HISTORY LESSONS – Farthing

 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 county coroner on 18 Feb 1915. This may sound odd. You need to know that doctors and veterinarians often proved…