Wood's Hibernia Coins
Base
About This Coin
Produced under a controversial royal patent granted to English ironmaster William Wood in 1722, Wood's Hibernia Coins were originally intended for circulation in Ireland but found their way to the American colonies as well. 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.
Specifications
Strike Types & Varieties(15)
1722 1/2P Hib - Harp Right - DEII Half Penny
1722 1/2P Hibernia
1722 1/2P Hibernia - Harp Right
1722 1/2P Hibernia - Rocks Right
1723 1/2P Hibernia - Star Before Date Martin 4.107-E.1
1723 Farth Hibernia - D:G:REX
1723 Farth Hibernia - DEI.GRATIA
1723 Farth Hibernia - Silver
1723 Farth Hibernia - Silver Pattern
1723 P 1/2P Hibernia - Silver
1723/2 1/2P Hibernia
1724 1/2P Hibernia
1724 1/2P Hibernia - Date Below
1724 1/2P Hibernia - DEI above Head
1724 Farth Hibernia
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