Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1b.3-Ba.19, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-30 (PCGS).83.0 grains. A solid VF specimen with well defined motifs and clear legends. Struck a bit off center but no detail besides the border dentils fell off the planchet. Glossy two-tone brown surfaces with some glints of bright brass from the splasher on the kings face and right side of the crown. Traces of porosity in the protected areas and signs of being lightly smoothed on the devices and open fields.PCGS# 915285.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Clem Schettino, November 2005 C4 Convention; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Plated in the 2018 Martin reference Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey) pp. 63, 232.
