 Undated (circa 1667) St. Patrick (Mark Newby) Farthing. Breen 213. Sea beasts below king, stars in legends. No signs of edge reeding. 79.4 gns. Very Good to Fine. Surfaces are dark brown, verging on ebony, with the legends and devices highlighted in lighter brown. Centers of both sides are weakly struck, with roughness in those and surrounding areas. Well centered and rather attractive in spite of the flaws. Splasher is relatively well placed and is a bright yellow in tone. Three side-by-side stars of diminishing size follow REX, while a single star follows PLEBS. A scarce punctuation variant.
Ex J.J. Teaparty's December 1975 Coin World ad.
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