Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.31-Ba.18, W-11500. Rarity-8. Copper. Nothing Below King. Fine-12 (PCGS).

93.2 grains. A hard and generally smooth example, with good gloss and pretty autumn-brown color. Central detail is soft due to die swelling, but the peripheries are considerably sharper. The splasher is readily evident in warm brassy-olive; it covers the right two-thirds of the crown and extends down toward King David's face. Syd knew of only two examples of this Martin number in 2018, the offered coin and a VG example impounded in the collection at Notre Dame. To this limited census must be added the Fine example that sold as lot 11234 in our Winter 2022 Auction.

PCGS# 927330. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Mike Wierzba, November 2012. The plate coin for Obverse 1c.31 in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, p. 103.