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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.
Significant examples:
In the February 2005 issue of NUMISMATIST (page 63), William Anton offered a
Mark Newbie Halfpenny for $215,000.00, describing it as follows: "Gem
Uncirculated; Dr. Maris, Garrett = Nothing comes close."
PCGS EF-40 (illustrated above). Ex -
Ira S. Reed, March 3, 1946 at $10.00 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s
"The Benson Collection - Part I", February 16, 18-20,
2001, Lot 6 at $2,760.00, where it was described as follows: "St. Patrick
Halfpenny. PCGS graded EF-40. Choice chocolate brown in color, with hints
of darker colors adhering to the devices. Typical strike for the issue,
with upper devices poorly defined. One small mark below the R of REX, and
a rim bruise over the X. Over 120 varieties exist of this type coin,
confirming that the original number struck must have been very large.
Curiously, these were struck in 1641/42
at the Tower Mint in London. After Charles I was executed and the Puritans
suppressed everything Catholic, these coins went into hiding, as
possessing them was a crime. After Charles II came to power in 1662, the
St. Patrick coins returned to circulation in Ireland, where they
circulated for a time, until 1679 when they were declared uncurrent. The
farthings and half pennies still circulated in Ireland. Mark Newby was a Quaker and had
experienced religious persecution in the Dublin area, Newby decided to
join his fellow Quakers in their American settlement in New Jersey.
Thinking that small change may be in short supply, Newby purchased £30 of
these coppers, approximately 14,400 pieces. Newby arrived in America in
late 1681 and was soon politically well connected, enough so to get his
coppers declared legal tender. Newbie died in 1682, but the coppers he
brought over circulated for well over 100 years, in fact Dr. Edward Maris
stated that he had received these coppers from circulation as a boy in the
early nineteenth century." - Paul Arthur Norris - Ira & Larry
Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc.'s "Pre-Long Beach Sale",
September 23 & 24, 2002, Lot 18, illustrated.
Recent appearances:
(1667-69)
VF-20. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003, Lot
7, "Vlack 4-E", illustrated, sold for $1,495.00 From the
collections of Bob Vlack and Stan Stephens, two of the most significant students
of this series. PCGS F-15. Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles,
Inc.'s "The Benson Collection - Part I", February 16, 18-20,
2001, Lot 7 at $1,897.00
(1667-69) F-15. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July 25, 2003
, Lot
8, "Vlack 5-D", illustrated, sold for $1,092.50
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