Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 3a.1-Fc.5, W-11500. Rarity-7-. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. Fine-12 (PCGS).77.8 grains. A bright brass splasher stands out boldly on medium to dark olive and steel-brown surfaces. Overall glossy and smooth with just minute roughness visible under magnification. Certainly a nice, problem-free piece for the grade. Well defined devices and nearly complete legends.PCGS# 915340.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Dave Wnuck (Coin Rarities), July 2003; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Reverse plated in the 2018 Martin reference Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey) p. 318.
