Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.1-Da.2, W-11500. Rarity-7+. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-25 (PCGS).

87.4 grains. Coin alignment. A generally smooth, high quality flan is toned in golden-brown and steely-copper, the latter associated with minor surface scale/roughness. The impression is off center to right on both sides, more so on the reverse, although lack of detail from 11 to 4 o'clock on that side is due more to late die state. Boldly defined otherwise with a well centered splasher in warm brassy-gold. A rare die alignment in the St. Partrick farthing series, seemingly diagnostic for this Martin number, although this can only be surmised given the extreme rarity of surviving examples.

PCGS# 927328. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Davissons Ltd., March 25, 1993; Tom Madigan, January 2000.