Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.10-Da.3, W-11500. Rarity-6+. Copper. Nothing Below King. EF-40 (PCGS).An impressive EF piece struck on a nicely round and somewhat broad planchet. Classic St. Patrick color, tan-brown with darker brown in the some of the recesses and a green-gold brass splasher that covers most of the crown and some of the king and harp as well. Just a bit of pre-strike porosity is present and no impairments otherwise. Late state of both dies with the peripheral detail drawn to the rims and some waviness in the fields.PCGS# 915374.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merenas) July 1997 Rarities Sale, lot 1006; John Griffee; McCawley & Grellmans Ninth Annual C4 Convention Sale, November 2003, lot 113; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.
