Unofficial Farthings, CO CORK, Barrackton, John McCarthy (W 5355a); Cloyne, Richard Swanton (W 5630); Cork, George Beale (W 5690a, 12h), John Carmichael & Co (W 5700), Michael Rogers (W 5870), Ambrose Sheppard (W 5890); Cove [Cobh], R. Swanton & Co (W 5910); Queenstown, Swanton & Co (W 6710); Skibbereen, Samuel Vickery (W 6760) [9]. Very fine and better, two with original colour, W 5630 and 5890 rare £120-150

Provenance: W 5355a, 5630, 5700, 5890 and 5910 W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lots 263, 266, 268, 286 (parts); W 5870, 6710 and 6760 Whyte’s Auction (Dublin), 23 September 2000, lots 599, 600, 603 (parts)