1722 1/2P Hibernia - Rocks Right
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- Price realized
- $43,125
- Sold
- Grade
- GEM UNC
- Auction house
- Stack's
Description
This 1722 Wood's Hibernia Halfpenny features the "Rocks Right" variety, referring to the positioning of rocks or rocky ground elements to the right in the reverse design beneath the seated figure of Hibernia. William Wood bought the patent to coin halfpence and farthings for Ireland from the Duchess of Kendal in 1722; it allowed 360 tons over 14 years at 30 pence to the pound, so 60 halfpence weighed a pound. The coins are dated 1722 to 1724 and show George I on the obverse and Hibernia seated with a harp on the reverse. Protest in Ireland, sharpened by Jonathan Swift's Drapier's Letters, led to the recall of the coinage, and how the pieces reached America is not documented. NGC lists this as the 1722 halfpenny with rocks. Cataloged as PCGS #164.
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