Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 4f.1-Ge.2, W-11500. Rarity-7. Copper. Sea Beasts Below King, Stars in Legend. VF Details--Environmental Damage (PCGS).85.0 grains. Brassy yellow-tan surfaces that are lightly porous and bright on the high points from being cleaned. Splasher placed a bit left of its target and now black in color. Weakly struck on the left side of the obverse and opposing reverse, the detail fairly strong in general. Reverse smoother than the obverse, a decent coin overall.PCGS# 915242.From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from Rosa Americana Ltd.s Fixed Price List #15, September 2000, lot 13; John Griffee; McCawley & Grellmans Ninth Annual C4 Convention Sale, November 2003, lot 185; Jim LaSarre, December 2009. Reverse plated in the 2018 Martin reference Saint Patrick Coinage (for Ireland and New Jersey) p. 351.
