Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Auctions    
       
Sale 31: The Pre-Long Beach Auction May 30 - June 1, 2005
Lot 2287
Great Britain. Pattern Farthing in silver, 1713. Queen Anne. 
Peck-746. Very rare. 
Britannia seated on globe, with shield beneath her left arm. 
Flan 23mm in diameter. Apart from the deeply toothed 
borders, and different placement of the date and reverse 
legend, this is the design ultimately used for the 
commercial copper issue  of 1714 (S-3625). 
 Date at the end of the legend.

NGC graded Proof 64. 
Estimated Value $2,750-3,000. 

Provenance: The Cheshire Collection.

Courtesy Ira & Larry Goldberg Auctioneers, Beverly Hills, CA. www.goldbergcoins.com