1722 Woods Hibernia Halfpenny. Martin 3.6-Bd.2, W-Unlisted. Unique. First Type, Harp at Left. MS-63 BN (PCGS). An exciting discovery found by Stacks in Brian Danforths collection in late 2008, and verified by Syd Martin. The obverse is 3.6 combined with a reverse die initially unrecorded by Syd, who named this new reverse Bd.2. The obverse die fields are remarkably fresh, yet there are several areas of die deterioration or rust, such as within the letter O, to the upper left and lower right of the first I, at the right of the U, to the right of the third R, and at King Georges neckline and upper lip. The 10-stringed reverse die is also remarkably fresh, but does display a faint crack near denticles around 9 oclock, as well as a rather pronounced die crack from the denticles just below the left end of the exergual line to the denticles just above this left end; if this die lasted much longer, it undoubtedly formed a full cud through use. The absence of handling marks is unusual on this lustrous, light autumn-brown coin that displays nearly no definition of strike at its centers - all one perceives is the roughness of the original planchet surface. The extreme rarity of this die pairing, if not its unique status, will likely continue to stand the test of time. No PCGS# 920832. NGC ID: F7HW. <strong>To view supplemental information and all items from the Sydney F. Martin Collection, click<a href="https://stacksbowers.com/sydney-f-martin-collection/"target=’_blank’> here.</a></strong> From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier from our (Stacks) sale of the Brian Danforth Collection, January 2009 Americana Sale, lot 7101.