Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1b.8-Da.11, W-11500. Rarity-7-. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-25 (PCGS).

95.0 grains. Choice and beautiful, light to medium brown surfaces are smooth. The lower reaches of both sides are sharp and well defined, while the letters and designs immediately flanking the upper rims are flat or falling off the edge of the coin. The ill-shaped, thick brass splasher is wildly misplaced and too low, connecting the lower corner of the crown to King David's chin, his breast and the upper right portion of the harp. A hint of porosity around St. Patrick's mitre is more than acceptable on this splendid survivor of a very popularly collected issue. A challenging Martin number with only nine examples listed in Syd's 2018 census.

PCGS# 915290. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) Minot Collection sale, May 2008, lot 15; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.