1722 Wood’s Hibernia Farthing. Martin 1.1-A.1, W-12200. Rarity-5. D:G: REX, Harp Left. Uncirculated Detail — Tooled (PCGS).51.6 grains. A very scarce early issue by William Wood, the only farthing in his series intended for Ireland to show the seated figure with harp at left and use the abbreviated obverse legend GEORGIUS. D:G :REX. Lustrous light brown with good color and frost. Some violet and gold tones highlight the fields. Patches of faint pinscratches are present on both sides, yielding the grade assignment offered by PCGS. Portions of some numbers and letters are a bit weak, including 72 of the date. The eye appeal remains very good, and few examples of this rarity face up sharper than this one.From the E Pluribus Unum Collection. Earlier from our (Stack’s) sale of the John L. Roper, 2nd Collection, December 1983, lot 99.
