CNG 91, Lot: 1440. Estimate $300. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES, Colonial & Related. Pre-Revolutionary Imports. CU ‘Halfpenny’ (27mm, 8.70 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. Vlack 5-F; DF 339; Whitman W-11540; Breen 199. Fine, usual brass plug near the crown on the obverse. Rare.

From the Innisfree Collection.