0.2grams of silver = one fathing.

[oldsoapy]

Back on the potato field this afternoon between the showers got 3 hours in was just about call it a wash-out as hadn't found any coins when l found the tiniest of hammered silver coins, it took me simply ages to locate it as l kept loosing it because it was so small and virtually the same colour as the soil. its only 11mm in diameter and only 0.2 grams in weight. Edward 1st farthing minted in LONDON. Hutch.

 

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[dirtdigginfool]

Soapy, cool find, great save! That is definitely THE smallest hammered, or any silver coin I've seen..could you get a year off of it? Thx for sharing, neat find...ddf

 

[trapperart]

Congrats

 

[Scrappy]

You had your ears on for that one! Nice find Soapy

 

[oldsoapy]

Soapy, cool find, great save! That is definitely THE smallest hammered, or any silver coin I've seen..could you get a year off of it? Thx for sharing, neat find...ddf

Hi DDF the nearest to determining a date l can get is around 1300 to 1310 AD.
Over many years the coin experts look at hundreds of examples and attempt to classify them as best they can .
Edward 1st introduced round farthings in 1279 as previous to then the practace was for the pennies to be cut into halves or quarters as it was a cheap way of giving change. here is a link to help for those that are interested. Hutch.
Medieval English Hammered Farthings: Edward I Farthing - London

 

[Rick (Nova Scotia)]

That is a cool coin, and a tough find.
I do believe I have seen one other posted in the past, as I remember reading he was first to introduce the farthing coin.