Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.11-Ba.7, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-35 (PCGS).

101.4 grains. Smooth, hard copper is toned in dominant autumn-brown, select peripheral areas enhanced by crescents of steel-olive. The huge splasher is prominent on the obverse, covering the crown and extending through the field below to the top of the harp. Boldly defined from an ideally centered, well executed strike, there is much to admire in this premium Choice VF example. Syd knew of only seven examples from this die pairing when he published his census in 2018, one of which is impounded in the collection at Notre Dame. This one is CC#2 in private hands.

PCGS# 915302. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Bill Anton; Lawrence R. Stack Collection, November 2006. Both the obverse and reverse are plated in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, pp. 80 and 218, respectively.