2024 EAC Sale

INDIANAPOLIS EAC 2024

LOT 62 (1652-74) St. Patrick Farthing, Martin 1c.21-Ba.21, Griffee 1-4/0l(L), Breen-208, R7 PCGS graded XF40. Very attractive glossy light brown on the devices with medium reddish brown in the fields and protected areas. The brass splasher covers most of the crown and its color is light olive. Smooth except for a bit of extremely fine granularity around the upper part of the crown. A shallow planchet flaw left a depression at the R in REX and another over the left top of the crown, as struck. Nicely centered with great eye appeal. Weight 94.6 grains. The attribution and Martin Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 915311.40/13624233

Ex Heritage Auctions 4/2009:949-Jim LaSarre 12/2009-Sydney F. Martin Collection-Martin Estate, Stack’s Bowers 11/13/2023:1322 (includes the Martin collection envelope and both lot tickets)

LOT 63 (1652-74) St. Patrick Farthing, Martin 1c.28-Ca.21, not in Griffee, Breen-208, R7 PCGS graded VF20. Variety with small letters in REX. Glossy light olive brown with some reddish brown toning in protected areas. The splasher is light golden brown and it covers more than half of the crown. Mostly smooth but there are traces of microscopic roughness in protected areas. Just a few contact marks including a short scratch on the harp strings and hairline scratches to the right of St. Patrick. All the marks are old and blended into the toning. Later die state with swelling on both sides, strongest just right of the X in REX. Struck slightly off center to the left. A die combination not found in the Griffee collection, but the obverse was used in an earlier die state on his G1 4/2i. Weight 79.8 grains. The attribution and Martin Collection provenance are noted on the PCGS label. 915317.20/47375070

Ex Ted L. Craige, Stack’s Bowers 11/16/2012:6131-Sydney F. Martin Collection-Martin Estate, Stack’s Bowers 11/13/2023:1329 (includes the Martin collection envelope and last lot ticket)

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