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Uncommon card · History
Farthing, an Uncommon card
The farthing was a denomination of sterling coinage worth 1⁄4 of an old penny, or 1/960 of a pound.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 58
- DEF
- 35
- Power
- 93
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 67,000
Power 93 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 35 % of WikiCards cards.
Farthing quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Farthing card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
This is an ______ face value of around 1⁄10 of a new penny.
Answer
equivalent. This is an equivalent face value of around 1⁄10 of a new penny. From the Farthing article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing and was minted until ____.
Answer
1950s. Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing and was minted until 1956. From the Farthing article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
James Smith. James Smith 67 · Farthing 58 · Athaliah 55 · Capstan 51 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- This is an equivalent face value of around 1⁄10 of a new penny.
- Initially minted in copper, and then in bronze, it replaced the earlier English farthing and was minted until 1956.
- Between 1860 and 1971, the farthing's purchasing power ranged between £0.12 and £0.20 in 2017 values.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Farthing article was read about 67,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 58 and blocks with 35: each hit it takes is cut by 14 %.
How to get Farthing
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More History cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Farthing in the power ranking, all domains together.
- James SmithUncommon · Society · ATK 67 DEF 26
- Li NingUncommon · Society · ATK 58 DEF 35
- StatuteUncommon · Society · ATK 53 DEF 40
- Geoff BarrowUncommon · Arts · ATK 61 DEF 32
- Bulk modulusUncommon · Science · ATK 60 DEF 33
- Ghukas KarnetsiUncommon · History · ATK 54 DEF 39
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- History cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Farthing (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Alan Elson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
