Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Halfpenny. Martin 5-F, W-11540. Rarity-5+. Small Letters. VF-35 (PCGS). 155.5 grains. A boldly detailed and attractive example of this very scarce variety. Glossy surfaces are a medium olive-brown overall, the fields a bit darker while the devices are lighter. There is some natural planchet roughness to each side, but no serious marks, signs of corrosion, or other impairments. The brass splasher is faded but still evident on the lower part of the crown and top of the harp. This variety represents the sole use of reverse F and this sharp coin is a great representative of that die. PCGS# 902846. From the Sydney F. Martin Collection. Earlier ex New Netherlands Coin Company; our (Stacks) sale of the John J. Ford, Jr. Collection Part VII, January 2005, lot 18; Jim LaSarre, December 2009.
