What year did we stop using the Farthing?

Question

What year did we stop using the Farthing?

Answer 1

n 1953 a correspondent wrote to The Times that a bus conductor refused to accept eight farthings for a two penny bus fare, and that a newspaper vendor had become abusive when offered six farthings for a newspaper; although a subsequent letter pointed out that the farthing was still legal tender in sums up to one shilling, by 1956 it was apparent that due to inflation the farthing had outlived its usefulness, and minting ceased after that year. Yet the farthing's buying power in 1956 would be almost £0.02 in 2006 values. The farthing ceased to be legal tender after 31 December 1960,

The current penny coin, which was introduced when decimalisation of British coinage took effect in 1971, is almost the same size as the last minted farthings.

Answer 2

January 1961.