Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 3g.4-Fc.6, W-11500. Rarity-6+. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Masonic Punctuation. VG-10 (PCGS).92.6 grains. Choice light reddish tan-brown. Bold splasher on the obverse crown and additional brass streaking across the reverse from the rim to the saints face and at the rim above -- a curious and seldom seen feature. Absolutely no marks or roughness of any consequence, just a bit weakly struck in places. Very conservatively graded, its two previous owners graded this piece VF-30.PCGS# 915369.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex Dave Wnuck; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.
