Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 3g.3-Fc.9, W-11500. Rarity-7+. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. VF-30 (PCGS).

66.2 grains. Dark brown surfaces with blushes of lighter autumn-brown. Small, heavily toned and almost indistinct splasher atop the lower right portion of the crown. Straight planchet clip from 12:30 to 3 o'clock relative to the obverse. A couple of ancient verdigris flecks on the obverse at the primary crown and face on the harp are the only individually mentionable blemishes. Boldly defined for all design elements that are fully present on the flan, this handsome coin is tied for finest among the four specimens from these dies included in the 2018 Martin census.

PCGS# 915368. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Fred Baldwin, May 23, 1963, privately to the following; our (Bowers and Merena's) sale of the Norweb Collection, Part II, March 1988, lot 2357; Benco, Inc., September 10, 1993; McCawley-Grellman's sale of the John Griffee Collection of St. Patrick Farthings, November 2003 Ninth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, lot 150; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Both the obverse and reverse are plated in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, pp. 146 and 323, respectively.