Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 9:8

"And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way." — 1 Samuel 9:8 (ASV)

The fourth part of a shekel of silver. — “Probably this shekel of silver was roughly stamped, and divided into four quarters by a cross, and broken when needed. What was its proportionate value in Samuel’s days we cannot tell, for silver then was rare.” — Dean Payne Smith.