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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Detecto92, post: 1758245, member: 75105&quot;]In 1900 in the US, the smallest denomination we had was the cent.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>However in 1900, in Great Britain, they had the farthing, which was worth 1/4 of a cent. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Great britain&#039;s smallest non-maundy coins at the time were the 3 pence. They were worth 3 pennies, or 12 farthings.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the US, the smallest silver coin was the dine, and it was worth 10 cents.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So in one country, you can get a silver coin for 3 pennies, and in the other, it takes 10 cents.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I take it the purchasing power of the cent was more than ours?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does anyone know the conversion rate for that point in time?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If I understand it, the farthing is worth one of our cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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