Stack's Bowers Galleries

November 2023 US CCO Auction  –  13 - 17 November 2023

Stack's Bowers Galleries, November 2023 US CCO Auction

Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency

Part 1: Mo, 13.11.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: Tu, 14.11.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 14.11.2023, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 4: We, 15.11.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 15.11.2023, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 6: Th, 16.11.2023, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 7: Fr, 17.11.2023, from 7:00 PM CET
Part 8: Fr, 17.11.2023, from 9:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1b.2-Ba.2, W-11500. Rarity-6+. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-30 (PCGS).

101.9 grains. A well defined piece with peripheral legends complete, if not bold, other design elements sharp at the assigned grade level. The surfaces are smooth, hard reddish-copper. The splasher is large, bright brassy-gold, and engulfs the crown and field areas below and to the left of it. There is unusual coarse reeding along the obverse border from 8 to 11 o'clock.

PCGS# 915678. NGC ID: AUAR.

To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection

From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online), March 2008; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.

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Price realized 850 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 2'100 USD
The auction is closed.
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