1724 Wood’s Hibernia Halfpenny. Martin 8.1-L.2, W-unlisted. Rarity-7. MS-64 RD (PCGS).

124.0 grains. An exceptional specimen of a rare variety, struck from one of just three obverse dies in Martin's Group 8. In the 1988 Norweb sale, this was described as "Original mint red color just slightly faded at the high points. Small toning spot below truncation." The lustrous cartwheel is warm and unbroken on both sides, lending exceptional eye appeal even aside from the spectacular color. The central reverse is a bit soft, but the centering is ideal. No significant marks are seen. This would make a world class type coin, and the Norweb-Martin provenance unites two of the finest collections of this series ever formed.

PCGS# 920848. NGC ID: F7J9.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Norweb Collection, Part III, November 1988, lot 3494.