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Farthing 1665 Pattern in Gold, Portrait with short hair, Obverse 1b, Reverse B, unlisted in Gold by Peck, Plain edge, 23.5mm diameter, 8.40 grammes, Lustrous GEF, practically 'as struck' with minor haymarking on the reverse, only four examples are known, with two of these in Museums, an excessively rare coin, and would be a centrepiece coin for any prestige Farthing collection. (Ex-Spink 1986 £4000). Research has uncovered pictures online of two examples, both of these have Reverse A, with the loose drapery. In an NGC holder PF58
Estimate: 30000-50000 GBP