Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 2a.1-Ea.7, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King. Fine-12 (PCGS).
80.4 grains. The 2018 Martin census includes only five examples of this rare die combination. The obverse of this one is quite dramatic with a widely misplaced splasher located nearly in the center of the coin.
PCGS# 915328. NGC ID: AUAR.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex John Agre and Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities Online); Jim LaSarre, December 21, 2009. The plate coin for reverse Ea.7 in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, p. 297.
Price realized | 340 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 600 USD |