 Undated St. Patrick's Halfpenny. Large Letters obverse; Medium Letters reverse. Very Fine. V.3-C. 156.2 gns. Large over smaller REX. Large over smaller ECCE. Breen calls this very rare in his encyclopedia. Nice light olive brown on both sides. Full splash, off centered, covering the bottom portion of the crown and the top of the harp. In addition, a small additional splash of brass touched the base of the harp. Obverse sharpness fairly decent save for around the rim at left and right where the die had been damaged due to the drastic recutting. On close inspection it is clear that the king's figure at the top, including his back and head, have been drastically recut into a new position. On the reverse, recutting can be seen at the upper left (opposite the recutting on the obverse), suggesting that the original dies had been severely damaged at these points. Fairly decent surfaces free from most disturbing signs of granularity, the obverse rim a little rough at the bottom but this is due, most likely, to the repair of the die.
Ex New Netherlands Coin Company.
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