1670s NJ 1/4P Saint Patrick, BN MS(PCGS#42)

1670s NJ 1/4P Saint Patrick, BN MS (PCGS#42)

November 2021 Baltimore U.S. Coins auction

Lot Description: Undated (ca. 1652-1674) St. Patrick Farthing. Martin 1c.28-Da.9, W-11500. Rarity-6+. Copper. Nothing Below King. VF-30 (PCGS). 95.2 grains. Medium brown with olive peripheries and light brown devices. Scattered granularity over both sides, a bit glossy in obverse fields. Splash subtle, excellent detail overall. Obverse nearly ideally centered, reverse aligned to 12 o'clock with long denticles at base. Old horizontal scratch at central reverse. Sharper than a typical Saint Patrick farthing by a significant margin, a desirable type coin. Craige called this die marriage "Breen 2.15-E.7." Provenance: From the Bill Gleckler Collection. Earlier from our sale of the Ted L. Craige Collection, November 2012 Baltimore Auction, lot 6128. PCGS# 42. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.