Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 6a.1-Ba.6, W-11500. Rarity-6-. Copper. Annulet, Small 8, and Martlet Below King. VF-30 (PCGS).

88.8 grains. Deep olive-copper color with warmer autumn-brown engaging many of the design elements. Microgranular overall, yet free of significant marks. The centers are softly struck with evidence of die swell on the obverse, peripheral detail sharp for the grade. Late die state with the obverse crack through the letter O in FLOREAT quite pronounced. A popular type of St. Patrick farthing with the curious symbols of an annulet, martlet, and a small 8 below the king, all of which are readily evident here even without the aid of magnification.

PCGS# 902854. NGC ID: AUAR.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Heritage's sale of the Troy Wiseman Collection, Part II, January 2007 FUN Signature Auction, lot 34; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. The obverse is plated in Syd Martin's 2018 reference on St. Pattrick coinage, o. 183.