277, Lot: 382. Estimate $300. Sold for $425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES, Colonial & Related. Pre-Revolutionary Imports. CU ‘Farthing’ (25mm, 5.57 g, 12h). Newbie’s ‘St. Patrick’ type. Uncertain mint in Dublin. Struck 1674-1675. Authorized for circulation in West New Jersey, 18 May 1682. King David standing left, playing harp; crown above / St. Patrick standing facing, holding shamrock and crozier; followers around. Edge: Reeded. SCBC 6569; Whitman W-11500; Breen 208. Fine, some verdigris, usual brass plug near the crown on the obverse.

From the Innisfree Collection.