 1722 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. Harp Left. N.3. Choice Uncirculated. Prooflike. 118.5 gns. An unusual example toned in light golden brown, a shade highly suggestive of bath metal and not copper. Very sharply struck with full central details showing on a planchet which was well made and has somewhat reflective surfaces. The quality of the piece was good enough to inspire a previous owner to call it a ''Proof.'' There are one or two light marks and a small patch of discoloration at the upper left on the obverse near the rim but these really hardly detract from the overall appearance of the piece. Edge ground at the mint like others seen (Norweb:3422, 3426, etc.) and like the contemporary Rosa Americana issues. The cataloguer notes another, also called proof, that was offered to Boyd by B.G. Johnson in December, 1939.
Ex E.H.A. saLe (February 2, 1914, lot 5); F.C.C. Boyd Estate. Said by Boyd ex Philip Nelson.
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