IRELAND/COLONIAL AMERICA. Voce Populi coinage. Æ halfpenny. 7.25 gm. 27 mm. 112 grains. 1760. Laureate bust right (Sharp features); VOOE variety / Hibernia seated left; 1760 below. D&F 574. Nelson 3. Zelinka 7. Near Extremely Fine; minor flan delamination at top on obverse; a late state die with break from top of head to rim; faint indication of an undertype at top of head. Removed from PCGS slab (1993-98 type) graded XF40 (tag included). Choice for issue. Rare.

This type is often associated with colonial America, though there is no definite evidence for its use in that era. NB Extensive discussion on Lot 164.