Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 3b.4-Fb.3, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).80.6 grains. A good-looking piece for the grade with detail high in the VF range and only lightly rough surfaces. Uniform deep steel-brown with a bit of maroon at the splasher. Nicely centered and well struck, full detail across both sides. Late die state with a break through the X.PCGS# 915349.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Richard August; Frank McGrath; Clem Schettino; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Obverse plated in the 2018 Martin reference Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey) p. 126.
