3p and 4p (£0.03 to £0.04). Quarter farthing The British quarter farthing (d) coin was a unit of currency equaling one sixteenth of a penny ( of a pound sterling). It was produced for circulation in Ceylon in various years between 1839 and 1853, with proof coins being produced in 1868. It is the smallest denomination of pound sterling coin ever minted. The coin is considered to be part of British coinage because it has no indication of what country it was minted for, being made in the same style as the contemporary half-farthing
Penny bun slang for one, sun and son. 'Penny bun' is also the common English name for the cep (French), or "Boletus edulis", an edible basidiomycete mushroom. Native to Europe and North America, it is Europe's second most sought-after fungus after truffles. 'Cockle to a penny bun' is British slang for racing odds of 10 to 1. Penny bun A penny bun or a penny loaf was a small bread bun or loaf which cost one old penny at the time when there were 240 pence to the pound. A penny loaf was a common size loaf of bread in England regulated