1723 Wood’s Hibernia halfpenny. Martin 4.61-Ha.1, W-12900. Rarity-4. No Period After Date. AU-58 (PCGS).114.7 grains. Scarce as a subtype and difficult to find in high grade, the No Period After Date variety is common to just three reverse dies. This piece is frosty and lustrous, with choice light brown surfaces and an impressive buckled die crack through the tops of HIBERNIA that connects to another arc crack over Hibernia’s head. Well struck and extraordinarily attractive for the assigned grade.From the Archangel Collection. Earlier, from Pine Tree’s sale of the Elizabeth Morton Collection, October 1975, lot 465.
