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Choice Uncirculated 1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing, D:G: REX. Type. 11 Harp Strings

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Paper Money - Colonials Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Choice Uncirculated 1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing, D:G: REX. Type. 11 Harp Strings
Wood's Hibernia
Choice Uncirculated 1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing
1723 Wood's Hibernia Farthing. “D:G: REX.” Type. 11 Harp Strings. Whitman-12240. Choice Mint State.
Rarity-5. This Wood's Hibernia Farthing, “D:G: REX.” type is a lovely Mint State example having perfect centering on both its obverse and reverse sides. Its chestnut color is attractive, the strike is sharp in detail. The glossy surfaces are free of marks or detractions making it close to Gem quality. It is a Prototype design for Wood's Hibernia Farthing coinage. It is listed by Sydney F. Martin as “Martin 1.1-Bc.1” as found in his reference “The Hibernia Coinage of William Wood, 1722-1724,” where he also suggests that the 1723 dated pieces of this type may have been struck prior to those dated 1722. A beautiful example of this major listed type as listed on page 42 of the Red Book.