Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.21-Ba.21, W-11500. Rarity-7-. Copper. Nothing Below King. EF-40 (PCGS).

Hard, tight and smooth surfaces are wonderfully original with a tinge of deep rose on dominant copper-brown patina. The strike is well centered on both sides, border universally distinct, all major design elements bold for the grade and fully appreciable. Smooth in hand with no troublesome marks, trivial planchet pits find greatest concentration in the centers, but even in those areas are hardly worth the trouble of locating with a loupe. A more prominent planchet flaw on the obverse before the word REX extends to above the crown, atop which is a well positioned splasher in light brassy-gold. Superior EF quality for the type, and a rare die pairing with only nine examples recorded in the 2018 Martin census.

PCGS# 915311. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Heritage's CSNS Signature Auction of April-May 2009, lot 949; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.