336, Lot: 503. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IRELAND. George I. 1714-1727. CU Farthing (22mm, 3.61 g, 6h). William Wood’s ‘Hibernia’ type. Wood’s mint, possibly in London or Bristol. 1723. Laureate head right / Hibernia seated left on globe, holding palm frond in right hand, resting left elbow upon harp. Martin dies 3.22/Ba.1 (EDS); D&F 525; SCBI –; SCBC 6604. VF, attractive brown patina.
Though struck for circulation in Ireland, many of these farthings and halfpence were shipped to the American colonies.