1722 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny. Harp Right. N.4. Choice Very Fine. 118.9 gns. Light reddish brown on the obverse, somewhat faded greenish brown on the reverse. Fields a little rough in appearance, strike somewhat soft, reverse die severely broken from the rim above the first 'I' down to include the tops of neighboring 'BERN', ending in a thin break above 'N'.
Tom Elder's 44th Sale (October 12, 1910, lot 490); F.C.C. Boyd Estate.
| |
|