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1723 Farth Hibernia 1/2 Penny

Herb_THerb_T Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Picked this up at an auction today….unfortunately there is a very slight dent on the edge…but still an interesting coin give it is almost 280 years old. Is the dent enough for a details grade? If not what would you grade this?


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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 24,461 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Without the dent: VG.

    With the dent: VG details. It should not be straight graded but with coins of that age, who knows?

    All glory is fleeting.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,355 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 13, 2021 3:28PM

    VG sharpness, physical and environmental damage. These coins do come nice because they were not popular in Ireland.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 593 ✭✭✭✭

    I am kind of torn between high VG, low Fine details. Not a bad coin for one of these really. If yo are interested, the variety is 4.59-Gc.4, which is listed as an R3.

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Likely details due to the rim... But still a nice coin... Cheers, RickO

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