Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 3f.1-Fb.1, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. VF Details--Damage (PCGS).
83.8 grains. Only five examples from this rare die pairing are recorded in the census published by Syd Martin in 2018.
PCGS# 915364. NGC ID: AUAR.
From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Robert A. Vlack, April 16, 1996; McCawley-Grellman's sale of the John Griffee Collection of Saint Patrick Farthings, Ninth Annual C-4 Convention Sale, November 2003, lot 172. The plate coin for both the obverse (late die state) and reverse (initial die state) in the 2018 Martin reference on St. Patrick coinage, pp. 143 and 311, respectively.
Price realized | 320 USD |
Starting price | 1 USD |
Estimate | 700 USD |