1670s NJ 1/4P Saint Patrick, BN MS (PCGS#42)
The March 2013 Baltimore Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 415
- 等级
- AU53
- 价格
- 40,333
- 详细说明
- Undated (Circa 1663-1672) St. Patrick or Mark Newby Farthing. Breen-208, W-11500. Nothing Below King. Copper. AU-53 (PCGS). 88.6 grains. An impressive chocolate-brown example with definitive olive highlights. The design features are sharp on both sides, with tiny harp and other details mostly bold throughout. No trace of brass splasher, and perhaps struck without. O of FLOREAT touches angel's waistband, REX widely spaced, no marks of any measure present to the unaided eye, reverse likewise unmarked, bishop's hand points to lower right serif of I in QVIESCAT, T touches right-hand (viewer's left) cross on top of mitre, crozier points to back edge of upright of E in PLEBS, church details all crisp, as are the fleeing dragon and its cohorts. Planchet split, as struck, from the obverse rim at 1 o'clock curving downward to the underside of the crown; the split manifests itself on the reverse at 11 o'clock and separates the C and A below. Amply pleasing to the eye and worthy of strong bidding competition.<br />
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The St. Patrick or Mark Newby coinage was brought to America from Dublin, Ireland in 1681 by the latter, who settled in the colony of New Jersey. In May 1682, the General Assembly of New Jersey made the coinage legal tender, with both the "farthing" and "halfpenny" pieces circulating widely. It is generally thought the pieces originated in Ireland circa 1663 to 1672. The larger of the two denominations features the Arms of Dublin on the reverse shield.
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