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A "Penny Farthing" is not a coin, it was a very popular 19th Century bicycle invented in 1871 by British engineer, James Starley.

It was called a "Penny Farthing" because of the disparate size of the two wheels, which were likened to a "Penny" and a "Farthing".

There were Penny coins and Farthing coins, with four Farthings (Fourthings) to the Penny.

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