Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Halfpenny. Martin 4-E, W-11540. Rarity-5+. Small Letters. VF-35 (PCGS).

122.5 grains. A sharp coin, the smoothly worn, light brown devices standing out against darker steely-brown, lightly granular fields. Well centered on a flan that boasts complete edge reeding, the brass splasher is a pale greenish-gold hue and is centered toward the upper left of the crown. A popular variety for the boldly visible checkerboard pattern at King David's feet, reminiscent of that seen on paintings of the Renaissance era.

PCGS# 902844. NGC ID: AUAS.

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From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Harmer Rooke's sale of March 1973, lot 733; our (Stack's) sale of March 2002, lot 4; Anthony Terranova; our (Stack's) sale of the Brian Danforth Collection, January 2009 Americana Sale, lot 7049. The obverse is plated in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, p. 382.